"I have to wonder what kind of Scrooge ..." Now don't be too hasty. It may not always be that simplistic. May I pose just one type of example you may not have considered. (Ignore the "values" issues below, other than noting that the two organizations are in opposition and that "good cause" is always an individual value call.) Consider that the author of a morphing fetus figure posts it in FreeStuff with a Non-Commercial restriction. An agency art director saw it and is negotiating to aquire its exclusive commercial rights for a non-profit Right to Life group for use in their new logo design. Suddenly, without the authors permission, it shows up as a featured figure in donated artwork being used in literature for a non-profit Pro-Choice group. All non-profit, all commercial uses, and "good cause" is a moving target.