No such substitution should be assumed. Follow the actual Gold Card instructions and identify the required recipient and transaction.
Distinguish public benefit from the immigration payment
A worthwhile public purpose does not itself establish the Gold Card process. The applicant still needs the appropriate EB-1 or EB-2 eligibility, admissibility and visa availability. Do not turn a project’s acknowledgement of support into a government immigration approval.
The official Gold Card page presents a sequence of application and processing fee, vetting, further instructions and gift, followed by permanent residence through an existing employment-based category as determined by the authorities and subject to visa availability. Speed in immigration is produced by specific mechanisms: premium processing where a category offers it, port-of-entry adjudication where a classification permits it, or an expressly expedited process. Criminal history, prior immigration violations, misrepresentation and health-related grounds are assessed under the general rules, and an applicant with a complication in any of those areas should get that assessed before considering a program whose principal cost is a payment. Disclose the requested citizenship and identity information accurately and review visa availability for the actual case rather than assuming residence or a second passport changes the queue.