A Decentralized Ethereum-Based Donation Platform Using Smart Contracts for Transparent Charity Transactions

Abstract

Charitable donations play a vital role in supporting humanitarian causes across the globe. However, traditional donation systems frequently encounter significant dispute like insufficient transparency, operational inefficiencies, and vulnerability to fraud or mismanagement. These issues often erode donor trust and create barriers to effective and timely distribution of funds. To overcome these limitations, this paper presents a decentralized donation platform Constructed on the Ethereum blockchain, leveraging smart contracts to enable secure transparent, and tamper-proof transactions. The proposed system enables donors to track their contributions in real time and Guarantees that funds are released solely when specified conditions are fulfilled, thus removing the requirement for third-party intermediaries. A functional prototype was created utilizing the Solidity programming language. and deployed on Ethereum test network. Experimental results show successful automation of donation tracking, verification, and conditional fund release with minimal transaction overhead. The proposed approach significantly enhances transparency, trust, accountability, and operational efficiency, offering a scalable and reliable alternative to traditional donation mechanisms.