Summary: Microsoft continues to buy its way into various foundations and institutions that are supposed to protect software freedom (in exchange they often end up outsourcing everything to Microsoft/GitHub and doing WSL/DirectX/C#/.NET sub-projects)

"This membership level is for organisations who want the option to monitor in more detail what will get funded with their contributions. They will get direct access to the Blender team for strategical discussions. Roadmaps and priorities will be aligned with your requirements as good as possible." --Discussion here