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Donations made through this form help to fund our daily operating costs: technology, faculty, marketing, supplies, student support, transportation, conferences, development, etc.

Help us Build a Better Education

Can we—as individuals, as a society, as a civilization—function in the absence of truth?  We may carry on for a time, for as long as we remain in common sentiment: but without common beliefs in what is true, we will soon lose any common beliefs in what is good, as we see everywhere around ourselves today.

If you believe in the Mission and Vision of the Lyceum Institute—to bring accessible but serious philosophy, the liberal arts, and a real education that forms habits of good thinking outside the university, available to everyone, all the time, at an affordable cost—know that your donation supports a new age of real learning. We are a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) public charity with tax exempt status; all donations are tax deductible. We operate according to the principle of subsidiarity: by the charity of those who have more to give, we can provide for those who have less to spend.

In addition to our annual funding, we are building a long-term Endowment: raising $15,000,000 by 2031, putting the Lyceum Institute on a secure foundation to provide this education for the future.

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Beyond the University

Beyond the University exists because the modern university, even where it succeeds, has become inadequate to the true tasks of education.  Education is not the transmission of information or preparation for employment, but the formation of good intellectual habits.  These aims no longer fit comfortably within institutions ordered primarily toward efficiency, expansion, and measurable outcomes.  The Lyceum Institute was founded to provide a genuinely different institutional form—one ordered toward education as an integral part of life rather than as a credentialing process.

The Lyceum cultivates enduring intellectual habits of inquiry, order, and memory through rigorous seminars, focused studies of the Trivium, classical languages, guided reading, and sustained inquisitive conversation.  By supporting the Lyceum Institute, you help sustain an independent public institution devoted to education ordered toward truth, continuity, and long-term intellectual formation.  Your gift ensures that this alternative remains available—not only for today’s students, but for generations to come.

This year (2026), we are seeking to raise $48,000

Join us in bringing new life to education!

Donors who give $4,000+ will receive a special gift.