This is better than nothing at all? I've seen many promising and still in use open source languages and projects that barely even get $500 a month in contribut

This is better than nothing at all? I've seen many promising and still in use open source languages and projects that barely even get $500 a month in contributions. Yet these projects have added value in the millions to startups that never give back to these projects because $500-$1000 a month is 'too expensive' for them.