[michaelt]

It sounds like a lot, but even if they dropped server expenses to zero they'd only have $90k/year to spend.

That is not much, considering they need to cover all aspects of running a nonprofit; they need enough technical staff to maintain a 24/7 on call rota while letting people occasionally go on holiday; and they need to pay healthcare and pensions and suchlike on top of salaries.

And it's not like they can offer a meagre salary now but promise vast wealth in the future, like a startup might.