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MacKenzie Scott Tops $300 Million In Higher Education Gifts In Past Month

MacKenzie Scott gives over $300 million to transform higher education—including a powerful investment in 10,000 Degrees’ mission to help students from low-income backgrounds thrive.
Source: Forbes

San Rafael Gives Back: Make A Difference This Season & Beyond

10,000 Degrees and other San Rafael-based nonprofits are being featured by Patch and T-Mobile leading up to GivingTuesday for their work in making a difference and helping others in need.
Source: Patch

10,000 Degrees Receives $15,000 Grant from Sebastopol West 100

Sebastopol West 100, a giving circle supporting community-based nonprofits in west Sonoma County, awarded 10,000 Degrees and seven other nonprofits with a grant.
Source: Sebastopol Times

10,000 Degrees Celebrates Napa Students Achieving American Dream

10,000 Degrees student Luis Angel Gomez-Avila and alum Leidy Tovar shared how earning a college degree is making an impact in their lives at the recent Napa Changemakers Celebration.
Source: Napa Valley Register

MacKenzie Scott’s $42M Gift Shows Her Tenacity To Supporting Black Students Despite Anti-DEI Efforts

Kim Mazzuca, president & CEO, shares how we are expanding partnerships with high schools in our region that have a larger Black student population and creating supportive environments that promote academic success and a sense of inclusion.
Source: Black Enterprise

MacKenzie Scott Triples Down on DEI

View coverage of MacKenzie Scott's investment in 10,000 Degrees and DEI.
Source: Various

The Power of Education: From the Desk of Kim Mazzuca

Announcing Historic MacKenzie Scott Gift to 10,000 Degrees

October 8, 2025

Celebrating the Back to School Spirit

September 17, 2025

In Challenging Times: Finding Hope and Staying Steadfast

June 25, 2025

Education Is a Right & We Stand Firm

May 21, 2025

From the Desk of Kim Mazzuca

April 15, 2025

Announcements

Money Matters: Budgeting for College Workshop At Woodside High School

MacKenzie Scott Donates $42 Million Gift to 10,000 Degrees

10,000 Degrees Honors Napa Community At Inaugural ‘Napa Changemakers Celebration’

10,000 Degrees To Honor College Graduates Who Change The World At ‘Alumni Changemakers Celebration’