Overview

• 10,000 Degrees confirmed a $42 million Yield Giving grant, the largest in the nonprofit’s 45-year history.
• The San Rafael–based group serves low-income, largely first-generation students and reports about an 80% four-year graduation rate.
• Leaders say funds will support new hiring, larger scholarships, broader program reach, and exploratory AI tools for college success.
• CEO Kim Mazzuca learned of the award in a surprise Sept. 10 call and kept it confidential until this week’s announcement.
• The donation follows Scott’s recent education-focused gifts, including $70 million to UNCF and tens of millions to Native Forward, as part of roughly $19 billion in giving to date.