I have donated to UGX a few times. I do like the all the tech oddities they are working on and hope in the long run it can IMPROVE our gaming experience despite World At War being released almost 7 years ago.
That said, I am thankful the UGX staff caters to a level of transparency when it comes to money. In other communities such as Rom Hacking or Mugen, users will not accept or ask for money to help towards their projects and they shouldn't. Not their code. Simple as that.
UGX asking for funds to keep their servers up and pursue outside projects such as UGX Play and the new chatroom?
Its all good.
I'm sure that has been pointed out pages ago, but that is my stance on things.