From a couple of days ago...
That article is confusing. They have refunded the money. Which in itself says something.
“Birmingham Board of Realtors, which put up $25,000 to help find Russell and an anonymous donor who gave $20,000 have already had their money returned, Copus said earlier Monday.
Crime Stoppers itself put up $5,000 and claimed to be in the process of informing about 60 donors who gave a combined $13,378.58 that they can be refunded, AL.com reported.“