Giveth GIVbacks: Raffle Eligibility, Entries, and Claims
Giveth GIVbacks offer raffle rewards in GIV for qualifying donations to an eligible project. A donation must meet the $5 minimum in USD during an active round and use an eligible token and network. Donation size and the recipient project’s GIVpower determine entries, while the raffle determines winners.
Which donations qualify for GIVbacks?
A donation qualifies for raffle entry when it meets the active-round requirements: at least $5 equivalent, a GIVbacks Eligible project, and an eligible token on a reward-supported network. The sending address and the donation must also comply with program rules. The minimum applies to the USD value of each qualifying donation.
A completed transfer establishes that the project received a donation. The raffle and subsequent reward distribution establish whether the donor receives GIV.
Project approval and token eligibility
The GIVbacks Eligible project status
GIVbacks Eligible status requires approval from Giveth’s verification team following an application about the project’s public benefit. The Verified status that permits GIVpower boosts can arise separately. A project with a Verified badge needs the additional eligibility approval before its donations can qualify for the raffle. Project owners must publish an update at least every 90 days to maintain GIVbacks eligibility. The badge automatically expires after three months of project inactivity. A previous approval announcement does not establish that the project still has the required status when a new donation occurs.
A donor’s eligibility also depends on the sending address. Verified project addresses do not receive GIVbacks for donating to their own project or another verified project. An eligible recipient does not make every sending address eligible.
Token support on the donation network
A token that the project accepts must also qualify for GIVbacks on the selected network. The rewards program needs reliable price data to value donations. Receiving a token and awarding raffle entries are separate functions, so ordinary donation support can extend beyond reward eligibility.
Individual projects can restrict the networks that they accept. The donation interface identifies reward-eligible token options within that context. Eligibility concerns the selected project, token, and network together; a supported chain alone does not settle whether a particular donation qualifies.
A donation from selection to reward claim
The donation transfer and the reward claim concern different funds. Before confirming the donation transaction in the wallet, the donor can stop without sending it. After the transfer completes, the project has received the donation; the later raffle determines any reward.
| Stage | Donation or reward state | Meaning for the donor | Timing or participation limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donation preparation | Eligible project, token, and network selected | Opportunity to stop before sending | At least $5 equivalent during an active round |
| Confirmed donation | Successful donation transfer confirmed on the selected network | Project receives funds; raffle outcome remains open | After network processing |
| Round resolution | Round closes, with eligibility review before distribution | Allocation depends on the raffle and review | Two-week round, followed by review |
| Reward claim | Winning allocation becomes claimable | Claim liquid GIV; distinguish any GIVstream allocation | After distribution on the assigned reward network |
A confirmed donation without a claimable reward does not establish a failed transfer. It can reflect a raffle outcome without a prize, or a round that has not reached distribution. Giveth does not refund a completed donation because GIVbacks were denied or revoked.
The raffle transition and older reward percentages
Giveth published GIVbacks Reloaded - Introducing the New GIVbacks Program! on November 25, 2024. GIVbacks changed to a fully raffle-based system with Round 77 on November 26, 2024. That change replaced the earlier proportional donor-reward approach. Older explanations describe reward factors between 50% and 80% of a donation’s USD value. Those figures belong to the earlier proportional model. They are not cashback promises for donations under the raffle model. GIVpower continues to influence entries, without entitling every donor to a percentage of their contribution.
What determines raffle entries and prizes?
Raffle entries depend on the donation amount and the GIVpower behind the recipient project. Larger qualifying donations and greater project GIVpower increase entries under the announced design. Those relationships affect the chance of selection without fixing the final reward for an individual donor.
Prize pool size also changes with donation volume. In the Round 77 design, the pool can grow to a maximum of 1,000,000 GIV. First place receives a reward allocation of 50% of that pool, reaching 500,000 GIV only when the pool hits its cap. The active-round display shows the pool size and round dates.
Prizes come in GIV. Their USD value can change, and the pool cap does not mean every round distributes the maximum.
Donations that lose reward eligibility
GIVbacks review can deny rewards when a donation or recipient project violates program rules. Recipient approval at the outset does not prevent later exclusion. The review concerns how funds entered the project and whether the project’s conduct matches the conditions for participation.
Goods or services in exchange
A purchase does not become a qualifying gift because a project labels the payment a donation. Giveth lists goods, event tickets, and paid services provided in return for contributions as disqualifying exchanges. A charitable use for the proceeds does not remove that restriction.
Recirculated donations
Only first-touch donations count for GIVbacks. An organization cannot make previously raised funds qualify again by routing them through donors. That includes sending money raised elsewhere back to supporters and asking them to donate it in crypto.
