Today I went to the Wikipedia site to look something up. They were soliciting funds and I made a smallish donation using Pay Pal. I use wiki a lot. I'll be reading a book where something is mentioned that I'd like to check out, or I'll look up a movie star or musician, or maybe settle a discussion with a friend. Wiki isn't the usual charity that helps the disadvantaged or a special interest group, but I think it's a valuable resource that usually presents unbiased and informative information with references and links for further reading. Plus it's not loaded with advertisements or commercial sponsors. And it's available to the whole world, or at least those who have internet access that isn't censored, which seems like a great thing.
I was thinking later that maybe they have an income stream from somewhere and really don't need the extra money, but they claim to be a non-profit and supported be online readers. Has anyone delved into wiki finances or it's organizational reputation? I support a small number of special interest causes, but it seems like getting true facts out to the world is an important issue.