AOL helped during the start of the creation of the Mozilla Foundation , moving hardware and intellectual property to the organization and employing a three-person team for the first three months to help with the move . AOL promised to donate $ 2 million to the foundation over two years . AOL assisted in the initial creation of the Mozilla Foundation , transferring hardware and intellectual property to the organization and employing a three-person team for the first three months of its existence to help with the transition and donated $ 2 million to the foundation over two years .