Country level (governmental founding)

Actually, I'm quite surprised by this: I wouldn't say that "country level" is the correct one to obtain state funds. Which state would pay for a global resource, and even worse a USA foundation? At most they would pay for a local squid datacentre or such. Instead, I think that UNO/UNESCO could be able to find some funding in their budget (UNESCO 2010-2011 budget: 653 000 000 $ [1]). Wikimedia as a UNESCO division is a possibility, although not a very enticing one, at least currently.