Funding Partners
Regional Hubs
Each Regional Hub works with 5-10 regional schools to raise community awareness, funding, and capacity for integrating making in ways that meaningfully fit within each school. Hubs support their schools through two academic years. This map shows the locations of all Hubs and Sites. Read more about Making Spaces partners in our blog.
Cohort 5 Hubs (2021-2023)
- The 29th Street Community Center (Strong City Baltimore) – Baltimore, MD
- Virginia Tech Washington D.C. Metro Area STEAM Education and Workforce Development Labs (VT DC STEM Labs) – Falls Church, VA
- Imagine Foundry – Cookeville, TN
- AIMS Center for Math and Science Education – Fresno, CA
- Children’s Creativity Museum – San Francisco, CA
Cohort 4 Hubs (2020-22)
- Moonlighter FabLab, Inc. – Miami, FL
- New Castle Area School District and Matt’s Maker Space Foundation – New Castle, PA
- Wayne RESA – Wayne, MI
- Decatur Makers – Decatur, GA
- Northcentral Technical College – Wausau, WI
- Knock Knock Children’s Museum – Baton Rouge, LA
- Explora Science Center & Children’s Museum of Albuquerque – Albuquerque, NM
- The University of Montana spectrUM Discovery Area – Missoula, MT
- Folsom Lake College Innovation Center – Sacramento, CA
- Agency by Design Oakland – Oakland, CA
Cohort 3 Hubs (2018-20)
- Indiana University School of Education MILL Makerspace – Bloomington, IN
- Idaho STEM Action Center – Boise, ID
- BLDG 61 at Boulder Public Library – Boulder, CO
- ideaLABS at Denver Public Library – Denver, CO
- Fab Lab Houston at BakerRipley – Houston, TX
- El Garage Project Hub – Mexicali, Mexico
Cohort 2 Hubs (2017-19)
- Betty Brinn Children’s Museum – Milwaukee, WI
- Digital Harbor Foundation – Baltimore, MD
- Fort Worth Museum of Science and History – Fort Worth, TX
- Science Museum of Minnesota – St Paul, MN
- Sonoma County Office of Education – Santa Rosa, CA
Cohort 1 Hubs (2016-18)
- Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA
- Maker Ed – Oakland, CA (will work virtually with non-co-located schools)
- The Scott Family Amazeum – Bentonville, AR
- KID Museum – Bethesda, MD
- Edventure Children’s Museum – Columbia, SC
- Montshire Museum of Science – Norwich, VT
- Albemarle County Public School District – Charlottesville, VA
- Digital Youth Network at DePaul University – Chicago, IL
- San Mateo County Office of Education – Redwood City, CA
- The Bubbler at Madison Public Library – Madison, WI
Program and Funding Partners
About Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh welcomes more than 306,000 visitors annually and provides “real stuff” experiences for joy, creativity and curiosity. The Museum’s permanent exhibit MAKESHOP® was built in 2011 to create a space for children and families to make, play and design using the same materials, tools and processes used by professional artists, builders, programmers and creators of all kinds. The Museum’s maker-focused initiatives include serving as a the host site for Maker Educator Boot Camp, Youth maker workshops, and an arts and making festival, STEAM Carnival. In 2019, Museum Lab opened adjacent to the Children’s Museum as a New Museum of Older Kids. In the historic 1890 Carnegie Library, Museum Lab serves as a platform for innovations in learning at the crossroads of school and museum. It contains art, making and digital media laboratories for use by visitors and multiple partners including a school for 120 middle school students. For more information, visit www.pittsburghkids.org and follow @pghkids.
About Google’s Making & Science
Making & Science is an initiative from Google to inspire future scientists and makers. Learn more about their programs, events, media, and the new Science Journal app at makingscience.withgoogle.com.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 193 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.