BIOLA UNIVERSITY INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

B430

Classification

1200

Street

13800 BIOLA AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH:THE VISION OF THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH AT BIOLA UNIVERSITY IS TO EQUIP A NEW GENERATION OF ETHICALLY THOUGHTFUL PROFESSIONALS IN THE SCIENCES AND HEALTH CARE, GROUNDED IN A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW, EDUCATED IN AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS ENVIRONMENT, READY TO ASSUME POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP, AND ABLE TO PROVIDE THE CLEAR MORAL VISION THE WORLD DESPERATELY NEEDS. THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH OFFERS 16 BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAM AND 3 MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMS, AND A SELECTION OF 10 MINORS. DEGREES AVAILABLE INCLUDE B.S. IN NURSING, B.S. IN KINESIOLOGY, B.S. IN CHEMISTRY, B.S. IN ROBOTICS, AND B.S. IN ENGINEERING PHYSICS. THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH ALSO OFFERS THE STEWART SCIENCE HONORS PROGRAM WHICH IS A HIGHLY SELECTIVE HONORS PROGRAM THAT IS ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS AND IS GUIDED BY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY.AS OF FALL 2024, THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, & HEALTH'S ENROLLMENT IS 1,014 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND 80 MASTERS STUDENTS.

  Expenses $39,517,161 · Grants $24,685,401 · Revenue $52,372,648

• AUXILIARY SERVICES:AUXILIARY SERVICES SERVES THE BIOLA UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY THROUGH THE BIOLA STORE, CONFERENCE SERVICES, DINING SERVICES, THE PRINT SHOP, RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES, AND STUDENT TRANSPORTATION. AUXILIARY SERVICES OFFERS CONFERENCE SERVICES FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES, SPORTS CAMPS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND OTHER EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS. THERE ARE SIX EATERIES AVAILABLE ON BIOLA UNIVERSITY'S CAMPUS, INCLUDING CAF BIOLA WHICH IS THE MAIN DINING FACILITY, EAGLES' NEST, AND THE HERITAGE CAF. RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES INCLUDE 10 RESIDENCE HALLS AND SEVEN APARTMENT BUILDINGS OFFERED AS HOUSING TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS.

  Expenses $27,596,230 · Revenue $32,052,046

• STUDENT SERVICES:STUDENT SERVICES INCLUDES STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. THIS INCLUDES A VARIETY OF STUDENT SUPPORT, SUCH AS STUDENT COMMUNICATIONS, TITLE IX ADMINISTRATION, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND WELLNESS, HOUSING PERSONNEL, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, ACADEMIC ADVISING, AND THE COUNSELING CENTER FOR STUDENTS. IT ALSO INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, SPECIAL-NEEDS STUDENTS, VETERANS, AND OFF-CAMPUS STUDENTS.

  Expenses $25,117,826 · Revenue $2,427,617

• TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY:THE MISSION OF TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST WHOSE THOUGHT PROCESSES, CHARACTER, AND LIFESTYLES REFLECT THOSE OF OUR LORD, AND WHO ARE DEDICATED TO DISCIPLE MAKING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE GOAL IS TO EDUCATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS CHARACTERIZED BY A COMMITMENT TO SERVING CHRIST, MISSIONARY AND EVANGELISTIC ZEAL, AND A SOLID KNOWLEDGE OF THE SCRIPTURES. THE TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY OFFERS TWO BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS, NINE MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMS, SIX DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAMS, AND FIVE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. DEGREES AVAILABLE INCLUDE B.A. IN BIBLE, THEOLOGY, AND MINISTRY; MASTER OF DIVINITY (M.DIV.); AND DOCTOR OF MINISTRY. AS OF FALL 2024, THE TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY'S ENROLLMENT IS 280 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, 1,097 MASTERS STUDENTS, AND 342 DOCTORAL STUDENTS. TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY ENGAGES WITH ITS STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS WEEKLY PODCAST "THINK BIBLICALLY," "THE GOOD BOOK BLOG, AND THE TALBOT MAGAZINE WHICH IS PUBLISHED TWICE A YEAR.

