Mozilla—Mozilla Foundation faced scrutiny over executive compensation exceeding $6M while laying off staff
Mozilla's IRS filings revealed CEO Mitchell Baker received compensation packages exceeding $5-6 million annually between 2020-2022, while the organization conducted multiple rounds of layoffs. Critics argued a nonprofit with a public mission shouldn't pay executives tech-company salaries, especially during workforce reductions.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Governance | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Executive Compensation | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.443 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Confirms Statement Dec 1, 2022 verified
Ars Technica analysis of Mozilla Foundation IRS filings showing executive compensation
Ars Technica analyzed Mozilla Foundation's IRS Form 990 filings revealing CEO Mitchell Baker's compensation exceeded $5 million annually while the organization conducted layoffs.