This page is the English version of Wikimedia Deutschland's preliminary Plan and Budget 2020. It includes the preliminary goals and objectives 2020 and the preliminary budget 2020, which will be submitted to our Supervisory Board for approval on December 7, 2019.
For the budget 2020, the volume increases by 15.5 % compared to the updated budget 2019. On the revenue side, this growth is due to increased donations and membership fees of around 12%. Funding is increasing significantly by around 32%, in particular due to the considerably higher volume of funding for Wikidata provided by the Wikimedia Foundation. In terms of expenditures, the focus of growth is on the programmatic areas, all of which are growing by more than 20%, spearheaded by the field of action Technology and Wikidata with planned growth of around 34%. The expenditures for public relations and advertising will also increase noticeably by 25 % after years of very low growth until 2018 due to necessary investments. Administrative expenses will only grow in line with overall growth despite planned IT investments in this area as well.
2020 - PLAN
WMDE
WMFG
Adjustments
Consolidated
Revenues
12,023,000 €
12,358,000 €
-2,412,000 €
21,969,000 €
Donations (expensed)
4,034,000 €
11,518,000 €
-2,374,000 €
13,178,000 €
Membership dues
4,242,000 €
4,242,000 €
Project funding WMF
2,710,000 €
2,710,000 €
Project funding Third parties
724,000 €
724,000 €
Reimbursement of fundraising costs
840,000 €
840,000 €
Subleases
55,000 €
-38,000 €
17,000 €
Other
30,000 €
30,000 €
Inheritance
228,000 €
228,000 €
Expenditures
-12,023,000 €
-12,358,000 €
2,412,000 €
-21,969,000 €
Field of action Volunteers
-2,862,000 €
-2,862,000 €
Field of action Technology
-3,297,000 €
-3,297,000 €
Field of action Conditions for Free Knowledge
-2,548,000 €
-2,548,000 €
Public relations and advertising
-1,076,000 €
-1,538,000 €
-2,614,000 €
Administrative expenses
-2,240,000 €
-2,240,000 €
Means forwarding WMF
-8,408,000 €
-8,408,000 €
Means forwarding WMDE
-2,374,000 €
2,374,000 €
WMFG sublease
-38,000 €
38,000 €
Additional information
Donations (expensed): The accounting standard HFA 21, which Wikimedia has been using for years, stipulates that donations are not booked as income until they have been spent. For a better understanding a presentation of the donation flow of Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. has been added. This shows how much revenue from donations have not yet been used, how much revenue from donations has been received from which source and how much revenue from donations has been used.
Membership fees: More than 70,000 members and supporting members contribute to the financing of the organization with their membership fees.
Project funding: Under this heading, we allocate the funds we receive from third parties, such as foundations.
Reimbursement of fundraising costs: This item covers payments made by the Wikimedia Foundation to contribute to the fundraising expenses.
General public relations, advertising and administrative expenses: These are the expenditures that are planned and allocated to the respective expense category according to the usual standards in the non-profit sector.
Adjustments: Payments between Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. and the Gemeinnützige Wikimedia Fördergesellschaft mbH are shown in the column "Adjustments".
