I'm sure someone at the Foundation will have a better response, and you may have puzzled this together yourself already, but we've seen in previous years that the reported salary went up in the last year of someone's service, possibly due to consulting fees and severance packages. Both Maher and Uzzell left the Foundation in 2021. Typically the WMF has been cautious to give much detail on this though (understandably).
Lodewijk On Tue, May 9, 2023 at 10:03 AM Andreas Kolbe <jayen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > Page 49 of the new Form 990 (2021) shows the following total compensation > figures for former CEO Katherine Maher and Janeen Uzzell in that year: > > *$798,632 and $515,553 *respectively. Both figures far exceed all prior > records. > > > https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/1/14/Wikimedia_Foundation_2021_Form_990.pdf#page=49 > > The Form 990 now shows a total of *six* executives whose total > compensation exceeded *$400,000*. > > For comparison, the Form 990 for the year before (2020) showed a total of > *eight* executives whose total compensation exceeded *$300,000*: > > > https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/e/e4/Wikimedia_Foundation_2020_Form_990.pdf#page=48 > > These are interesting developments. > > Andreas > > > On Tue, May 9, 2023 at 4:25 PM Nataliia Tymkiv <ntym...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> Today, the Wikimedia Foundation published the Form 990 [1], an >> informational tax form required annually of all nonprofit organisations >> based in the US. The Form 990 provides a financial overview of the >> Foundation, including the balance sheet, revenue and expenses, as well as >> grantmaking, governance, and other financial policies. It also includes >> compensation information required for senior executives. This document is >> reviewed by the Board each year before it is published on the Foundation >> website. >> >> Because of reporting periods, the Form 990 provides a look back at the >> activities and budget for the Foundation in prior years. This year’s Form >> 990 covers last fiscal year (July 2021-June 2022), and for compensation >> related reporting, it covers the 2021 calendar year. Because the Form 990 >> is a tax document with a complicated format, this year the Foundation >> has also published a Diff post [2] that provides an overview of the >> different sections of the form; an executive summary [3] of the Form, and >> an FAQ on Meta [4]. >> >> This year’s Form 990 contains several key takeaways: >> >> >> - >> >> Growth in support of Wikimedia projects: In the 2021-2022 fiscal >> year, the Foundation invested 77% in Program Services, an increase of 4 >> percentage points as compared to fiscal year 2020–2021 of 73%. This >> measure >> reflects how much of the organisation’s expenses are allocated towards the >> programs and services that it exists to deliver. This surpasses >> third-party >> standards for how much nonprofit organisations should spend on programs, >> which should be the majority of their budget (more than 65% according to >> the Better Business Bureau). >> - >> >> Increase in community grants: During fiscal year 2021-2022, the >> Foundation’s revenue received through donations and grants, totaled $164.2 >> million, a roughly $9 million increase from the prior fiscal year. The >> Foundation increased its grants programme by 50%, from $10.1M in the prior >> fiscal year to $15.2M in fiscal year 2021-2022. >> - >> >> Comprehensive governance policies: The Foundation follows a number of >> best practices for governance as an established nonprofit organisation. >> The >> Form 990 includes a section confirming written policies regarding our >> approach to conflicts of interest >> >> <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Conflict_of_interest_policy>, >> protecting whistleblowers >> <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Whistleblower_policy>, >> guidelines >> for data retention >> <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Data_retention_guidelines> >> and governance practices, including those related to the Foundation's >> Board >> structure, voting rights, and independence. These governance policies and >> practices have helped the Foundation to receive the highest rating from >> sites like Charity Navigator >> <https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/200049703>. >> - >> >> Leadership Transition: This year’s Form 990 also reports on a period >> of significant leadership transition at the Wikimedia Foundation, >> including >> the CEO stepping down. The Form includes compensation information as well >> as severance disclosures for Foundation executives who departed in 2021. >> This January, the Wikimedia Foundation introduced a new standardised >> severance policy, which was shared in a Diff post [5]. Separation >> payments to two additional executives that precede the implementation of >> this standardised policy will be disclosed in future Form 990s. >> >> >> Finally, the Form 990 is one of several documents that the Foundation >> publishes each year, to provide more visibility into the budget and how the >> Foundation allocates resources towards its work. In addition to the Form >> 990, you can find additional information in this year’s Annual Plan >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024>, >> in the Foundation’s Annual Report >> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/annualreport/2022-annual-report/>, >> and in a series of Diff posts about the Foundation’s compensation >> practices >> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/02/17/wikimedia-foundation-remote-first-and-global-community-of-staff/>, >> global guidelines >> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/04/06/wikimedia-foundation-global-guidelines-policies-practices/>, >> and our approach to hiring >> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/05/03/building-a-global-staff-community-at-the-wikimedia-foundation/> >> . >> >> The Community Affairs Committee of the Board will host its regular Open >> Conversation with Trustees >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/2023-05-18_Conversation_with_Trustees> >> next Thursday May 18 at 1800 UTC where this topic will be on the agenda >> along with a final opportunity for feedback on the Foundation’s Annual >> Plan. Questions about the Form 990 are invited on the talk page on Meta >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:IRS_tax_related_information/2021_Wikimedia_Foundation_Form_990_Frequently_Asked_Questions&action=edit&redlink=1>. >> >> >> [1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/financial-reports/#a2-2021-2022 >> [2] >> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/05/09/highlights-of-form-990-for-the-wikimedia-foundation/ >> [3] >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRS_tax_related_information/2021_Wikimedia_Foundation_Form_990_Frequently_Asked_Questions#FY_2021-2022_Form_990:_Executive_Summary >> [4] >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRS_tax_related_information/2021_Wikimedia_Foundation_Form_990_Frequently_Asked_Questions#Overview >> [5] >> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/04/06/wikimedia-foundation-global-guidelines-policies-practices/ >> >> Best regards, >> antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv >> Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees >> >> *NOTICE: You may have received this message outside of your normal >> working hours/days, as I usually can work more as a volunteer during >> weekend. 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