The problem is money, they could have set up a foundation instead of a company and while similar it already steers things into another direction that a for-prof

The problem is money, they could have set up a foundation instead of a company and while similar it already steers things into another direction that a for-profit company. They could have still benefitted from the foundations assets in the form of contractors, or even employees, I believe, but the whole topic of being acquired is sidestepped.