What the badges mean
Every campaign on FundlyHub shows one of two badges, indicating where it sits in our verification process. Here's how to read them.
Verified
Green check. The campaign has fully cleared verification.
What it means:
The creator has passed government-issued ID verification through Stripe Identity.
Banking details are verified and ready for direct disbursement.
The campaign passed our content review across all five trust categories.
If raising on behalf of someone else, the relationship has been declared and validated.
What you should do: donate normally. Funds reach the creator's verified bank account on the standard payout schedule.
Under review
Amber. Verification is still in progress.
What it means:
The campaign is live and accepting donations.
Some part of verification is still in progress — typically a content-review step or a creator-verification step that needs additional information.
Funds raised are HELD in escrow until verification clears. They do not release to the creator while the badge is amber.
Most campaigns clear within 24–48 hours.
What you should do: still safe to donate — funds are held until verification clears. For larger gifts, you may choose to wait for the green Verified badge. If the campaign fails verification, donors are refunded automatically.
Why no numeric score?
Internally, we compute a numeric trust score for every campaign. We don't show it publicly — and that's deliberate.
A public score becomes a target for gaming. Fraudsters reverse-engineer the numbers and optimize submissions to clear whatever threshold they think exists. Meanwhile, legitimate campaigns at the margin — a hospital fundraiser with sparse documentation, a refugee family with limited online history — can get unfairly penalized by the appearance of a "low" score, even when our internal review classifies them as fine.
A binary verified-or-pending badge tells donors what they actually need to know: is the platform vouching for this or is it still being checked. The number behind the scenes informs our reviewers; it doesn't need to inform you.
Charity-verified badge (coming soon)
For campaigns run by registered nonprofits — 501(c)(3) in the US, registered charities in the UK, equivalents elsewhere — we're adding a separate Charity-verified badge that confirms the organization's registration with its national authority. Tax-deductible giving is gated to charity-verified campaigns and clearly disclosed at checkout.
For the full methodology behind these badges, see how we verify. If you have a concern about a campaign, see donor protection.