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ahal@lemmy.ca 4 weeks agoI agree with the sentiment, but in this case Mozilla is a non-profit.
And before someone jumps in… Yes, Mozilla Corporation is technically for profit, but it’s 100% owned by the non-profit Mozilla Foundation.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Clearly they want profit or else they would be running a fund raiser
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 weeks ago
I mean, it’s not just a thing you can call yourselves, there’s a legal definition. There’s no way to pay money out of a nonprofit into your pocket without committing embezzlement.
hedgehog@ttrpg.network 4 weeks ago
If you work for a nonprofit, you can be paid a salary; if you control a nonprofit, you can pay higher salaries to yourself and/or your friends.
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 weeks ago
Yep. At which point that becomes embezzlement is super vague, but presumably it would be at some point. If you’re just a little loose with self compensation as opposed to potentially sinking the organisation, though, you could get away with it.
This goes for the feed-the-starving-kids type nonprofits, too. I’m aware of examples that pretty much spend everything on management and marketing IRL.
IANAL