Given the UK support is about 10% of the total support, has there been consideration given to setting up a UK Foundation, to promote Wikimedia and raise funds in the UK? UK law means that for donations to UK charities, either the donor can reclaim the tax they've paid on the donation, or the charity can (so if a donor gives GBP10, the charity can receive a total of GBP12.80). This is obviously more attractive to both donor and charity. There would be practical issues to consider - of administration, legal matters for setting it up, how trustees etc would be decided, and how the donations received from this charity could be put to use for Wikimedia, but I thought it was worth raising, as I haven't seen it yet on this list. (On a related note, has consideration been given to providing a "proper" facility for people to donate via credit or debit card (Visa, Mastercard, Diners etc)? Not everyone has Paypal, and their fees are quite high. If there's going to be this quantity of donations received on a regular basis, the investment in a WorldPay type system might pay off. [I've investigated this for a small UK charity I'm a trustee of, so the issue is fresh in my mind - apologies if this has been discussed before]) Scott Keir scottkeir(a)yahoo.co.uk