Not on that basis alone. Eligible family relationships and the actual process still govern inclusion.
Distinguish financial and immigration roles
An extended relative’s contribution does not automatically make them a qualifying spouse or child.
The Gold Card is described on the official U.S. government program page as a process involving a nonrefundable processing fee, government vetting and a gift to the United States, leading for eligible applicants to permanent residence through an existing employment-based classification subject to visa availability. Speed in immigration is produced by specific mechanisms: premium processing where a category offers it, port-of-entry adjudication where a classification permits it, or an expressly expedited process. Because the published terms have been revised since the process was announced, any figure, family term or eligibility statement should be re-checked immediately before a decision and the date of that check recorded. The Gold Card process still requires lawful permanent resident eligibility, admissibility and an available visa, and vetting looks at the whole person behind all of those documents. A receipt from a private intermediary, or an assumption that a payment alone creates residence, does not settle either the gift-payment question or the separate immigration decision.