@David Austin
Well, I don't (at least, I hope) that it was not just money that made them go with an .org domain. There once was a time when domain extensions actually served a purpose. When they told you what type of site it or the organisation behind the site was.
".org"'s were just that; organisations. Could be a local chapter of your garden social, could be a PAC, but it was a gathering of people of like minds, usually non-profit.
".com"'s were commerical endeavors. Hence, you know, the "com" part.
".net"'s were networks or a company involved in upkeeping the "net"work, eh?
But, all this has been subverted back in the domain gold rush days of the "90er's". Oh, well. Doesn't forgive anyone for their views, but does show that someone's web admin was actually doing their job. Nowadays, they would be flayed for not buying every conceivable combination of domain name to "protect the brand". Bah.