I suppose it depends on your definition of self-funding (or possibly of "largely"): the Foundation receives roughly half its total income from the Corporation,

I suppose it depends on your definition of self-funding (or possibly of "largely"): the Foundation receives roughly half its total income from the Corporation, in the form of license fees for trademarks. Of course both figures are drops in the bucket compared to the Corporation's revenue. I don't know if that "half and half" nature is coincidence, an internal directive, or necessary to maintain their tax-exempt status, but it's pretty consistent. For-profit entities can, of course, lobby and sit on standards bodies just fine. We certainly see plenty of that behavior from the other vendors. I'm not saying the Foundation is worthless or that people shouldn't donate to it, just that they should know what they're paying for and what they're not.