@Ron - If the site is community run, I should certainly get a say in where those funds go right?

Maybe I just haven't paid enough attention but the fact that we don't KNOW where the funds go seems to in itself suggest the site isn't run by the community.

The fact of the matter is Automattic is interwoven with WordPress and if they want to act like they don't control things then we the community should force them to abide by it instead of getting to control things when they want but not own them when it's legally or financially convenient for them.