Our Supporters

The Magnolia Project connects hundreds of middle and high school students in grades 7-12 across Northern California including Sonoma, Marin, and Napa counties with dozens of local businesses, where they build durable skills through personalized career exploration as well as hands-on experiences alongside trusted industry mentors.

“NewSchools believes that students need increased navigation support to identify their passions and interests, gain exposure to a range of career opportunities, determine the options they’d like to pursue, and have multiple, permeable pathways to get there. The Magnolia Project delivers on that need for a population that is often overlooked: low-income, rural, public middle and high schools.Its program design in pairing both curriculum and experiential learning has the potential to transform students’ college and career pathways.”

Nour Abdelmenon, NewSchools Venture Fund Chief of Staff

“We’ve chosen to fund the Magnolia Project’s programs in Geyserville because of the innovative design, commitment to equitable career technical education (CTE) courses for all students, especially low-income students, and their documented track record of success. The Magnolia Project team is deeply knowledgeable, competent, organized, and most importantly, passionate about what they do.”

Kenneth Blum, Executive Director, The Miranda Lux Foundation

Magnolia Project is supported by a range of donors, including individuals, venture philanthropy firms, foundations, and corporations.

Want To Support Our Work?

We’re named after the magnolia flower, one of the only flowers that blooms consistently across a variety of climates and soil conditions. We believe that when students are supported, affirmed, and comprehensively prepared to pursue their meaningful next phase in life, they will bloom wherever life takes them – and that they and their families, communities, and local economies will flourish around them.

Learn more about our programs, as well as the schools and local businesses we’re partnering with, and the impact we’re having on students across Northern California.

Your donation helps us make our career exploration and apprenticeship pathway programs accessible for all students. Magnolia Project is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization (FEIN # 86-2917448) and all donations are tax deductible.