Complex sentence: Under terms of the settlement, Seligmann, Finnerty and Evans received no monetary compensation, instead they requested that the city give a $50,000 grant to the N.C. Innocence Inquiry Commission.
Split into simpler sentences: Under terms of the settlement, Seligmann, Finnerty and Evans received no money. Instead, the city will make a $50,000 grant to the N.C. Innocence Inquiry Commission.