Gutenberg College is Distinctive

American colleges and universities promise students a version of the “good life,” but increasingly fail to deliver. At the heart of that failure is their abandonment of the art of living well. Gutenberg College offers a rare alternative, an education that cultivates students’ hearts, minds, and souls within a biblical framework. Gutenberg equips students to seek truth while engaging the surrounding culture as well as serving well vocationally. When you give, you help make it possible for tutors to invest in students to equip them to seek what it means to live well. Your financial partnership helps us all to explore together God’s purposes in a complex world. Thank you!

Financial Independence

We at Gutenberg College treasure our freedom to pursue our mission. We are not financially beholden to any denomination or religious organization. Beyond that, we strive to stay clear—as much as possible—from the influence that governmental entities exert through funding. While we do comply with all applicable laws, we do not accept any state or federal funds. Gutenberg College is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c) (3)-organization.

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The Gutenberg board of governors is once again sponsoring the annual Summer Matching Campaign from July 1 to August 31. The governors are generously pledging to match the first $21,800 of donations, for a total of $43,600 to help those students who need financial aid to attend the college. By contributing, you can help give students an excellent education.

Ways to Support

Giving money to Gutenberg College is the most popular type of charitable gift.
Learn more about making a monetary gift.

Friends of Gutenberg is a monthly giving program that provides the cornerstone of support to the college and our students.
Learn more about monthly giving and Friends of Gutenberg.

At Gutenberg College, we have semi-annual fundraising campaigns to raise funds for the college and for student scholarships.
Learn more about Gutenberg’s semi-annual campaigns.

Gutenberg College offers two special scholarships to existing students as reward and encouragement to their ongoing education. Both scholarships honor and remember former faculty.
Learn more about Gutenberg’s special scholarships.

You can help support Gutenberg College when you shop! Community programs like Fred Meyer Community Rewards and the eScrip Fundraising Program make it easy for you to contribute a percentage of what you spend to a charitable organization.
Learn more about rewards shopping.

You can help support Gutenberg by helping us maintain our beautiful, but old, building. (We call it “the house.”) Two ways you can help are by volunteering at our quarterly work days or by donating money to various house projects.
Learn more about campus stewardship.

As Gutenberg College starts into its fourth decade, we are excited and grateful to be looking at the long-term sustainability of the college through estate and planned gifts.
Learn more about estate and planned giving.

If you have non-cash assets that you would like to donate to Gutenberg College, we can accept them through a National Christian Foundation (NCF) charity fund.
Learn more about the National Christian Foundation charity fund.

In reflecting on God’s goodness, we understand that He, not us, has made Gutenberg College what it is today. We strive to be stewards of His goodness and deeply appreciate the support of our students, parents, and extended family of friends. As we look forward to ways in which we can enhance and continue the college, there are always projects and needs that we wish to pursue but find financially challenging. Some of you may wish to know about those needs. Below is a list of projects and needs as we look toward 2026.

  1. Boiler repair: THANK YOU!! Thanks to many loyal supporters, Gutenberg College received $52,000 for our boiler repair. This was an incredible answer to prayer as the house was without heat for two months in the middle of winter. The cost of the repair was $50,000 so the entire cost was covered.
  2. Alarm system: Our alarm system is out of date. Our alarm company is slowly updating the parts. However, they have indicated that we will need to undergo a significant upgrade to bring the building up to code. They have quoted a cost of $9,400. $7,000 has already been donated toward this project.
  3. Hot water system: The hot water for sinks and showers is supplied by an industrial gas water heater (separate from the boiler mentioned above). However, the system is rather convoluted, and at some point in the last five years it has stopped functioning as it should. The hot water runs cold after about 20 minutes, only to become hot again after a similar period of time. We are seeking advice from a plumber to get our system working as it should. The cost of this project is unknown but probably ranges from $1,000 to $5000.
  4. House manager assistant: Our students are overseen by two wonderful house managers. They provide significant support for the residents who live in the house. However, they have a family with three children and must also work to provide family income. A qualified assistant would support their efforts and significantly enhance the residential ministry. We seek to bring on a resident assistant for the rest of the school year. We estimate this will cost around $3,000.
  5. Video promotional project: One of the ways that prospective students and parents first encounter a college is through video. Gutenberg College has a number of videos, but many of them are outdated. We seek to provide high quality, missionally focused videos that we can use for a variety of promotions to students and to the public at large. We have a videographer. This project would cost around $3500.

Partner with Gutenberg College to bring a uniquely literary Eugene event to life. The Great Books Tour Fun Run on October 11, 2026, is a family-friendly, visually distinctive community 5K inspired by the enduring ideas, stories, and conversations found in great literature. Sponsors help create a playful, memorable experience for runners and non-runners alike—while directly supporting Gutenberg College’s mission to provide an outstanding liberal arts education and encourage students to become mature, independent thinkers.
Learn more about sponsoring the 5K Fun Run.
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