In reply to Andrea Middleton.

I don't understand the reasoning behind the "Company" field acting as the implied indication of who sponsors the contributor. The company may not in fact sponsor the contributor's time. The company may be entirely outside the WP and software development ecosystem. If there is a sponsor, it may be a non-employer such as grant funding, academia, or a research project - all scenarios which absolutely require public transparency.

It feels as if the priority here is to onboard companies into signing up for Five for the Future, which is an ecosystem-specific initiative not applicable to many contributor situations, rather than provide clarity on the financial health of the contributor base. I certainly don't want to see the non-ecosystem companies I work with depicted in a bad light as "non-supporters" for not participating in an initiative not meant for them.