I'm going to be really disappointed if those involved in this pocketed any of the money because I promoted this to my subscribers and it was one of the things on this forum that I actually liked and took part in bumping on a regular basis. I don't really participate in this forum much (no need to explain why really, I think most will know why) and just pop in to see if there are these types of things that need funding, promotion, etc, and other important call-to-action type grassroots efforts.
I remember the initial chip-in was set at about $5000, before it was lowered, so if he/she/they used the first few ads that looked great to gain some trust to pull this money in to then just walk away with the money...well