The person requesting funds is the son of a Lithuanian Holocaust survivor who lived his life as an artist in Lithuania. I think that he is naive, but not intentionally scamming anyone. I believe that he is trying to set up a memorial to his father.
I have asked a friend who knows him to let him know that the JGFF is not supposed to be used for fundraising. But I have not seen any financial records, so I can not say anything about how the funds are being spent.
