10,000 Degrees received the Bay Area Host Committee’s Community Impact Award, which was presented at Levi’s Stadium on Thursday, December 11, 2025 and featured on NBC News—who called us a “Scholarship Powerhouse.”

Kim Mazzuca, 10,000 Degrees President & CEO is interviewed in the latest article on MacKenzie Scott’s 2025 giving.

10,000 Degrees is among the nonprofits receiving a major 2025 gift from MacKenzie Scott. CEO & President, Kim Mazzuca, shares perspective on the impact of the gift and how this transformative funding will help empower more students from low-income students to achieve their college and career goals.

Hear Katrin Ciaffa, 10,000 Degrees Regional Director of Sonoma & Napa, highlighting the Sonoma Changemakers Celebration in Sonoma on Wine Country Radio!

MacKenzie Scott’s 2025 gifts has pushed her total donations to colleges, universities, and higher-education nonprofits over $1 billion this year — including a major $42 million grant to 10,000 Degrees.

The 10,000 Degrees Alumni Changemakers Celebration in November delivered an extraordinary night raising over $410K to fund vital college access and success programs for students from low-income backgrounds across the Bay Area.