Hey man, I hate to disappoint you, but I'm pretty sure that's a myth. I mean, I've been waiting on my check from "the communists" since the first protest I did in 1985. I was such a sucker that I kept doing protests despite not receiving a check from Bill Gates, as promised in the late '90s or so. But, hey, they said, this time it's real! Soros will cut you a check for every protest you go to, more if you actually commit civil obedience and top dollar if you get on the nightly news for it. Haven't seen a penny.
I was involved in a protest/march about 20 years ago. I wasn't expecting big change and even less thanks.
BUT, shortly after the march, I heard it was completely staged by the opposition so they could see exactly who & what they were up against. They even had the entire team (100s) sit up in bleachers after to take a team photo and get contact info for future marches.
I wasn't able to get into the photo or give info because I was pushing my friend in a wheelchair the entire route.