Every gift goes straight to the hive.
Beekeepers are producers. They grow one of the most essential foods in our system, with no subsidy, no price floor, and no standard to stand behind. Your gift supports the people, the science, and the standards working to change that. Give once, give monthly, or partner with us on terms built around your goals.
Support the beekeeper. Support the bee.
Give a direct gift at any level, or partner with us on terms built around your goals.
Leadership Role $300K+
Sponsor a Regenerative Organic Beekeeper Study Site
Fund a skilled beekeeper and staff managing one full pilot site — the human expertise and day-to-day management that makes everything else possible.
$100
Sponsor a Regenerative Organic Beekeeper Study Site
Supports one hive in a regenerative organic pilot program.
$1K
Regional Pilot Supporter
Sponsor a yard — help place hives on or near an existing organic farm.
$10k
Observational Study Supporter
Funds honey-purity & bee-health research at KSU, MSU, or UNL.
$40K
Public Outreach Sponsor
Funds PR, a mini-documentary & conference participation.
$25k
Study Site Contributor
Covers one-third of a study site's annual establishment & maintenance.
$60K
Honey Integrity & Testing
Supports two years of honey testing at one study site.
$75K
Beekeeper & Equipment Sponsor
Sponsors a beekeeper and full equipment kit to join the program.
$250K
Full Pilot Program
Hives, research, leadership & management at one complete site.
$500K
National Regenerative Fund
National expansion at multiple sites + a seat on the Advisory Board.
$500K – $1.5M · Transform the Industry
Turn private investment into national impact.
Help us build a funding portfolio that transforms this pilot into something national. With $3.5M in private investment, we can grow our Bees as Biosensors study into a $5M+ program for regenerative domestic organic apiculture, leveraging federal research dollars and university partnerships at KSU, MSU, and UNL to multiply every dollar contributed. Funds support beekeeper participation and compensation, honey integrity testing, the Bees as Biosensors pilot, and a contribution toward the American Honey Institute at KSU, a first-of-its-kind national center for beekeeping education, research, and certification. This is the infrastructure the industry has never had. Your investment builds it.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. RAWG is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law. You will receive a receipt for your records upon completing your gift.
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Donations support RAWG's core work: compensating beekeepers participating in our research, funding honey integrity testing and biosensing science, building university partnerships, and developing the standards and education resources that give beekeepers a verified pathway to market. We keep overhead lean so your gift goes as far as possible toward the people and the work.
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Yes. We welcome in-kind contributions including equipment, laboratory resources, land access, professional services, and other support that advances our research and beekeeper programs. If you have something to offer and want to explore how it fits, reach out to us directly at emily@regenapiculture.org and we will find the right way to put it to work.