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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Appoints New Controller

Former CFO Craig Hoffman brings 35 years of experience

BALTIMORE, June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, today announced that Craig Hoffman has been appointed as Controller.

The position is based in the Foundation's Owings Mills, Maryland office. In his new role, Hoffman is responsible for accounting and financial management, operational and financial reporting, and evaluation of investment performance.

"Craig is a demonstrated, successful leader with strong ties to the nonprofit community, and we are delighted to have him on our team" said Rachel Garbow Monroe , President of the Weinberg Foundation. "His deep and diverse experience in a variety of corporate financial and management roles will be a tremendous asset in the Weinberg Foundation's mission to assist the poor and vulnerable," she added.

Prior to joining the Weinberg Foundation, Hoffman served as CFO of The Production Management Group, Ltd. He also served as Director of Finance at Merkle, Vice President of Finance of the Strine Printing Company, and Vice President of Finance for Commerce, Inc. Hoffman received both a BS in Finance and Operations as well as a MBA in Finance from Syracuse University in New York. He has been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) since 1982.

A resident of Owings Mills, Hoffman is married and has three children and one grandchild.

About The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private charitable foundations in the United States, provides approximately $100 million in annual grants to nonprofits that provide direct services to economically disadvantaged people, primarily in the U.S. and Israel. Grants are focused on meeting basic needs and enhancing an individual's ability to meet those needs with emphasis on older adults, the Jewish community, and our hometown communities of Maryland, northeastern Pennsylvania, and Hawaii. The trustees, some of whom also serve as executive officers of the Foundation, are Alvin Awaya , Judge Ellen M. Heller , Robert T. Kelly, Jr. , Barry I. Schloss , and Chairman of the Board Donn Weinberg. Rachel Monroe serves as the Weinberg Foundation's President. For more information please go to www.hjweinbergfoundation.org.