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A Wikipedia that was influenced by financial donations would have access to far more money than whatever you are claiming you would have donated. Imagine a Wikipedia where the willingness to donate was allowed to control content and discussions.
Adding the name of a non-notable individual to a stand-alone list of alumni is bad for several reasons. It undermines Wikipedia's legitimacy as an encyclopedia. Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networking sites provide people a forum to discuss their lives. Wikipedia is meant to provide factual information about notable topics.
Names should not be on Wikipedia, not because of any notability concerns but because they are dict. defs. I have no problems with pages such as List of Hebrew names and List of Arabic names and think non disambig articles on names should be redirected to these list pages. If more space is needed for origins and meaning a link should be provided ...
In all these cases, the answer is a clear "no". Wikipedia does not give any reward other than the presence of the great encyclopedia on the web. It is your choice to contribute a little, to contribute a lot, to not contribute, or to contribute short-lived vandalism. There will be no payment in any of these cases.
The different treatment you desire would not be worth the donation. The editors you are talking to are not likely to want a Wikipedia stripped of proper editorial review or to be a more promotional site. A Wikipedia that was friendly to promotional edits would have access to far more money than whatever you are claiming you would have donated.
Reasons for previous rejection: All Wikipedia web pages contain a link to the Wikipedia:General disclaimer page, where you can access the content, legal, medical, risk and survey disclaimers. [1] In addition, Wikipedia is not censored for the protection of minors. Our mission is to document human knowledge, no matter how unpleasant or offensive ...
Do not make lists whose sole purpose is to prove or disprove a point. It is okay to create a category for females in computer science. There are many reasons to have such a list. But, it is not okay to make a list of gay Jewish blacks who made more than a million, or a list of white people who kick butt at hockey.
One fundamental reason is Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion #5, which includes the sentence: Those promoting causes or events, or issuing public service announcements, even if noncommercial, should use a forum other than Wikipedia to do so. More practical is what Andreas lays out in quite a lot of ...