Starbreeze WAS in a financial rut.
But then Payday 2 came along and lifted them out of it. And if it didn't, it proves they're shitty at managing money and that any money they make milking Payday 2 isn't going to go to a good cause. And besides, it's not a fucking charity, it's a business. If they make a product you like, buy it. Don't buy it just because you want to support them, for God's sake.