J.R. - I don't think you have a good read on these people.  They are all going to be fairly compensated.  Their compensation comes in producing fine results on a very interesting project.  Probably very few people are in this for the money. 

Don't spend another second being 'so sad that...' - your efforts to keep the project healthy and going down a good path are all they need as compensation to work hard.  Your organization of the project assures their efforts are not wasted.  It is a perfect synergy.  Forget about $$$, BTC, or MSC.  Building something cool is far more rewarding than having a pocket full of money.
However, hot chicks tend not to agree with that I suspect.