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title: "Cloudflare Impact reaches $100 million in donations"
description: "Cloudflare’s Impact programs have reached $100 million in donated services, protecting journalists, governments, election bodies, and public schools. The programs began as free services for developers and small businesses but evolved after discovering that some free customers doing essential work faced large attacks. Project Galileo, launched in 2014, now includes over 3,500 domains in 120 countries and blocked over 38.5 billion cyberattacks in 2025; a 2026 report found participants faced vulnerability exploit attempts at seven times the average rate. Other programs include the Athenian Project for election websites in 33 U.S. states and eight countries, Cloudflare for Campaigns with over 530 websites, and support for critical infrastructure like public schools and Ukraine. Cloudflare is expanding beyond cybersecurity to help public interest groups adapt to AI, including a hackathon for journalists that produced winning tool AIdas for studying AI bias, and a non-profit startup program."
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# Cloudflare Impact reaches $100 million in donations

[Cloudflare](https://yomu.fyi/company/cloudflare) · Patrick Day · Sep 30, 2026

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

Cloudflare’s Impact programs have reached $100 million in donated services, protecting journalists, governments, election bodies, and public schools. The programs began as free services for developers and small businesses but evolved after discovering that some free customers doing essential work faced large attacks. Project Galileo, launched in 2014, now includes over 3,500 domains in 120 countries and blocked over 38.5 billion cyberattacks in 2025; a 2026 report found participants faced vulnerability exploit attempts at seven times the average rate. Other programs include the Athenian Project for election websites in 33 U.S. states and eight countries, Cloudflare for Campaigns with over 530 websites, and support for critical infrastructure like public schools and Ukraine. Cloudflare is expanding beyond cybersecurity to help public interest groups adapt to AI, including a hackathon for journalists that produced winning tool AIdas for studying AI bias, and a non-profit startup program.

## Context

Cloudflare’s Impact programs have reached $100 million in donated services, protecting public interest organizations from cyberattacks. The post details the evolution from free services to programs like Project Galileo, Athenian Project, and Cloudflare for Campaigns, and announces new initiatives including a hackathon for journalists, free AI crawler control tools, and a non-profit startup program.

## Takeaways

- Project Galileo participants faced vulnerability exploit attempts at a rate seven times higher than average Cloudflare customers, according to a 2026 report.
- Cloudflare’s Impact programs have donated over $100 million in services, protecting thousands of organizations including journalists, civil society, and election bodies.
- Cloudflare is expanding Impact programs to include AI adaptation tools, such as a hackathon for journalists that produced the AIdas tool for studying AI bias, and a non-profit startup program.

## FAQ

### What is Project Galileo?

Project Galileo is a Cloudflare program launched in 2014 that provides advanced security services for journalists, human rights defenders, and civil society groups. It now includes over 3,500 domains in 120 countries and blocked over 38.5 billion cyberattacks in 2025.

### How does Cloudflare support election security?

Through the Athenian Project, Cloudflare provides free cybersecurity services for state and local government election websites, protecting over 440 websites in 33 U.S. states and election bodies in eight countries. Cloudflare for Campaigns also offers free services for candidates for public office.

### What new AI initiatives are part of Cloudflare's Impact programs?

Cloudflare is providing free AI crawler control tools for Project Galileo participants, hosted a hackathon for journalists that produced the AIdas tool for studying AI bias, and launched a non-profit startup program with $250,000 in credits.

**Tags:** [AI](https://yomu.fyi/topic/ai), [Cloudflare](https://yomu.fyi/topic/cloudflare), [Cybersecurity](https://yomu.fyi/topic/cybersecurity), [Impact](https://yomu.fyi/topic/impact), [Project Galileo](https://yomu.fyi/topic/project-galileo)

- Source: [Cloudflare](https://blog.cloudflare.com/100-million-donations)
- Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/100-million-donations
- Ingested by Yomu: 2026-09-30T15:00:16.106Z

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