Support the Mission

The prairie has a place for you

Money, time, voice, or partnership — every path on this page funds the same thing: native prairie coming back to the Loess Hills, acre by acre.

501(c)(3) public charity
Independent nonprofit — your gift is a charitable contribution to the prairie, nothing else.
Every dollar stays local
One property, one mission: native prairie restoration in the Loess Hills of Iowa.
Open books
Grant history, financial documents, and volunteer-impact figures — published, not summarized. Read the transparency report →
Loess Hills — Elysian Prairie and Restoration Project · EIN 37-2168075

More ways to give

Become a Member
Monthly · FullCircle letter from the land
Steady support that plans the burns and seedings a prairie needs — members get the annual FullCircle stewardship letter: photos, what was seen and heard, the season’s work.
Join the membership
Sponsor a Patch
Adopt a spot on the map
Claim a patch of prairie on the conservation map and watch your corner of the restoration come back.
Explore the map
In Honor & Memory
A gift in someone’s name
Give in tribute to someone who loved wild places — add their name in the gift form, and we can send a notification to the family.
Give a tribute
🤝 Planning a larger gift? Talk to a person.
DAF, stock, legacy, or corporate questions go straight to the people who do the restoration work — no development office, no runaround. hello@elysianprairieconservation.org
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Payable to Loess Hills — Elysian Prairie and Restoration Project
22355 Orange Avenue, Castana, IA 51010
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