Together We Transform
As we navigate this transformative time in our history, your contribution will help us continue to provide an exceptional business education that unleashes unlimited potential in our students.
Since its beginning in 1937, the VCU School of Business has grown into a nationally ranked institution with nearly 40,000 alumni who have made their mark on the business world and beyond. Along the way, we've made important discoveries through research, and we’ve fueled economic and business growth for Virginia. At the VCU School of Business, we provide students with experiences that transform their lives using education as a bridge to their future success.
Our commitment to innovation has helped us to create opportunities and shape countless lives.
Your support provides even more opportunities for our students to learn, grow and to compete in this ever-changing climate.
Priority Funding Needs
Business Innovation
The School of Business is home to an eclectic mix of specialized experiential centers that foster corporate partnerships and support curriculum development and real-world experiences for students. These centers are committed to delivering the innovation the world needs while providing valuable opportunities for interaction among scholars, students and industry leaders.
Student Support
Scholarships make it possible for students in need to attend VCU while helping us recruit highly competitive students and strengthen the school’s national prominence, quality and reputation. By supporting talented students, scholarships can transform lives and empower the next generation of business leaders.
Scholarship and Research
Faculty support helps attract and retain exceptional professors dedicated to teaching and scholarship. We understand the transformative impact professors can have on students’ career trajectories. Gifts can support entire cohorts and generations of students while advancing the discovery of new knowledge relevant to the marketplace.
Experiential Learning
Experiential learning provides future business leaders with opportunities that prepare them to succeed in a global workforce. Support makes experiences such as global programs, cutting-edge technologies, student leadership, conference travel and internships more accessible to students.
Business Career Services also relies on funding to provide professional development, communication training, career coaching, networking and mentoring that prepare graduates for the workforce.
Ways to Give
Direct gifts
Make an immediate gift in three ways:
- Online: Make a one-time gift or an installment gift online with a credit card via our secure gift page.
- Mail: Send a check payable to the VCU School of Business Foundation to:
School of Business Foundation
Virginia Commonwealth University
Box 843042
Richmond, VA 23284-3042
- Phone: Call us at (804) 828-6552
Payroll deduction
VCU employees can give directly from their paychecks. Sign up through the secure online form on the VCU payroll deduction page.
Make a gift from your IRA
Your IRA can provide a tax-smart way to make an impact with the School now. The Qualified Charitable Distribution or QCD (sometimes called an “IRA Charitable Rollover”) is a great way to make a tax-free gift now and satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD), too. Contact Ann Deppman for details.
Gifts of securities
If you hold appreciated securities, you can transfer them to the VCU School of Business and receive an income tax charitable deduction for their full fair market value. When transferring securities, it is important that the broker includes their name and company name, as well as the donor's name. It is important to notify Truist of incoming mutual fund gifts to avoid significant processing delays of more than one business week. ACATS participants can use the above DTC eligible securities instructions.
To make a gift of securities:
DTC Participant #2039
Account Title: VCU School of Business Foundation
Receiving Account #: FFC Truist Bank /Account #7045259
Donor Name: Your name
Ask your broker to contact Janel Liddelow-Johnson (Gift Administrator) at TruistBankGiftClearing@Truist.com or 404-230-5076 24 hours prior to confirm delivery of DTC-eligible security. Also, notify Angela Waite from VCU Business Foundation at waiteal@vcu.edu.
The gift date for tax purposes will appear on the receipt you receive from the foundation. Consult your tax adviser regarding the timing of any deduction you claim for a charitable gift.
To make a paper certificate stock gift or for securities not eligible for DTC delivery, contact Angela Waite at waiteal@vcu.edu.
Corporate matching gifts
To find out if your company has a matching gift policy, visit VCU’s online matching gifts directory. Completed matching gift verification forms can be mailed to:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Gifts Processing
P.O. Box 843042
Richmond, VA 23284-3042
Planned gifts
You and your financial adviser can work with us to explore opportunities such as:
- Life income gifts
- Gift annuities
- Pooled income funds
- Charitable remainder trusts
- Charitable lead trusts
- Retained life estates
- Donor advised funds
- Bequests
To discuss planned giving opportunities, contact Ann Deppman.
Corporate giving
The School of Business Foundation works closely with corporations to match them with their area of greatest interest. To discuss opportunities, contact Katie Ferguson, VCU's Director of Corporate Relations.