Misuse and fraudulent activity
Projects must use donations for the purpose described in their project or application. Misrepresenting those uses, and other fraudulent or unlawful activity, can lead to disqualification. The verification team reviews cases and can revoke eligibility. Affected donors can lose GIVbacks even when their original transfer completed normally.
Round closure, review, and claimable GIV
Claimable GIV becomes available after the round has ended, the required review has finished, and Giveth has distributed eligible allocations. GIVbacks rounds last two weeks; review and distribution follow. The round’s closing date therefore does not establish an exact claim time for an individual donation.
A flagged donation can lose GIVbacks before reward distribution. When a project loses eligibility for a particular round, Giveth does not reinstate the GIVbacks revoked because of that disqualification. A revoked reward differs from an allocation that simply has not become claimable yet.
Where can GIVbacks winners claim their rewards?
Winners claim rewards on Gnosis Chain for eligible Gnosis Chain donations, or on OP Mainnet for eligible donations on other active supported chains. A claim concerns the earning address on that reward network. The donation and reward networks can therefore differ. Older Giveth instructions also describe rewards on Polygon zkEVM. Polygon Labs reports that the Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta sequencer shut down on July 3, 2026, and the network no longer produces blocks. That historical branch does not provide a usable route for new donations or regular claims.
Polygon’s separate recovery interface supports recovery on Ethereum through December 31, 2027, for qualifying assets held in externally owned accounts (EOAs) at sunset. Assets that remained inside smart contracts cannot use that recovery route. An unclaimed reward allocation is distinct from GIV already held in an EOA.
Liquid rewards and the GIVstream balance
GIVbacks allocations can contain immediately liquid GIV and a portion that adds to the recipient’s GIVstream flow. The liquid portion can be claimed, while the streaming allocation becomes liquid over time. A total reward allocation therefore differs from the amount available for immediate use.
The GIVstream release schedule ends on December 23, 2026. The shared schedule does not restart for five years when a new raffle winner receives an allocation. The immediately liquid share of newly earned rewards increases as that shared schedule advances. A GIVstream flowrate expresses the amount of GIV that becomes liquid per week.
Unused allocations and the first-claim condition
On a reward network, an unclaimed GIV allocation may return to the Giveth DAO after more than 270 days if that address has never claimed GIV there. Both conditions matter; the elapsed period alone does not describe the rule. This concerns an allocated reward, separate from a donation awaiting a round outcome or an entry that won no prize.
Raffle rewards alongside quadratic funding
A donation during a quadratic funding round can also qualify for GIVbacks when it meets the rewards program’s requirements. Quadratic matching sends additional funding to the project, while GIVbacks awards raffle prizes to selected donors. Each program evaluates its own eligibility conditions, so participation in one does not establish qualification for the other.
Quadratic funding additionally has round-specific project, network, and minimum-donation requirements. For their donations to qualify for QF matching, donors must complete Passport eligibility verification before that QF round ends. A matching estimate concerns the project’s potential funding and remains provisional through post-round analysis. It does not describe a donor’s GIV prize.
Giveth GIVbacks: common questions
Which profile details let Giveth notify a GIVbacks raffle winner?
A name and email address in the donor profile allow Giveth to contact a raffle winner. The raffle announcement asks donors to add those details for notification. They support communication about a winning result; they do not substitute for an eligible donation or establish a claimable allocation.
Does harvesting GIVbacks also claim other GIVeconomy rewards?
A GIV harvest collects all liquid GIV allocated to that address on the selected network. The total can include GIVbacks, liquid GIVstream amounts, and other applicable GIVeconomy rewards. The harvest breakdown separates those components; a claim on one network does not combine allocations from other networks.
How many prize positions were announced for the GIVbacks raffle?
The raffle design announced for Round 77 includes ten prize positions. Their shares are 50%, 15%, 12%, 4%, 4%, 3.5%, 3.5%, 3%, 3%, and 2%, respectively. Each percentage applies to that round’s actual GIVbacks pool, so the shares do not establish fixed token amounts or USD prizes.
Must a GIVbacks donor hold GIVpower before contributing?
A donor does not need a personal GIVpower balance to qualify for raffle entries. The entry calculation uses the donation amount and the GIVpower backing the recipient project. Project boosting and donor qualification have different roles, and holding GIVpower does not bypass the donation requirements.
Can a personal post prove organization ownership for GIVbacks eligibility?
A post from a personal account does not satisfy the organization-ownership requirement in a GIVbacks eligibility application. The organization needs a public statement that links to its Giveth project from a channel that it controls, such as its website, social account, or repository readme.