could be someone colluding with the miner to launder money

while you seem to be doing important and quality work, it's a bit hard to expect people to send money as support when it's not clear what or who the money funds. You want donations, you need to display transparency, governance and accountability. ETH foundation giving you shitcoins is on the same level as some billionnaire giving to a charity money that evaded tax and will be used to deduce yet more tax --> an absurd cynical move, stealing from the mass to appear generous and morally righteous