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Annual Fund
The Annual Fund is the university's yearly program designed to attract tax-deductible contributions from alumni and friends of La Sierra. Through the Fund, the university supports students through scholarships as well as academic and student life programs.
Annual Fund resources meet vital operational needs and help reduce educational costs for our students. For instance, your gifts may be used to provide scholarship assistance, upgrade campus-wide computing systems, or fund much-needed building renovations. All alumni and friends are encouraged to support the university every year through the La Sierra Annual Fund. Your contribution will enable current students to enjoy the gift of a La Sierra University education.
Your generous gift is a blessing to me, because of your help I am able to continue in furthering my education and pursuing my dream. With this scholarship you are believing in my future and motivating me to put all my effort into succeeding."
Christin abdelmessih, 2015
How your dollar is distributed
- 34¢ supports instruction and research in all academic areas
- 24¢ helps students learn through providing academic and instructional support such as tutoring services, library resources, the Center for Student Academic Success (OACS), service learning opportunities, information technology, and administration
- 19¢ are invested directly in students through scholarships
- 9¢ helps offset the cost of Student Services such as campus ministries and residential life
- 14¢ goes to maintaining campus facilities and other costs
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Donation Options
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For the purposes of strengthening the development program at La Sierra University 5% of all gifts will be used to partially defray related fundraising costs. We welcome your feedback as we steward the essential gifts necessary to fulfill the mission of La Sierra University.
Donation Designations
The Emergency Student Aid Fund helps students who are in dire need of financial assistance due to unprecedented or unforeseen circumstances. When all other avenues of assistance have been exhausted, this fund enables students to stay enrolled, obtain necessary school supplies, and provides for other emergency needs.
Through Alumni Initiatives, donors support La Sierra alumni events, help promote engagement, and ensure that the relationship with the alumni community remains strong. Yearly events such as Homecoming are a vital part of La Sierra’s ongoing legacy.
The Brandstater Endowment was established by Rhona Brandstater Hodgen, Bernard Brandstater, Murray Brandstater, and Lynette Brandstater Bellville in honor of their parents Roby and Frances Brandstater. The fund directly supports fine arts activities in the Brandstater Gallery and the Department of Art + Design.
This fund aids the Center for Near Eastern Archaeology in responsibly conserving and displaying artifacts, maintaining educational resources for the university, and providing research opportunities for students, scholars, and the surrounding community.
Students in the Department of Music are supported by this fund, which aids in hosting group music experiences, helps supply the means for student performances, and continues to provide the essential tools for making and responding to music.
Via this fund, donors aid the H.M.S. Richards Divinity School in its work to prepare students for service and ministry through various areas of religious education from archaeological studies to pre-seminary programs.
The Golden Eagles fund directly supports the Athletics Department at La Sierra University, where student-athletes not only compete for optimal results in various sports but also develop self-control, self-assurance, and leadership skills through hard work and camaraderie.
The School of Education fund supports both undergraduate liberal studies majors and those pursuing graduate degrees in various areas of education.
Research and development in the sciences is a long-standing part of La Sierra University’s legacy. Donations to this fund help support myriad projects in our departments of Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Health & Exercise Science, Physics, and Psychology.
This fund will help build the La Sierra University Museum and Visitor Center. La Sierra University’s various collections and artifacts have historically had separate leadership and management, but will be unified through one museum designed to provide our students and the community with a window to the past and a broadened view of our present world.
Funds donated here benefit the Tom & Vi Zapara School of Business, supporting students in their endeavors to create value and make a difference in their local and global communities through organizations like Enactus.
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