From their blog: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/01/comment-...

> The Community Bylaws require that employees of companies involved in legal disputes with The Document Foundation be removed from TDF membership because, in the past, people made decisions in the interest of their employers rather than in the interest of The Document Foundation.

and

> The Document Foundation could have lost its charitable status, which would have had unforeseen consequences.

I'm not sure why they would have lost charitable status, but that seems like a legitimate concern.