Dear Friend,

I have three simple words for you today. They’re going to sound familiar (you may even think I’m a broken record)...

Not. One. PENNY!

This is how much funding we receive from the government. Not even indirectly in the form of student loans or grants. Zero dollars, zip, zilch, nada. No taxpayer funding of any kind—to protect our principled independence.

But we’re nearly alone in our refusal…

Did you hear that Columbia University came close to losing $400,000,000 in federal taxpayer funding?

I think you’ll agree that that’s a crazy amount of American taxpayer dollars funneled to a university famous lately for promoting riots, protests, and anti-American ideologies.

Thanks to you, we’re different. We can stick to our principles. It’s YOUR generosity to the College that helps us REJECT this devil’s bargain...and stay proudly independent!

This independence means we can fight back against far-Left indoctrination by reaching and teaching millions of Americans nationwide in the principles and practices of good citizenship.

This is the same kind of education, by the way, that our students—the best and brightest, our future leaders—receive here on campus.

And as a new era in America begins, I hope you’ll renew your commitment on behalf of liberty.

You can do that by joining our Liberty & Learning Society. Our exclusive monthly giving society is an important way you can revive and preserve liberty. When you join, you’ll be reaching and teaching millions of Americans about our constitutional principles every day of the year.
 
And as a special offer, if you join the Liberty & Learning Society TODAY with a generous donation of $15 a month or more, you will receive a FREE leather-bound copy of The U.S. Constitution: A Reader—the same book our students use in their required U.S. Constitution class.

Our Liberty & Learning Society members collectively give a little over $800,000 monthly, but 2025 will be a critical year for America. That’s why we have set an ambitious goal to raise $1,000,000 a month in the coming year—far less than Columbia’s  $400,000,000 of your tax dollars. 
 
Everything we do—from the private loans, grants, and scholarships to the completely free online courses offered to millions—relies on the generosity of tens of thousands of faithful monthly donors who understand how much independence is worth.

Together, we can do so much.

The prospects for our country are so much brighter than they were just a few months ago. If you, me, and the rest of our Liberty & Learning Society members seize this opportunity, we can save liberty over the next couple of years and the long term.

You can join the Liberty & Learning Society and claim your free leather-bound copy of The U.S. Constitution: A Reader by clicking the secure link below:

https://secured.hillsdale.edu/hillsdale/join-the-liberty-learning-society-2025-not-one-penny-p

One last point before I go…

Even with a friendly administration in office, we will continue to refuse taxpayer dollars. This is a principled stance we will ALWAYS take no matter who is in the White House.

But we need the help of our monthly donors to remain independent. Will you think about joining? It’s easy to sign up. And if you need to cancel, that’s easy too—so there’s no risk. I hope you’ll consider this.

Regardless of your choice, thanks for being a Hillsdale friend and supporter. I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Warm regards,

Bill Gray
Vice President
Institutional Advancement
Hillsdale College

P.S. Not. One. PENNY!

When so many elite colleges and universities gorge themselves on taxpayer dollars ($400,000,000!), we’ve set an ambitious goal to raise $1,000,000 in monthly gifts through our Liberty & Learning Society this year. You will help us remain independent from taxpayer dollars, therefore free to educate young Americans on our founding principles of liberty.

Together, we can do so much! SPECIAL OFFER: If you join Liberty & Learning Society with a generous gift of $15 a month or more, you will receive a FREE leather-bound copy of The U.S. Constitution: A Reader. That’s the same book our students use in their required Constitution course here on campus.

Most importantly, you will help educate millions of Americans on behalf of liberty through Imprimis, our FREE online courses and podcasts, our K-12 initiatives, and all of our other educational outreach.

You can join today by clicking the secure link below:

https://secured.hillsdale.edu/hillsdale/join-the-liberty-learning-society-2025-not-one-penny-p