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The Fellowship’s Host Partners

Fellowship Host Organizations​

826 Boston
Audubon Mid-Atlantic*
The Barnes Foundation *
BELL
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Boston Children’s Museum
Breakthrough Greater Boston *
Breakthrough New York
Breakthrough Philadelphia
Children’s Literacy Initiative
The Clay Studio *
DREAM
The Food Project *
The Food Trust
Generation Citizen
Jumpstart Boston *
Jumpstart New York *
Mural Arts Philadelphia
Museum of the City of NY *
Museum of Science Boston *
Nurtury
NYC Audubon *
Playworks New England
Playworks Philadelphia
Please Touch Museum
Reading Partners
Riverkeeper
Row New York
Strong Women Strong Girls
Tenacity
Trust for Public Land
uAspire
Vera Institute of Justice
Wheelock College
The Whitney Museum *
Year Up Boston  *
Year Up New York *
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* organization currently hosting a FAO Schwarz Fellow

The Fellowship has worked with some of the nation’s most innovative and effective social impact organizations in designing Fellowship experiences.​

"Having an FAO Schwarz Fellow on our team has had a greater impact on our work and our community than we ever imagined. Our Fellow has been outstanding and the unique dual focus on direct service and special project work has really moved the needle for us in multiple high priority areas."​
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Elissa Spelman​
Executive Director, Breakthrough Greater Boston​
"The FAO Schwarz Fellowship is a valuable leadership program that helps our organization recruit up-and-coming leaders who can go on to high-impact positions in our organization. When we select our Fellows, we’re looking for high-caliber talent for a high-value experience."
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Bob Giannino
Former CEO, uAspire
"Fellows are not employees—that’s not how we think of them. We have a special commitment to our Fellows and to their interests and to their professional development."
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Yael Lehmann ​
Former President & CEO, The Food Trust ​