I think the presumption is the tax incentive. I wonder if setting up something like "gofundme" but for this sort of transaction, would simplify accountability.

I think the presumption is the tax incentive. I wonder if setting up something like "gofundme" but for this sort of transaction, would simplify accountability. So you donate/pay X, a non-profit organization, then they send the work to one of their contributors to build. This way you don't have the, "I paid so and so, but for something some other person built".