Impact: Universal access to rich media that illustrates and enriches knowledge for everyone, everywhere

Wikimedia Commons is a repository of over 108 million free-to-use media files, contributed and curated by volunteers. Endowment funding supports tools that improve accessibility, discoverability, and long-term sustainability of this vital resource.

Case Study: Tool improvements made by the Commons team streamlined the maintenance of image categories, enabling volunteers to organize millions of files more effectively — ensuring media continues to enhance human understanding across Wikimedia projects.