Does Wikipedia &quot;need&quot; the money? Does any software need any money beyond the cost of servers? If Wikipedia is to remain relevant, it <i>needs</i> money. But everyone has different priorities, and admittedly not everyone can afford to donate a few dollars to support free information. (Disclosure: I&#x27;m a community volunteer serving on the Wikimedia Foundation audit committee, so I&#x27;m a bit biased.)