As far as I can tell from things I heard on Red server when I started this game (earlier this year) all donations and etc go to paying for the servers because if Shane or the staff took any money it would make it so Nintendo could sue them and shut the game down for not being licensed and making a profit. Secondly we live in a world where everyone is so self-entitled they only think of themselves and not others. Imagine working a 9-5 job to come home and then have to work on a game you work on for free and have to listen to people complain about no events or bugs and etc. If I had the skills to be of use to Shane and company I still wouldn't because I hate ungrateful people who can never be thankful with what they have and only want more and more.