#  The Singleton Foundation Gifts $250,000 to NYU Stern on Behalf of Ken Langone as Part of Lifetime Achievement Award

1 School News January 22, 2026>

Recently, the Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship awarded Ken Langone (MBA '60), Co-Founder of The Home Depot; NYU Trustee; and Stern Executive Board Member; with its Lifetime Achievement award, which recognizes and honors a living CEO whose work demonstrates a combination of talent, vision, focus, and commitment. The award included a donation to the honoree's charity of choice, and Ken Langone designated NYU Stern and his namesake program, the [Langone Part-Time MBA](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/mba-programs/part-time-mba-manhattan), to receive a gift of $250,000.

Learn more [here](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-singleton-foundations-2025-ceo-prize-gives-donations-to-nyu-stern-school-of-business-and-ucsf-on-behalf-of-this-years-awardees-302645642.html).

![Ken Langone (right) and Tony Xu (left)](/sites/default/files/styles/large_825px_wide/public/2026-01/ken_langone_singleton.jpeg.webp?itok=hloYWanR)

*Ken Langone (right) at the Singleton CEO Prize for Excellence in Business Leadership event, with fellow honoree Tony Xu, Co-Founder and CEO of DoorDash (left)*

## Learn more

[Langone Part-time MBA Program](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/mba-programs/part-time-mba-manhattan)