You deserve an explanation, so please don't skip this 1-minute read. It's Thursday, December 19. Our fundraiser will soon be over, but we're short of our goal. If you've lost count of how many times you've visited Wikipedia this year, we hope that means it's given you at least $2.75 of knowledge. If just 2% of our most loyal readers gave $2.75 today, we'd hit our goal in a few hours.
The internet we were promised—a place of free, collaborative, and accessible knowledge—is under constant threat. Wikipedia's volunteers create and verify the pages you rely on, supported by tools that undo vandalism within minutes, ensuring the information you seek is trustworthy.
Most readers don't donate, so your gift matters. If Wikipedia provides you with $2.75 of knowledge, please donate $2.75 right now – or consider a monthly gift of $1.00 or more to help all year long. Thank you.