  Expenses $20,026,685 · Grants $5,068,800 · Revenue $20,272,452

• CROWELL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS:THE CROWELL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS PREPARES STUDENTS ACADEMICALLY WITH A FOUNDATIONAL BUSINESS EDUCATION WHILE NURTURING THEIR CHRISTIAN COMMITMENT THROUGH SOLID BIBLICAL INTEGRATION IN COURSES AND CONTACT WITH FACULTY AND STAFF. THE MISSION OF THE CROWELL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS IS TO EQUIP STUDENTS TO DEVELOP A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW SO AS TO SEE BUSINESS AS MINISTRY: TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP IN THEIR CAREER, TO BE STRONG IN MIND AND CHARACTER, AND MATURE IN FAITH SO THAT THEY WILL MAKE AN IMPACT FOR GOD IN THIS TIME AND PLACE. THE CROWELL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS OFFERS TWO BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS AND ONE ONLINE BACHELOR DEGREE, FOUR MINORS, AND ONE MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAM. DEGREES AVAILABLE INCLUDE B.S. IN ACCOUNTING, B.S. IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH 7 CONCENTRATIONS AVAILABLE, AND MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.AS OF FALL 2024, THE CROWELL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS'S ENROLLMENT IS 544 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND 99 MASTERS STUDENTS. EVERY YEAR THE CROWELL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS HOSTS THE BIOLA STARTUP COMPETITION WHERE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, AS WELL AS RECENT ALUMNI, ARE INVITED TO PITCH THEIR CONCEPT FOR A BUSINESS OR NONPROFIT, DEVELOP A BUSINESS PLAN, AND COMPETE FOR CAPITAL. IN ADDITION, EVERY OTHER MONTH, THE CROWELL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS HOSTS THE DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES, WHERE PROMINENT BUSINESS LEADERS ARE INVITED TO SPEAK WITH STUDENTS.

  Expenses $16,727,484 · Grants $12,955,024 · Revenue $25,341,490

• SNYDER SCHOOL OF CINEMA & MEDIA ARTS:THE SYNDER SCHOOL OF CINEMA & MEDIA ARTS FOCUSES ON EQUIPPING STUDENTS TO SERVE AS AN OBSERVER, INTERPRETER, AND CREATOR OF MASS MEDIA THROUGH A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW. THE SCHOOL OF CINEMA & MEDIA ARTS IS RANKED BY VARIETY AS ONE OF THE 27 BEST FILM PROGRAMS IN THE WORLD AND IS RANKED AS THE #1 CHRISTIAN FILM SCHOOL. THEY OFFER THREE BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING B.A. IN CINEMA AND MEDIA ARTS, B.A. IN WRITING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION, B.A. IN GAME DESIGN AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA, AND MINOR IN MEDIA STUDIES.AS OF FALL 2024, THE SNYDER SCHOOL OF CINEMA & MEDIA ARTS' ENROLLMENT IS 436 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCE:THE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES AIMS TO LOOK AT HUMANKIND'S SIMILAR AND DISPARATE SYSTEMS, BELIEFS, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES AND TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING THROUGH THE LITERARY MASTERPIECES OF GREAT THINKERS. THEY PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR TRADITIONS AND FOLKLORE AND LET PHILOSOPHY COLLIDE WITH HISTORY AND POLITICS, IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD FROM A HUMAN PERSPECTIVE, AS WELL AS A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE. THE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES OFFERS 6 BACHELOR'S DEGREES ALONG WITH 10 MINOR PROGRAMS. DEGREES AVAILABLE INCLUDE B.A. IN ENGLISH, B.A. IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, AND B.A. IN SOCIOLOGY. THE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES ALSO OFFERS THE TORREY HONORS COLLEGE, WHICH IS BIOLA UNIVERSITY'S UNDERGRADUATE HONORS PROGRAM.AS OF FALL 2024, THE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCE'S ENROLLMENT IS 263 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS & COMMUNICATION:THE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION IS WHERE STUDENTS EXPLORE NEW WAYS TO CREATE, TELL AND DISTRIBUTE STORIES BECAUSE EVERY DISCIPLINE TAUGHT IS A CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH STUDENTS CAN IMPACT THE WORLD AND EXPRESS THEIR FAITH WITH WORDS, VISUALS, AND SOUND. THE PROGRAMS GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME PROFICIENT AND POWERFUL STORYTELLERS. THE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION OFFERS 11 BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS AND 9 MINORS. DEGREES AVAILABLE INCLUDE B.F.A. IN STUDIO ART, B.S. IN DESIGN, B.A. IN MUSIC, B.A. IN COMMUNICATION.AS OF FALL 2024, THE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS & COMMUNICATION'S ENROLLMENT IS 383 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND 2 MASTERS STUDENTS. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION:THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION EXISTS TO TRAIN UP THOSE WHO DESIRE TO MAKE AN IMPACT AS EDUCATORS IN CLASSROOMS, ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, HOMESCHOOLS, THE MISSION FIELD AND BEYOND. OUR WIDE SELECTION OF RIGOROUS, BIBLICALLY CENTERED ACADEMIC OFFERINGS RANGING FROM UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS TO TEACHING CREDENTIALS AND CERTIFICATES, AS WELL AS K12 AS WELL AS HOMESCHOOL EDUCATION THROUGH OUR EIGHT-WEEK CLINIC COURSES FOR GRADES 1 THROUGH 6. THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION OFFERS THREE BACHELOR'S PROGRAM DEGREES, FIVE MASTERS PROGRAM DEGREES, NINE CERTIFICATE/CREDENTIAL PROGRAMS, AND SIX MINORS. DEGREES AVAILABLE INCLUDE B.A. IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, B.A. IN LIBERAL STUDIES (MULTIDISCIPLINARY), AND M.A. IN EDUCATION.AS OF FALL 2024, THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION'S ENROLLMENT IS 167 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND 216 MASTERS STUDENTS.ROSEMEAD SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY:ROSEMEAD SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY IS A TOP PSYCHOLOGY SCHOOL FOR CHRISTIANS WHO WANT TO INTEGRATE THEIR FAITH WITH THEIR FIELD. ROSEMEAD SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY BRINGS TOGETHER THE SCIENTIFIC, RESEARCH-DRIVEN STUDY OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR WITH BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN FLOURISHING. STUDENTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR PROFESSIONAL ROLES IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, THERAPY, COUNSELING, TEACHING AND RESEARCH. ROSEMEAD SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY OFFERS TWO BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS, ONE OF WHICH IS AN ONLINE BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAM, AND TWO DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAMS. DEGREES AVAILABLE INCLUDE B.A. IN PSYCHOLOGY AND PH.D. AND PSY.D. IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY.AS OF FALL 2024, THE ROSEMEAD SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY'S ENROLLMENT IS 322 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND 117 DOCTORAL STUDENTS.RESEARCH:RESEARCH INCLUDES VARIOUS GRANTS THAT BIOLA UNIVERSITY HAS SECURED FROM THIRD PARTIES, WHICH INCLUDES ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS, AS WELL AS THE RESEARCH BEING PERFORMED. RESEARCH ALSO INCLUDES THE CENTER OF MARRIAGE & RELATIONSHIPS WHICH EQUIPS STUDENTS, COUPLES AND CHURCHES WITH THE TOOLS NEEDED TO BUILD HAPPY, HEALTHY FRIENDSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS AND MARRIAGES. PUBLIC SERVICES:PUBLIC SERVICES INCLUDES A COUNSELING CENTER FOR THE COMMUNITY.ACADEMIC SUPPORT:ACADEMIC SUPPORT INCLUDES THE PROVOST DEPARTMENT, THE LIBRARY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ADMINISTRATION, THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, INTEGRATION OF FAITH AND LEARNING, AND FACULTY ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT.GENERAL STUDIES:GENERAL STUDIES INCLUDES A FLEXIBLE ACADEMIC PATH FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY BE UNDECIDED IN THEIR MAJOR OR WISH TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES BEFORE CHOOSING A MORE SPECIFIC FIELD OF STUDY.AS OF FALL 2024, THERE WERE 72 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN GENERAL STUDIES.

