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The disparity between Mozilla’s executive pay & its financial performance is shocking—Google, a company with '''infinitely''' more market success, compensates its CEO at a fraction of its revenue, while Mozilla, a failing browser in terms of market share, provides a much higher percentage of its limited revenue to executive salaries to individuals that contribute no code.

===Investment Income===

Mozilla Foundation's revenue comes from investments moreso than donations. In 2023, Mozilla reported '''$37,574,982''' in investment income, accounting for '''over 58%''' of the non-profit’s total revenue for the year.<ref>[https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/File:501c3_2023_990_Mozilla_Foundation_-_Full_Filing_-_Nonprofit_Explorer_-_ProPublica.pdf Mozilla Foundation 2023 Form 990]</ref>

The investment income comes from three primary sources:

* '''Publicly traded securities & other investments''': Mozilla maintains a portfolio of investments that generate annual returns.

* '''Program-related investments & royalties''': The Foundation earned '''$18,639,553''' in royalties from licensing its intellectual property to support open-source projects.<ref>[https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/File:501c3_2023_990_Mozilla_Foundation_-_Full_Filing_-_Nonprofit_Explorer_-_ProPublica.pdf Mozilla Foundation 2023 Form 990]</ref>

* '''Dividends and interest''': Mozilla also earns investment income from dividend-paying stocks and interest-bearing assets.

Mozilla's reliance on investment income rather than direct contributions has raised questions about how responsive Mozilla Foundation is to the viability & market share of Mozilla software & its mission, given its ability to survive & continue paying high executive compensation regardless of whether work towards the core mission is being performed in a competent fashion.

==Incidents==

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 The disparity between Mozilla’s executive pay & its financial performance is shocking—Google, a company with '''infinitely''' more market success, compensates its CEO at a fraction of its revenue, while Mozilla, a failing browser in terms of market share, provides a much higher percentage of its limited revenue to executive salaries to individuals that contribute no code.
+===Investment Income===
+Mozilla Foundation's revenue comes from investments moreso than donations. In 2023, Mozilla reported '''$37,574,982''' in investment income, accounting for '''over 58%''' of the non-profit’s total revenue for the year.<ref>[https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/File:501c3_2023_990_Mozilla_Foundation_-_Full_Filing_-_Nonprofit_Explorer_-_ProPublica.pdf Mozilla Foundation 2023 Form 990]</ref>
+The investment income comes from three primary sources:
+* '''Publicly traded securities & other investments''': Mozilla maintains a portfolio of investments that generate annual returns.
+* '''Program-related investments & royalties''': The Foundation earned '''$18,639,553''' in royalties from licensing its intellectual property to support open-source projects.<ref>[https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/File:501c3_2023_990_Mozilla_Foundation_-_Full_Filing_-_Nonprofit_Explorer_-_ProPublica.pdf Mozilla Foundation 2023 Form 990]</ref>
+* '''Dividends and interest''': Mozilla also earns investment income from dividend-paying stocks and interest-bearing assets.
+Mozilla's reliance on investment income rather than direct contributions has raised questions about how responsive Mozilla Foundation is to the viability & market share of Mozilla software & its mission, given its ability to survive & continue paying high executive compensation regardless of whether work towards the core mission is being performed in a competent fashion.
 ==Incidents==