Wikipedia's parent company, the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, spent a huge chunk of its budget last year on ideological initiatives.
The organization spent a total of $51.7 million on programs related to “equity” and “safety and inclusion.” 29.2% Of the $177 million budget for 2023-2024.
This includes program Strengthen efforts related to ensuring “fairness in decision-making” on topics such as education, culture and heritage, and gender.
Regarding gender in particular, the organization said it prioritizes “more inclusive, gender-equal and safe spaces” to contribute “cross-cutting content on women's biographies and materials.”
The program's confusing description included the need for a “facilitated process” to allow contributors and editors to “expand their rights to incorporate gender equality norms and practices into volunteer experiences.”
X CEO Elon Musk reacts to company budget commented“Please stop donating to Wokepedia until Wokepedia restores the balance of editorial privileges.”
Musk was alluding to the fact that much of Wikipedia's political and historical content leans heavily toward left-wing viewpoints.
“They spent $50 million on DEI!? Damn, that's the worst,” Musk said. added on Christmas day.
Less than half of Wikimedia's operating budget was spent on corporate infrastructure, and just 22% was spent on “efficiency.”
The company too claimed There is a “threat to free knowledge” posed by “misinformation and disinformation” and there is a need to invest in “security” initiatives.
The nonprofit also claimed that a “massive amount” of disinformation, government interference and surveillance threatens the safety of its volunteers.
another chart It was revealed that the company spent a whopping $7.4 million on travel and events, with nearly $25 million of that going to grants and “mobility assistance.”
“Equity support is the second largest part of our programmatic efforts.”
Contributors to the platform did not cite political positions or activism as reasons for their donations, even though a large portion of the budget is earmarked for what it calls woke initiatives.
Among the top 10 reasons listed are: top 3:
- “I use Wikipedia a lot, so I would like to support it.”
- “I support free knowledge for everyone.”
- “I want to keep Wikipedia online.”
“Equity support is the second-largest portion of our programmatic activities, with grants and athletic support accounting for the majority of the budget within our equity goals,” the company said in its report. are.
Wikimedia's budget has been increasing every year, but the growth rate has slowed from 15% in 2022-2023 and 30% in 2021-2022, and last year's growth fell to just 5%.
As a result, the company concluded that it would need to “reduce internal expenses” or increase its annual budget by 6-7%. However, the company expects an increase of only 3% to 5%.
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