Streams of Influence: The Campaign for Biola University
A $250 million campaign to
Open Doors. Shape Lives. Shine Light.
Join Biola in shaping the next generation. Your gift equips students to radiate the light of Christ into every sphere of culture.
Let it be our hope and prayer that from this place shall radiate streams of influence which will be a great blessing, not only to the multitudes around us, but also to the darkest places on the earth.
Campaign Goal
$250 million
$238 million raised to date
The Streams of Influence campaign is the most ambitious fundraising initiative in Biola University’s history — and you can be part of reaching this historic goal. Together, we can make a lasting impact in and through the lives of our students.
Campaign Priorities
Open Doors
Expand scholarships and resources to make a Biola education possible for the next generation of students.
Goal
$78 million
Still Needed
$3.5 million
Shape Lives
Build facilities and programs where students are formed intellectually, spiritually and vocationally.
Goal
$135 million
Still Needed
$6 million
Shine Light
Establish centers and resources that extend Biola's Christ-centered influence into the church, culture and world.
Goal
$37 million
Still Needed
$2.5 million
This campaign is about more than buildings, scholarships and centers. It’s about students whose lives will shape culture, challenge assumptions and shine with conviction and compassion in every field. Whether in entertainment, education, entrepreneurship or elsewhere, we are forming the next generation to be salt and light in a world that desperately needs both.
Remaining Campaign Needs
Thanks to the generosity of thousands of supporters, the Streams of Influence campaign is nearing its $250 million goal — with dozens of initiatives already fully funded.
Between now and June 2027, just four major initiatives remain in need of funding support:
The Biola Fund
The Biola Fund provides annual scholarships to help make a Biola education accessible for students and families, while also supporting the faculty, programs, spiritual formation and everyday moments that make a Biola education distinct.
Cinema & Media Arts Studio Facility
The world-class studio facility for the Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts will rival the best media-training facilities in the nation — serving the needs of students as they prepare for influential careers in film, television, digital media and the wider culture.
Center for Evangelism and Missions
Housed at Biola’s Talbot School of Theology, the new Center for Evangelism and Missions will offer practical training and resources to equip pastors, church leaders and believers to share the gospel with clarity and conviction in an increasingly complex cultural environment.
Center for Mental Health and the Church
The new Center for Mental Health and the Church, housed within Biola’s Rosemead School of Psychology, will offer resources and services to pastors, congregations and Christian organizations confronting a growing mental health crisis.
I treasure the deep, faithful love of Christ and the genuine affection every professor has for their students in pursuit of the good, true, and beautiful.