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That's a 26 percent bump up from the $52.9 million that Mozilla garnered in

2005. And with 2006 expenses slicing off only $19.8 million, Mozilla has a tidy

sum left at its disposal, even if it's no Microsoft.

Mozilla backs the development of both the Firefox Web browser and the

Thunderbird e-mail client.

(Credit: Mozilla)

"The highlight is that Mozilla remains financially healthy: we're able to hire more

people, build more products, help other projects, and bring more possibilities

for participation in the Internet to millions of people," foundation Chairman

Mitchell Baker said in a blog posting. The foundation released the results in

conjunction with its 2006 tax form.
As in 2005, about 85 percent of the revenue came from Google, according to a related frequently asked questions page. Google is

the default option in the Firefox search bar, and a Firefox-branded Google page is the default home page for Firefox.

However, the Google contract expires in November 2008, Mozilla said, at which point the foundation could extend the deal or look

for other partners. "We have significant retained earnings, which allows us a good degree of flexibility," the foundation said on the

FAQ.
The foundation funded the work of about 90 people by the end of 2006. "In

2007 we expect our expenses to be significantly higher as we have

continued to hire and fund more people and develop additional

programs," she said.

The revenue was for both the Mozilla Foundation and its sort-of for-profit

subsidiary, Mozilla Corp. (Yes, it's confusing, and it's not going away: the

Mozilla Foundation just set up another subsidiary to focus on its

Thunderbird e-mail software.)