diff --git a/packages/data-layer/src/data-layer.ts b/packages/data-layer/src/data-layer.ts
index 21615b3ef3..04f77d5a09 100644
--- a/packages/data-layer/src/data-layer.ts
+++ b/packages/data-layer/src/data-layer.ts
@@ -803,25 +803,27 @@ export class DataLayer {
       },
     );
 
-    return response.donations
-      .filter((donation) => {
+    // Filter out invalid donations and map the project metadata from application metadata (solution for canonical projects in indexer v2)
+    const validDonations = response.donations.reduce<Contribution[]>(
+      (validDonations, donation) => {
         if (donation.round.strategyName !== "allov2.DirectAllocationStrategy") {
-          return (
-            donation.application !== null &&
-            donation.application?.project !== null
-          );
+          if (donation.application?.project) {
+            donation.application.project.metadata =
+              donation.application.metadata.application.project;
+
+            validDonations.push(donation);
+          }
         } else {
-          return (
-            // DirectAllocationStrategy donations are not linked to applications
-            donation.application === null
-          );
+          if (donation.application === null) {
+            validDonations.push(donation);
+          }
         }
-      })
-      .map((donation) => {
-        donation.application.project.metadata =
-          donation.application.metadata.application.project;
-        return donation;
-      });
+        return validDonations;
+      },
+      [],
+    );
+
+    return validDonations;
   }
 
   async getPayoutsByChainIdRoundIdProjectId(args: {
diff --git a/packages/data-layer/src/data.types.ts b/packages/data-layer/src/data.types.ts
index 7876eacf28..28d5d14d1f 100644
--- a/packages/data-layer/src/data.types.ts
+++ b/packages/data-layer/src/data.types.ts
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ export type Contribution = {
     donationsEndTime: string;
     strategyName: RoundPayoutType;
   };
-  application: {
+  application?: {
     metadata: {
       application: {
         project: ProjectMetadata & { id: string };
diff --git a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/contributors/components/RoundAccordion/RoundAccordionContribution.tsx b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/contributors/components/RoundAccordion/RoundAccordionContribution.tsx
index bb33f2bfff..ee55b12fc9 100644
--- a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/contributors/components/RoundAccordion/RoundAccordionContribution.tsx
+++ b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/contributors/components/RoundAccordion/RoundAccordionContribution.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export function RoundAccordionContribution({
 }) {
   const { chainId, roundId, applicationId, amount } = contribution;
 
-  const projectName = contribution.application.project.name;
+  const projectName = contribution.application?.project.name;
   const amountInUsd = contribution.amountInUsd.toFixed(2);
 
   const linkToRound = `/round/${chainId}/${roundId.toString().toLowerCase()}/${applicationId}`;