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Our 2026 Scholarship Season will begin on December 1! The application deadline is on February 13, 2026.

Get help paying for college with La Sierra University's Endowed Scholarships Program. Scholarships range from $1,000 to $5,000. Requirements and application are available at:

lasierra.edu/endowed-scholarships

Find our list of current La Sierra University Endowed Scholarships here.

If you would like more information before contributing to an existing scholarship or setting up an Endowed Scholarship in your name or in the name of someone else, please fill out the form on the bottom right hand corner entitled "Tell me More".

I really value my education and the friends I made here. My family and I live on campus, so I know what a difference gifts from alumni and friends make in supporting campus life, giving students the opportunity to live and learn in this Adventist Christian community."

Kim (Odle) Canine

Year-End Giving

La Sierra University is incredibly blessed each year by the support of alumni and friends wishing to give calendar year-end gifts.

For donations to be counted each year for tax purposes, online gifts must be made by 11:59 pm December 31st, checks that are mailed to our office must be postmarked by December 31st, and donations over the phone must be made before the office closes for the holidays. 

In-person donations can be dropped off at our campus during the holiday week of December at the kiosk office when you enter campus from the Riverwalk Parkway main entrance.

If you would like to donate during this end-of-year time, you have several options:

  1. Visit lasierra.edu/donate to make a gift online.
  2. Mail a check (made out to La Sierra University) to La Sierra Philanthropy Office, 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, CA 92505. Please indicate your desired designation of this gift in the memo line on your check.
  3. Call our office at (951) 785-2500 to donate over the phone before noon on Friday, December 19, 2025.

Thank you for your support of students at La Sierra University, and we hope you have a very blessed holiday season and a prosperous new year!

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Ways to give Your gift matters. Find the best option that suits you for giving to La Sierra University.

Qualified Charitable Distribution

Taxpayers age 70 ½ and older can make gifts of up $100,000 per year from an IRA to nonprofits including La Sierra University without increasing their taxable income.

Endowed Funds & Scholarships

Continue a legacy by endowing a chair, program, facility, professorship, lecture series, or scholarship.

Annual Fund

Give directly to students and faculty through a tax-deductible contribution that enhances student life and reduces tuition.

Planned Giving

Several plans that provide wonderful benefits for you as a donor and for La Sierra University's mission.

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