Why Give to Greenville University | Support Student Success

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 legacy of mercy: Michael Gorman’s connection to Greenville University

Michael Gorman, Donor

Professor Michael J. Gorman, a renowned New Testament scholar, visited Greenville University in February 2017. Invited by Professor Emeritus Brian Hartley, he delivered the first Andrews Lecture, a ch

Gifts and words that inspire students

Enoch Poon '86

Alumni donor Enoch Poon occasionally returns to campus to tell his story to the Professional Business Leaders class. His financial gifts to GU provide scholarships to students. His story inspires them

Sharing what I found at Greenville University

Lisa Berry • 1992

At Greenville, I flourished as a student under the tutelage of my professors. It is my pleasure to support my alma mater for future students.

Navigating the Wild West of finance: Talking hedge fund success and more with Wayne Nelson

Wayne Nelson • 1960

Some call today’s explosive cryptocurrency market the wild west of finance with its unbridled dealings, high risk, and no principled lawman in sight.

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.

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.