How it works
Plain answers. The mechanics involve real money, so nothing here is fine print.
- What is FightForFunds?
- Two fundraisers go head-to-head with a shared deadline. Donors pick a side and donate. When time runs out, the side that raised more receives the entire combined pot, minus a 3.5% platform fee.
- What happens to donations on the losing side?
- They are redirected to the winning side's recipient wallet. They are never destroyed and never kept by us. By donating, you accept this rule — it is what makes the fight real, and we state it before every donation is confirmed.
- Is this gambling?
- No. You are donating, not betting: you never receive money back regardless of outcome. Every dollar goes to one of the two verified fundraisers (less the platform fee). What the competition changes is which cause receives it.
- Where does my money actually sit during a fight?
- In an on-chain escrow on the Sui network — a program-controlled vault that no person or company holds a key to, including us. Only the published contract rules can move the funds: to the winner at resolution, or back to donors if a fight is cancelled. Anyone can verify the balances at any time via the "Verify on Suiscan" link on every fight.
- Do I need to understand crypto?
- No. You sign in with Google or Apple, pay with a card or Apple Pay, and the donation is made in USDC — a digital dollar pegged 1:1 to USD. Totals never fluctuate with crypto markets, and network fees are sponsored: you pay exactly what you donate.
- How are fundraisers verified?
- v0.1 hosts 501(c)(3) organizations only. We verify nonprofit status, collect written authorization, and link each organization's public Form 990 on their page. Payout wallets are whitelisted on-chain — a fight cannot even be created with an unverified recipient.
- Can I donate anonymously?
- Yes, per donation. Anonymous donations show as "Anonymous Donor" in the feed and never appear on supporter walls. We never display precise locations — state level at most.
- What if a tie happens?
- The pot is split 50/50 between the two recipient wallets, with the fee taken from each half.
- Why did card purchases close before the deadline?
- Card payments take time to settle. To guarantee every donation lands before the buzzer, fiat purchases close 30 minutes before the deadline. Wallet USDC donations work until the final second. Anything that settles late is automatically refunded.
- What are the donation limits?
- Pots are uncapped — the goal is the maximum possible raise for both causes. Each fight has a per-wallet limit (typically $25,000) as standard anti-fraud practice. Want to give more? A quick identity verification raises your limit, or your gift can become a matching pledge that doubles everyone else's donations — contact us and we'll set it up.
- Where is this available?
- California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, and Georgia at launch. We expand state by state as legal review completes.
- Is my donation tax-deductible?
- Possibly, but talk to a tax professional. A complication unique to this platform: if your side loses, your donation ultimately funds the other organization. The Donor Agreement covers this in detail.
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