No project is published on FundGrid's word alone. An independent committee of five reviewers examines the evidence and votes; FundGrid staff and implementing partners cannot vote or override the decision.

No single person or organisation can propose, verify, authorise, implement and certify the same project. An organisation that would implement a project is never its only verifier, and an implementer never verifies its own milestones.

Projects are scored on evidence graded by strength, from self-declared to independently field-verified. Critical checks such as land rights and safeguarding must pass whatever the score.

Every decision that changes verification, authentication, funding or money records who made it, when and why. That record cannot be edited or deleted.

Payments are made on the hosted checkout of a licensed payment provider (Paystack). FundGrid never sees or stores card details, and a payment counts only after FundGrid has confirmed it with the provider.

Each person sees only what their role needs. Community reporters' and concern raisers' identities stay with FundGrid; safeguarding concerns are restricted to designated safeguarding leads, and every view of a reporter's identity is logged.