Jon Hornstein

Program Director , The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Jon Hornstein leads the Foundation’s grantmaking focused on the Jewish community in the United States. Hornstein oversees $25 million in grants annually, primarily aimed at providing direct services for people experiencing poverty, in addition to strengthening Jewish nonprofits and combatting antisemitism.

Hornstein led the establishment of TEN: Together Ending Need (formerly the National Affinity Group on Jewish Poverty). He also co-authored Jewish Poverty in the United States: A Summary of Recent Research in 2019 as part of a broader initiative to raise awareness about poverty within the Jewish community.

Prior to joining the Foundation in 2017, Hornstein provided strategy consulting services to more than 20 organizations within the education and social impact sectors across two firms, Tyton Partners in Boston and Huron Consulting Group in Chicago. He has been selected as a Wexner Field fellow, a Baltimore Corps fellow, and an Education Pioneers fellow.

Hornstein graduated with high distinction from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Business Administration and has a Master of Science in applied economics from Johns Hopkins University.