# Letter from Mozilla Foundation asking for donations. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 31, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-from-mozilla-foundation-asking-for-donations/607970 "2011-12-31T20:03:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-from-mozilla-foundation-asking-for-donations/607970/1 "2011-12-31T20:03:23Z")
Questions are popping up hear and there about a letter purportedly from Mark Surman Executive Director Mozilla Foundation asking for donations. One example is at [Letter from Firefox - Computer Help Forum - GardenWeb](http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/comphelp/msg121550377371.html?7) Questions are is it for real or is it a scam? Why do relatively few seem to be getting it? ---
**Author:** ![blindboyard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindboyard/32/2833_2.png) [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-from-mozilla-foundation-asking-for-donations/607970/2 "2011-12-31T23:19:18Z")
Mozilla just did a deal with Google earning them $100m a year, so if they’re begging too, it’s a bit cheeky. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-from-mozilla-foundation-asking-for-donations/607970/3 "2012-01-01T04:48:07Z")
I haven’t gotten any emails from them, but they have been rather vocal about year-end donations on Facebook.