Look mum The photo you took is on Wikipedia

Why would it?

> Through images under free licenses, they create visual and audiovisual narratives on collaborative internet platforms.

I think the money is paying for the digitization, hosting, and so forth. Creating and hosting a new visual archive is not free.

I hope not. I would prefer that money be used to maintain the site itself.

Wikipedia is not the world's best reference, but it's a fantastic place to start, imo.