Key Details
- “WordPress Accessibility Day” is an event held annually by the nonprofit organization WP Accessibility Day.
- WordPress is a registered trademark of the WordPress Foundation.
- WP Accessibility Day is a nonprofit organization registered in Texas, U.S.A.
- WP Accessibility Day has 501(c)(3) status through a fiscal sponsorship agreement with Knowbility, a nonprofit organization working to achieve equal access to technology for people with disabilities. Knowbility Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (tax ID 74-2902291).
How WP Accessibility Day is Funded
The WordPress Accessibility Day event and our organization are funded through sponsorship fees and individual donations.
Sponsorships
Event sponsorships vary in cost and benefits. Sponsors receive promotional benefits in exchange for their sponsorship fees. The price of sponsorships and associated benefits with each sponsorship level can be found on the current year’s event website.
Donations
Individuals and companies around the globe donate to WP Accessibility Day without receiving any benefit or they may receive a “thank you” gift of a t-shirt after the event has ended.
Donations to WP Accessibility Day are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. They should be reported as a donation to Knowbility, Inc., referencing its tax ID number: 74-2902291.
How Money is Spent
WP Accessibility Day funds are used to maintain the organization’s ongoing expenses and run our annual virtual conference. No board members or event organizers financially benefit from the event.
Example expenses:
Examples of ongoing operational expenses that we pay for include:
- Annual fiscal sponsorship fee paid to Knowbility
- Google Workspace
- Mailchimp (email marketing)
- Domain registrations and website hosting
- Buffer (social media scheduling)
- Zoom meetings
Here are examples of one-time expenses that occur when we hold an event:
- Zoom webinars (1 month, 3000 attendees plan)
- Live captioning services
- American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation services
- Post-event video editing
- Post-event video transcription/captioning
- Speaker honorariums
- Organizer, speaker, volunteer, and donor t-shirts
- Stripe credit card processing fees
View the 2024 Budget
The 2024 WordPress Accessibility Day budget is open to the public. It shows the planned income and expenses for the year.
Fiscal oversight
The WP Accessibility Day budget is discussed and voted on by the team leads for each year’s event. Anyone can volunteer as an organizer and can serve on our finance team.
Bet Hannon, the WP Accessibility Day Board Treasurer, provides budget reports to the organizing team at least bi-weekly while the annual event is being organized. These reports are posted in meeting agendas published in Google Drive and can be viewed outside of meetings by any organizer at any time.
Bet also provides quarterly budget P&L reports to Knowbility’s accounting team.
If you have questions about our budget or how funds are being used, please contact us.