Giveth QF rounds

Giveth hosts quadratic funding rounds with partners and rewards donors to verified public goods projects through GIVbacks.

Applications for the Stellar round closed on Aug 28. Donations run until Oct 4, 2026, and no next round is announced.

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Opened Aug 11Closed Aug 28

It closed on Aug 28. Watch for the next round.

Grant size: Up to $86K; Largest grant $86,000
Paid in: ETH, USDC or XLM; Paid in one go
Funding model: Quadratic funding; Community donations matched from a shared pool.
Typical decision: 2 weeks; From submission to an answer

Checked Oct 1 against 8 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on docs.giveth.io before you apply.

About the program

Giveth is a donation platform for public goods. Any project can create a page and receive donations in many tokens across Ethereum, Gnosis Chain, Optimism, Polygon, Celo, Arbitrum, Base, Stellar and other networks, at any time.

Several times a year Giveth runs quadratic funding rounds, usually with a partner who funds the matching pool and helps set eligibility. Each round has its own application form and guide. Matching uses Connection-Oriented Cluster Match (COCM) to limit Sybil attacks, and payouts follow a 2 to 3 week fraud review and a public results post on the Giveth forum.

Recent rounds include TheDAO's Ethereum Security round (Apr 23 to May 14, 2026), which matched 134 projects from a pool of over 637 ETH, and the Stellar Community Growth round for local event organizers. Separately, projects approved as GIVbacks Eligible get a badge, can be boosted with GIVpower, and their donors are entered into a monthly GIV raffle.

What they fund

Public goods projects of any kind that can show action and impact
Projects and people strengthening Ethereum security (Ethereum Security round)
Community events, workshops and developer onboarding (Stellar Community Growth round)
Developer tooling, infrastructure and interoperability (GG24 rounds hosted on Giveth)

Who can apply

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Any project can list on Giveth and receive donations
Each QF round sets its own criteria with its partner, for example SDF approval and KYC for the Stellar round
GIVbacks eligibility needs a track record, community reputation and a public-good focus, and is reviewed by Giveth's verification team
Projects lose QF matching for quid-pro-quo incentives, fake donors, recirculated funds or misusing funds

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How applying works

Create a project
Set up a project page on Giveth with your recipient addresses and a clear description of the work.
Get verified
Optionally apply for GIVbacks eligibility from My Projects; decisions arrive by email within 2 weeks.
Apply to a round
When a QF round opens for applications, submit its form and meet its eligibility and KYC rules.
Rally donors
During the round, donations from eligible donors count toward your quadratic match.
Receive matching
After a 2 to 3 week fraud review and forum results post, matching funds go to your recipient address.

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Checked on Oct 1 against these pages. Programs change often, so confirm the details on docs.giveth.io before you apply.

About the program

What they fund

Who can apply

How applying works

Create a project

Get verified

Apply to a round

Rally donors

Receive matching

Sources

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