Overview

• W. Kamau Bell won $1 million on Celebrity Jeopardy! and chose education nonprofit DonorsChoose as the recipient of his prize.
• The donation is funding more than 200 classroom projects, with $183,000 allocated to 63 schools in Oakland and $53,000 to 22 schools in Mobile, Alabama.
• Bell visited Castlemont High School in Oakland to announce the donation, where over 20 projects will receive funding, including a farm-to-fork program.
• Educators and district leaders in Oakland, facing significant budget challenges, expressed gratitude for the much-needed financial support.
• Bell’s personal ties to Oakland, where he grew up, and Mobile, where his father lives, informed his decision to focus on these communities.