I will say that in larger organizations there are many times a number of road blocks to "donate" money to any cause, including an open source project. This is

I will say that in larger organizations there are many times a number of road blocks to "donate" money to any cause, including an open source project. This is because there is a different connotation to the act when a company donates time or money to something, rather then when they purchase a commercial license. Many times a donation is considered an endorsement, when in fact that isn't necessarily the case when "donating" to a OSS project. It is more so, hey we value what you did and are getting value from it so here is some money to show appreciation etc. Sadly though, in the US with the litigious society we live in, companies fear "donating" funds to anything where they would not endorse the people or company behind whatever they are donating to. But the company would feel fine purchasing a commercial license as at face value it is a transaction rather than an endorsement.