I take issue with you using this as a “data point” without additional context.
You quoted the $2,500 amount without mentioning that the grant will be paid as 25,000 YEC, which is a very large portion of Ycash Development Fund.
A poor man donates one penny. A rich man donates $1.20. The one penny donation is not a very useful “data point” in evaluating the $1.20 donation.