Owen Graduate School of Management

Support Owen Graduate School of Management on Vanderbilt’s 10th Giving Day!

Anchored in business. Powered by community. Over 10 Giving Days, our community has come together to fuel bold ideas, expand opportunities and invest in what matters most.

Did you know? 86 percent of Owen students in academic year 2025–26 received full or partial financial aid, with 34 percent of that support coming from endowed scholarships. Now more than ever, your generosity helps ensure that future business leaders can access a high-quality education without financial burden.

Your support strengthens Owen in other meaningful ways by helping us:

• Attract top talent. Every gift enhances the life of Owen’s brilliant students, faculty and staff. Each year, Owen awards scholarships and financial aid to deserving students. Contributions to any of our student programs help Owen continue to attract the best talent.

• Drive growth. Owen is a community of builders. With growth in Nashville, New York City and West Palm Beach, your generosity accelerates entrepreneurship, opportunity and reach.

• Fuel lifelong impact. Your gift can support important areas like experiential learning opportunities, investing in leadership coaching and expanding program offerings—all of which ensure students’ professional success. Your giving also supports undergraduate business minor students who are a part of the Owen school.

• Meet current needs. Gifts allow Owen to continue responding to student and faculty’s emerging needs such as competition travel, research opportunities and other unexpected financial challenges.

Make your gift go further. This Giving Day, your impact can be amplified through exciting matches and challenges.

• Owen Advisory Council Match – The Owen Advisory Council will match all gifts to any Owen designation dollar-for-dollar up to $122,000.
• Owen Donor Challenge – When 300 donors make a gift to Owen, a gift of $25,000 to support Owen from an Owen grad will be unlocked.
• Owen Dean’s Power Hour – Dean Tom Steenburgh will match gifts dollar-for-dollar to any Owen allocation up to $5,000 from 3 to 4 p.m. CT.
• Owen Dollar Match Challenges
  • Dave Zinsner, MBA’96, will match all gifts made to Owen Graduate School of Management dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 beginning at 5:00 p.m. CT.
  • Matt Peterson, MBA’94, will match all gifts made to Owen Graduate School of Management dollar-for-dollar up to a total of $10,000 beginning at 7 p.m. CT.

Be part of Vanderbilt’s 10th Giving Day. Join our community by making a gift of any size to help us build what’s next for Owen.