Harry Weinberg

Online Automotive Retailer Vroom Announces Two New Additions to Board of Directors

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Prior to that role, Pretlow worked for Montgomery Asset Management and Blackrock (formerly Barclays Global Investors).

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  • Prior to that role, Pretlow worked for Montgomery Asset Management and Blackrock (formerly Barclays Global Investors).
  • Her investment industry experience also includes fixed-income sales with First Boston Corp. (now Credit Suisse) and time as a portfolio manager with RIEM (now AXA/Rosenberg).
  • She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of The Kresge Foundation, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation and Northwestern University.
  • Vroom is based in New York and Houston and also operates the Texas Direct Auto and CarStory brands.

Weinberg Foundation Promotes David Gilmore to Role of Deputy Chief Investment Officer

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Monday, January 4, 2021

Baltimore, Jan. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announced the promotion of David Gilmore to the role of Deputy Chief Investment Officer.

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  • Baltimore, Jan. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announced the promotion of David Gilmore to the role of Deputy Chief Investment Officer.
  • He supports Chief Investment Officer Jonathan Hook, who will continue to serve in that role and who also joined the Foundation in 2014.
  • In his new role, Mr. Gilmore will also assume additional team leadership responsibilities while maintaining focus on investment manager diversity and due diligence, asset allocation, and risk management.
  • Prior to joining the Foundation, Mr. Gilmore helped start The Ohio State University investment office in 2009 and served in several senior roles.

Weinberg Foundation Promotes David Gilmore to role of Deputy Chief Investment Officer

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Monday, January 4, 2021

Baltimore, Jan. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announced the promotion of David Gilmore to the role of Deputy Chief Investment Officer.

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  • Baltimore, Jan. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announced the promotion of David Gilmore to the role of Deputy Chief Investment Officer.
  • He supports Chief Investment Officer Jonathan Hook, who will continue to serve in that role and who also joined the Foundation in 2014.
  • In his new role, Mr. Gilmore will also assume additional team leadership responsibilities while maintaining focus on investment manager diversity and due diligence, asset allocation, and risk management.
  • Prior to joining the Foundation, Mr. Gilmore helped start The Ohio State University investment office in 2009 and served in several senior roles.

Weinberg Foundation Announces Additional $5 Million to Expand and Strengthen Baltimore Library Project

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Baltimore, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announced an additional $5 million in funding to support the Baltimore Elementary and Middle School Library Project, also known as the Library Project.

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  • Baltimore, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announced an additional $5 million in funding to support the Baltimore Elementary and Middle School Library Project, also known as the Library Project.
  • The Baltimore Library Project is a multi-year collaborative effort among the Weinberg Foundation, the State of Maryland, Baltimore City Public Schools, and more than 30 community and government partners.
  • By 2024, the Library Project will have leveraged more than $30 million in additional federal, state, and local funds.
  • The Weinberg Foundation is now working with Baltimore City Public Schools to engage with a nationally recognized evaluator, who will conduct a final study of the Library Project.

Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair

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Monday, June 1, 2020

), who has served as a trustee of the Weinberg Foundation since 2016, has been elected as chair of the board for a three-year term beginning today.

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  • ), who has served as a trustee of the Weinberg Foundation since 2016, has been elected as chair of the board for a three-year term beginning today.
  • It has been a privilege to serve as a trustee of the Weinberg Foundation, and I look forward to serving as the chair for the next three years, said Ambassador Fay Hartog-Levin (Ret.).
  • I am honored to have had the opportunity to serve as chair of the Weinberg Foundation for the last three years, said Robert T. Kelly, Jr., Trustee.
  • About The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation: The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private charitable foundations in the United States, is dedicated to meeting the basic needs of people experiencing poverty.

Total Foundation Emergency Support for Nonprofit Partners Now Exceeds $10.5 Million

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Thursday, April 30, 2020

Baltimore, April 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announced that its total of COVID-19 emergency support to organizations providing direct services for people experiencing poverty now exceeds $10.5 million.

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  • Baltimore, April 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announced that its total of COVID-19 emergency support to organizations providing direct services for people experiencing poverty now exceeds $10.5 million.
  • In addition, the Foundation has accelerated $3.3 million in grant payments to existing grantees, both in the United States and Israel.
  • In Israel, accelerated grant payments total more than $500,000, and in the US, grant payments total more than $2.8 million.
  • Current participating funders include Abell Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore Community Foundation, The Bernard Family, Clayton Baker Trust, France-Merrick Foundation, Goldseker Foundation, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds, Leonard & Helen R. Stulman Charitable Foundation, The Lerner Family, Lockhart Vaughan Foundation, Rauch Foundation, and United Way of Central Maryland.

Weinberg Foundation Announces $4 Million in Emergency Grants to Nonprofits as Part of COVID-19 Response

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Friday, March 27, 2020

Baltimore, March 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announced $4 million in emergency grant funding as the Foundations initial response to the developing COVID-19 public health crisis.

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  • Baltimore, March 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announced $4 million in emergency grant funding as the Foundations initial response to the developing COVID-19 public health crisis.
  • The emergency grants will support current grantees that are providing vital services within their communities while facing severe operational challenges as a result of this pandemic.
  • The Foundation is also accelerating payment of several previously approved grants to ensure that organizations have use of those funds as quickly as possible.
  • The Foundation conducted extensive and swift due diligence to identify active Weinberg Foundation grantees for rapid response funding, said Robert T. Kelly, Jr., Chair.

Weinberg Foundation Selects Newest Trustee

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Thursday, August 1, 2019

Baltimore (August 1, 2019) The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, is pleased to announce the selection of its newest trustee, Mr. Nimrod Goor.

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  • Baltimore (August 1, 2019) The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, is pleased to announce the selection of its newest trustee, Mr. Nimrod Goor.
  • Mr. Goors selection as trustee represents the culmination of a 13-year process of migrating the Foundations governance structure to one led by independent trustees, stated Robert T. Kelly, Jr., Weinberg Foundation Board Chair.
  • Israel has been and will continue to be a priority community for the Weinberg Foundation.
  • I am very excited and honored to join the Board of Trustees of the Weinberg Foundation, said Mr. Goor.

Weinberg Foundation Announces New Program Officer

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Monday, April 16, 2018

BALTIMORE, April 16, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, today welcomes Earl Millett as the Foundation's newest program officer.

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  • BALTIMORE, April 16, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, today welcomes Earl Millett as the Foundation's newest program officer.
  • Prior to joining the Weinberg Foundation, Millett served as the Chief Operating Officer of Civic Works, a Baltimore-based nonprofit that transforms the lives of Baltimore residents through community service and skills development.
  • "During his time at Civic Works, Earl oversaw several programs, including services focused on meeting the needs of older adults," said Aaron Merki, Managing Director, Programs and Grants and Program Director, Older Adult Services for the Weinberg Foundation.
  • Rachel Garbow Monroe serves as the Weinberg Foundation's President and Chief Executive Officer.