[throwaway5752]

I wonder if some people that undervalue wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation turned 18 after 2000 (under 40 or so).

I remember when my family got an encyclopedia set (you'd buy them for a thousand dollar or so, in pre-90s USD, if you were lucky enough to be able to afford them). You'd get yearly updates (physical books, also) for a fee for changes to entries. Didn't have the cross references, the non-text media, the cross referencing, the convenience of external links to online sources....

It's been a huge boon for global knowledge. They are one of the most valuable human endeavors of my lifetime.

edit: support childhood cancer, too. There has been real progress. Family support (lodging, traveling) sometimes get second billing to research or medical care. They're all good. So help us, need in one place doesn't negate the need in another. I like St. Jude, there are a bunch of others that do profound good for the world.