diff --git a/packages/data-layer/src/data.types.ts b/packages/data-layer/src/data.types.ts
index 2d05d302f2..bf28555e83 100644
--- a/packages/data-layer/src/data.types.ts
+++ b/packages/data-layer/src/data.types.ts
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ export type TimeFilter = {
   lessThan?: string;
   greaterThanOrEqualTo?: string;
   lessThanOrEqualTo?: string;
+  isNull?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type TimeFilterVariables = {
@@ -508,6 +509,7 @@ export type TimeFilterVariables = {
   applicationsEndTime?: TimeFilter;
   donationsStartTime?: TimeFilter;
   donationsEndTime?: TimeFilter;
+  or?: TimeFilterVariables[];
 };
 
 export type RoundsQueryVariables = {
diff --git a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/api/rounds.ts b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/api/rounds.ts
index 14ded46943..4dbc249367 100644
--- a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/api/rounds.ts
+++ b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/api/rounds.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const useRounds = (
         fetchSpamRounds(),
         dataLayer.getRounds({
           ...variables,
-          first: 100,
+          first: 500,
           chainIds,
         }),
       ]);
diff --git a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/ExploreRoundsPage.tsx b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/ExploreRoundsPage.tsx
index 0880fb588f..135efc70b2 100644
--- a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/ExploreRoundsPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/ExploreRoundsPage.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { RoundsFilter } from "./RoundsFilter";
 import { getExplorerPageTitle } from "./utils/getExplorerPageTitle";
 import { RoundsGrid } from "./RoundsGrid";
 import { getEnabledChains } from "../../app/chainConfig";
+import { useMemo } from "react";
 
 const ExploreRoundsPage = () => {
   const [params] = useSearchParams();
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ const ExploreRoundsPage = () => {
   // Pass the filter from the search params and build the graphql query
   const rounds = useFilterRounds(filter, getEnabledChains());
 
+  const publicRounds = useMemo(() => rounds.data?.filter(round => round.roundMetadata.roundType?.toLowerCase() !== "private"), [rounds]);
+  rounds.data = publicRounds;
+
   const sectionTitle = getExplorerPageTitle(filter);
 
   return (
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@ const ExploreRoundsPage = () => {
       <LandingHero />
 
       <LandingSection
-        title={`${sectionTitle} (${rounds.data?.length ?? 0})`}
+        title={`${sectionTitle} (${rounds?.data?.length ?? 0})`}
         className="flex-wrap"
         action={<RoundsFilter />}
       >
diff --git a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/utils/__tests__/createRoundsStatusFilter.test.tsx b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/utils/__tests__/createRoundsStatusFilter.test.tsx
index 61f8fe222e..be72ee70c0 100644
--- a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/utils/__tests__/createRoundsStatusFilter.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/utils/__tests__/createRoundsStatusFilter.test.tsx
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ describe("createRoundsStatusFilter", () => {
     const filter = createRoundsStatusFilter("active");
 
     expect(filter[0].donationsStartTime?.lessThan).toBeDefined();
-    expect(filter[0].donationsEndTime?.greaterThan).toBeDefined();
-    expect(filter[0].donationsEndTime?.lessThan).toBeDefined();
+    expect(filter[0]?.or!.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(filter[0]!.or![0]!.donationsEndTime?.greaterThan).toBeDefined(); // Added null check
+    expect(filter[0]!.or![1]!.donationsEndTime?.isNull).toBeDefined();
   });
   it("multi selected filters", async () => {
     const filter = createRoundsStatusFilter(
diff --git a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/utils/createRoundsStatusFilter.ts b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/utils/createRoundsStatusFilter.ts
index f12dd358bb..fe8b574f90 100644
--- a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/utils/createRoundsStatusFilter.ts
+++ b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/discovery/utils/createRoundsStatusFilter.ts
@@ -7,21 +7,19 @@ export const createISOTimestamp = (timestamp = 0) => {
 };
 
 const ONE_DAY_IN_MILISECONDS = 3600 * 24 * 1000;
-const ONE_YEAR_IN_MILISECONDS = ONE_DAY_IN_MILISECONDS * 365 * 1000;
 
 function getStatusFilter(status: string): TimeFilterVariables {
   const currentTimestamp = createISOTimestamp();
-  const futureTimestamp = createISOTimestamp(ONE_YEAR_IN_MILISECONDS);
 
   switch (status) {
     case RoundStatus.active:
       return {
         // Round must have started and not ended yet
         donationsStartTime: { lessThan: currentTimestamp },
-        donationsEndTime: {
-          greaterThan: currentTimestamp,
-          lessThan: futureTimestamp,
-        },
+        or: [
+          { donationsEndTime: { greaterThan: currentTimestamp} },
+          { donationsEndTime: { isNull: true } },
+        ]
       };
     case RoundStatus.taking_applications:
       return {