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About Biola University is a private Christian university located in Southern California. For over 114 years, Biola has stood out as an institution grounded on biblically centered education, intentional spiritual development, and career preparation, where all faculty, staff and students are professing Christians. With more than 145 academic programs through its six schools, Biola offers degrees ranging from Bachelor of Arts to doctoral degree.
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Financial Snapshot FY ending 2023-06-30 Financial history 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Latest FY2023: $223.7M · Peak FY2022: $249.4M · Avg: $229.6M
Foreign activity (Schedule F) Total spent abroad $29.7M
Foreign employees 151
Foreign offices 1
Foreign partnership interest Yes
Foreign trust interest No
Region Activity Spent Central America and the Caribbean — — East Asia and the Pacific — — Europe — — North America — — Russia and Neighboring States — — South America — — Sub-Saharan Africa — — East Asia and the Pacific — — Europe — — North America — —
501(h) election This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.
Political & Grant Activity Address 13800 Biola AVE
LA Mirada, CA, 90639-000
Governance Voting board members 27
Independent members 26
Conflict-of-interest policy Yes
Whistleblower policy Yes
Doc-retention policy No
Audit committee Yes
990 reviewed by board No
Compensation practices Severance payments No
Equity-based comp No
Supplemental retirement plan No
Compensation committee Yes
Used comp survey Yes
Board approved comp Yes
Initial contract exception No
Financial detail (Schedule D) Board-designated % 48.9%
Permanent endowment % 51.1%
Endowment held by related org No
Fundraising activity (Schedule G) Uses professional fundraisers Yes
Net to org -$275K
Retained by contractors $275K
Channels Mail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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