  Expenses $77,400,672 · Grants $36,644,668 · Revenue $79,076,182

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $257,536,275

  Expenses

  $242,379,815

  Contributions

  $22,645,782

  Grants paid

  $79,353,893

• 2023

  Revenue

  $250,177,314

  Expenses

  $241,846,104

  Contributions

  $43,655,753

  Grants paid

  $74,402,983

• 2022

  Revenue

  $223,677,013

  Expenses

  $236,112,678

  Contributions

  $28,082,531

  Grants paid

  $70,073,431

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2024 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2023 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2022 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $249,357,478

  Expenses

  $242,679,337

  Assets (EOY)

  $465,269,884

• 2021 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $217,190,577

  Expenses

  $225,365,038

  Assets (EOY)

  $495,437,445

• 2020 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $260,665,144

  Expenses

  $227,738,038

  Assets (EOY)

  $488,716,476

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $234,850,310

  Expenses

  $228,212,796

  Assets (EOY)

  $469,827,811

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $223,270,949

  Expenses

  $213,304,738

  Assets (EOY)

  $460,987,574

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $4,644,150

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $3,106,900

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $2,226,540

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $2,096,593

  2024 · COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

• MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC

  $2,015,000

  2023 · UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT

• NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $1,345,900

  2022 · GROWTH

• NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $931,145

  2023 · GROWTH

• CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $850,200

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $822,550

  2024 · EDUCATION

• CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $617,500

  2023 · SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT, BUILDING FUND SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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