Why Give to GU

Every Gift Helps a Student

Jesus Christ is the center of all things; we know nothing properly until we know it in relation to Him. When you give to Greenville University, you advance GU’s mission to empower students for lives of character and service through a Christ-centered education.

GU’s online giving form provides a place for you to choose departments, programs, and projects to support.

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Relieve financial burdens through The Greenville University Fund (Annual Fund)

A donor favorite, this fund fuels GU scholarships. Nearly every undergraduate student at GU receives scholarship assistance.

45% come from low-income families
21% are the first in their families to attend college.

Provide financial relief to a student today with your gift to the GU Fund. Thank you!

Support your passions and values

Choose how you will help students with similar desires. GU’s online giving form and gift envelopes provide places for you to choose departments, programs, and projects to support.

Designate your gift

Influence generations of students

Bless students for years to come by making an endowed gift today. For as little as $10,000, you can endow a fund that will support students and programs in perpetuity and honor the legacy of a loved one at the same time.

Make an endowed gift

Benefit GU students, your family, and yourself with planned giving

Planning a gift via wills, living trusts, stocks, bonds, real estate, and more can help you avoid capital gains taxes, receive deductions, and leave a lasting legacy at the same time.

Planned Giving

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A call to serve

Juanita Irizarry • 1989

Chicago native Juanita Irizarry works from a deep sense of God's calling to serve her neighbor. She has spent her adult life working to support community development and opportunities in Chicago.

The Forge Owner Who Dreamed Big Dreams That Helped Others

Don Jones • 1952

Don Jones ’52 led a life that straddled the hard-as-steel reality of his forge business the dreamy imaginings that entertain possibilities.

The Accountant Who Ensured Others Would Enjoy What He Enjoyed

Harold Johnson Long • 1948

Accountant Harold Johnson Long ’48 loved a good game of tennis.

The Doctor Who Opened Doors of Opportunity

Dr. M. Kenneth Kaufmann • 1949

Most alumni from 1959 to 2000 recall Dr. M. Kenneth Kaufmann ’49 as the college’s physician, husband to Stella (Butcher ’54), and father to seven GU alumni.