Fund the capacity, not just the moment.
Restoration requires fuel, disposal, equipment, insurance, records, food, printing, and people able to coordinate the work responsibly.
Restoring What Was Lost, Inc. is a Kentucky nonprofit corporation. Federal tax-exempt recognition is not complete. Do not treat gifts as tax-deductible unless IRS recognition or a written fiscal-sponsorship arrangement applies.
Give toward a defined need.
Field operations
Fuel, PPE, chains, hand tools, boat support, trailer use, and crew water or meals.
Recovery and disposal
Tire handling, landfill or transfer costs, hauling, containers, and material sorting.
Documentation
Cameras, GPS tools, storage, printing, mapping, signs, and public records.
Household pilots
Materials and limited mission-based work restoring safe access or essential use.
Professional capacity
Insurance, bookkeeping, legal review, grant preparation, and required policies.
In-kind support
Equipment use, disposal, food, printing, facilities, technical review, or transportation.
Start with a written conversation.
Online processing should not be added until banking, receipting, restrictions, and tax-status language are clean. For now, contact the organization with the program or resource you want to support.
Contact about support- Fuel cards and crew meals
- Trailer or hauling support
- Disposal sponsorship
- PPE and field supplies
- Printing and signs
- Professional or technical services