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Re:Wikipedia Has Cancer (2017) by ryanmercer on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @08:26AM (#21701931)
>As a 501(c)(3), it would be illegal for the Wikimedia Foundation to be purchased by any of the tech-giants

Query google "can a non profit go for profit"

Result 1: How to Convert Nonprofit to Profit

>Notify the IRS by writing a "statement of nonprofit conversion"

Query google "statement of nonprofit conversion"

Result 1: PDF titled "Voluntarily Relinquishing of Tax Exempt Status" - PDF WARNING https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopick85.pdf

So I'm doubting it is illegal, worst case they convert to a for-profit and sell in this scenario.

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