Formed in 2009 to facilitate and support the growth of the international fab lab network as well as the development of regional capacity-building organizations. The Fab Foundation is a US non-profit 501(c) 3 organization that emerged from MIT’s Center for Bits & Atoms Fab Lab Program. Our mission is to provide access to the tools, the knowledge and the financial means to educate, innovate and invent using technology and digital fabrication to allow anyone to make (almost) anything, and thereby creating opportunities to improve lives and livelihoods around the world. Community organizations, educational institutions and non-profit concerns are our primary beneficiaries.

The Foundation’s programs focus on: education (.edu), organizational capacity building and services (.org), and business opportunity (.com).

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Sherry Lassiter

Chelsea Lynn

Steve Sheinkin

Shane Burcaw

Robert F. Sibert Honoree

Ninja Fiore Basile

Margaret Hamilton

Luciano Betoldi

Lane Smith

The Academy and Educational Programs team at The Fab Foundation focuses on developing and delivering educational curricula for the international fab lab network. This team designs and implements programs like Fab Academy and Fabricademy, providing instruction in digital fabrication and innovative technologies. They also manage educational outreach and ensure program quality through accreditations and oversight, promoting capacity building and fostering a global community of makers and innovators.

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