Shooter incident at elementary school in Uvalde, Texas

Shooter incident at elementary school in Uvalde, Texas - 19 children and 2 adults dead

rajncajn said
When someone offers help, accept it without ever worrying over the form it comes in.

I think you may have slightly missed the point. When @Big_L said:

Too bad he isn't helping pay for these kids college educations instead.

he was referring to the kids who perished. It was an "instead of" comment.