Moving to a more equal system of property ownership is likely to require some financial involvement on a goodwill basis. Setting aside the mystery of why people give their money away to anything, we have to ask...

... is it fair or reasonable to attempt to build an alternative system that requires some form of philanthropy to create?

It's not only fair and reasonable, it's necessary.

We're dealing with fundamentals.

There's an issue with the distribution of wealth, especially capital tied up in property.
Rebalancing requires shifting the existing wealth.
We can't simply create wealth out of nowhere and bring everyone up level.

If you're not convinced, just take a step back to think about how we got here. In particular, consider the role of property speculation and mortgage interest in shifting the wealth of future and distant people to those with capital.

For an interesting twenty minutes on broken economic systems, watch this video.

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