Program areas at Wikitongues
Language revitalization - Wikitongues supports language revitalization by investing in language activists and accelerating language revitalization projects. Our language revitalization fellowship provides funding, training, and in-kind volunteer support to the leaders of new and early-stage language revitalization projects, and our language revitalization toolkit (also: the language sustainability toolkit) is a free resource that guides users through the process of launching a community-based and community-led language project.
Language activism - Wikitongues promotes language diversity through content, public speaking, and events. In 2023, Wikitongues staff spoke at an international mother language day event in corsica, france and at tedxgateway in mumbai, india. Our youtube channel, which teaches viewers about linguistic diversity, received 4.1 million views from 130,000+ subscribers across 50 countries.
Language linguistics - Wikitongues contributes to linguistics by maintaining free templates for linguistic documentation and maintaining a crowdsourced archive of language materials, primarily video oral histories. To date, we have safeguarded over a thousand oral history videos in over 715 languages. In 2023, 101 videos representing 31 unique languages were added. In parallel, we collaborated with the jewish language project at hebrew union college to record oral histories of critical endangered jewish diaspora languages, our first targeted documentation project so far.
Other programs - language archiving and general programs.
Who funds Wikitongues
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
| Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
|---|
| Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) | 2023-06 | To Support Work To Further Mission. | $54,000 |
| J M Kaplan Fund | 2022-12 | Wikitongues Strengthens Cultural Sovereignty, Ancestral Knowledge, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue By Safeguarding Endangered Languages, Increasing Global Access To Critical Linguistic Resources, and Directly Supporting Language Revitalization Movements in the United States and Beyond. | $51,288 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) | 2022-12 | Arts & Culture | $12,000 |
| ...and 2 more grants received |
Personnel at Wikitongues
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Daniel Udell | Executive Director | $59,796 | 2024-10-21 |
| Kristen Tcherneshoff | Programs Director | $52,729 | 2023-12-31 |
| Frederico Andrade | Chair | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
Financials for Wikitongues
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $218,439 | $218,836 | -0.2% |
| Program services | $11,935 | $0 | 999% |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $289 | $7,878 | -96.3% |
| Total revenues | $230,663 | $226,714 | 1.7% |
Organizations like Wikitongues
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| The Cornerstone Forum | 501(c)(3) | Sonoma, CA | $94,401 |
| Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History | 501(c)(3) | Hudson, NY | $75,766 |
| National Coalition for History | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $207,539 |
| Arteria Collective | 501(c)(3) | Asheville, NC | $335,478 |
| Rhode Island Center for the Book | 501(c)(3) | Newport, RI | $175,426 |
| Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) | 501(c)(3) | Seattle, WA | $223,267 |
| Invisible Histories Project | 501(c)(3) | Birmingham, AL | $377,045 |
| Euchee Yuchi Language Project | 501(c)(3) | Sapulpa, OK | $664,422 |
| John Paul II Project | 501(c)(3) | Brighton, MI | $425,658 |
| Inlandia Institute | 501(c)(3) | Riverside, CA | $189,467 |
Data update history
January 1, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $51,288 from J M Kaplan Fund November 27, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 26, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
August 8, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 175 Pearl St Floors 1-3
- Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Website URL
- wikitongues.org/Â
- Phone
- (718) 865-2031
IRS details
- EIN
- 47-1463955
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2014
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A70: Humanities Organizations
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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