Program Associate, Hawaiʻi Grantmaking

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation strives to fight poverty and build strong, vibrant communities where everyone can thrive. Collaborating closely with both the Jewish and general community, the Foundation provides grants to nonprofits in the United States and Israel that equip people to secure safe and affordable housing; lead healthy lives; obtain and keep good jobs; engage in high-quality educational and developmental opportunities;

and, later in life, remain independent and age with dignity. These efforts primarily focus on places with ties to the lives and legacies of Harry and Jeanette Weinberg.

The Foundation has a long-standing commitment to Hawaiʻi, where it grants $15–$25 million annually to nonprofits and networks that strengthen communities to lead and shape their futures. These efforts — all grounded in the importance of ʻāina (land), Indigenous culture and practices, and community-driven change — aim to ensure residents from keiki (children) to kūpuna (older adults) are able to live, work, and grow on the islands they call home for generations to come.

Weinberg’s grantmaking throughout the state prioritizes funding collaborative approaches that increase the supply of affordable housing; improve access to nutritious, locally produced food and high-quality health care; and connect people across the islands with paths to careers. The Foundation also supports initiatives aimed at bringing more resources to rural communities to address poverty; advancing promising models for community‑led development and stewardship of land;

strengthening the state’s Jewish nonprofit sector; and supporting Maui’s ongoing recovery from the August 2023 wildfires.

The Foundation seeks individuals interested in helping to drive change. If you want to contribute toward advancing our mission, values, and work, we want to hear from you!

• Engage in work that makes a difference
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  Help support meaningful, lasting efforts to fight poverty and build strong, vibrant communities.
• Collaborate with dedicated colleagues
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  Work in a supportive environment alongside a passionate and talented team that shares a commitment to community, mission, and excellence — and a sense of humor.
• Join a flexible work environment
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  Enjoy our hybrid workplace and the flexibility around working remotely and in office.

The program associate will support the Foundation’s grantmaking efforts in Hawaiʻi, as well as Foundation-wide grant management and data analysis. This role will assist in analyzing metrics, managing and monitoring active grants, and conducting due diligence on prospective grantees. In addition, the program associate will support the Hawaiʻi-based Program team members with managing contact lists, advancing local staff volunteer opportunities, handling logistics for site visits and small gatherings, and contributing to internal and external communications as needed.

• Maintain grantmaking timelines, budgets, and files.
• Conduct due diligence on grant opportunities in support of managing director, program director, and program officer.
• Review and synthesize nonprofit financial information, including program and capital budgets, and create summaries of nonprofit programs and services.
• Support creating memos and presentations as needed.
• Learn and use grant management system in collaboration with program director and grants associate.
• Assist with creating internal meeting agendas and other supporting documents.
• Maintain email and event‑related lists.
• Support Hawaiʻi program team’s grant reporting process, including highlighting key lessons learned.
• Monitor and synthesize data.
• Support development, dissemination, and analysis of grantee surveys.
• Support logistics for site visits, convenings, and other program‑related events.
• Draft emails and basic summaries of meetings and events.

• Experience and Professional Background: One to two years of experience providing administrative and programmatic support in a nonprofit, philanthropic, government, or related environment. Bachelor’s degree preferred. Strong data analysis skills and interest in learning and…