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My partner is the Grants Manager for a UK charity. It is a large ongoing hassle for them having funds marked for specific purposes with no expiry that they can'

My partner is the Grants Manager for a UK charity. It is a large ongoing hassle for them having funds marked for specific purposes with no expiry that they can't spend. There is a mechanism there where they can apply to the Charity Commission but it's a painful process (this is on purpose). There is no such recourse in this case so the idea makes perfect sense to me. Two years is the only bit I have an issue with - 5 would be a bit more reasonable.

Nextgrid 6y ago
If the problem is truly to avoid holding a liability then donating the money to a charity, tech-related non-profit such as the EFF, or even redistributing it across all of the other active bounties (that are actually likely to be paid out) would be much better. What they're doing here is just a scummy cash-grab, and I am not sure how legal it is considering it applies retroactively.