Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Organization Overview

www.helmsleytrust.org

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust aspires to improve lives by supporting exceptional nonprofits and other mission-aligned organizations in the U.S. and around the world in health, selected place-based initiatives, and education and human services.  The Trust currently holds more than $5 billion in assets and has committed more than $1 billion since it began active grantmaking in late 2008. With approximately 70% of its grants focused on health, the Trust currently is the largest private funder in the areas of type 1 diabetes, IBD and Crohn’s Disease, and the provision of rural eHealth services.  In addition the Trust supports innovative basic medical research in genomics, stem cells and other areas, as well as a range of medical institutions.