This is cool! I do wonder why they didn’t work with the National Museum of the Air Force on this that has a hangar full of them (including Roosevelt’s) and could have helped with the costs.
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact...
I saw this plane decades ago when it was in an auxiliary hanger, before being moved to its present location. It was in decent shape then (you were allowed to walk through it), and hasn't spent decades sitting outside.
Obviously, Columbine III is not in flyable condition, and will likely never fly again.