In the News

The Des Moines Register featured the Helmsley Charitable Trust’s $3 million grant, alongside other philanthropic funding, to Effigy Mounds National Monument in Harpers Ferry, Iowa to renovate its visitor center. As reported by Isabelle Foland, the updated center will feature new exhibits and a 20-minute film to help highlight the local community and the 20 tribal nations affiliated with the…

The Helmsley Charitable Trust donated $3 million toward a new science building at the Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee, as reported exclusively by eJewishPhilanthropy. The new building will house research teams whose work will range from biotechnology and agriculture to engineering, nutrition and environmental science.   In his reporting, Justin Hayet highlighted Helmsley’s longstanding commitment to strengthening medical…

Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program Director, Wayne Booze, and The Foster Network’s Executive Director, Stacy Stahl, joined Dakota News Now to discuss the impact of Helmsley’s recent grant to The Foster Network. Based in Sioux Falls, S.D., The Foster Network works to support foster care providers and their children with essentials like clothing, shoes, baby equipment, and more.  Alongside the grant,…

In an article for RHIhub’s Rural Monitor, Allee Mead highlighted Helmsley’s rural ultrasound initiative and its work in support of the program’s goal to ensure rural communities have access to the latest healthcare technology and enhanced quality of care close to home. Through interviews with Helmsley Trustee Walter Panzirer, Rural Healthcare Program Director Wayne Booze, and grantees involved in the…

Reporting for Wyoming Public Radio, Nicky Ouellet highlighted the expansion of the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Stroke to Wyoming. This program marks the eighth state in which Helmsley’s support for Mission: Lifeline Stroke will transform stroke systems of care.  Helmsley Trustee, Walter Panzirer told Ouellet that the $41 million Helmsley has invested across those eight states has seen great…

Reporting for Devex, Jenny Lei Ravelo highlighted philanthropic and corporate foundations supporting efforts to prevent and treat noncommunicable diseases around the world. We support access to care for people with noncommunicable diseases, like type 1 diabetes, in low- and middle-income countries because access to affordable medicines and health supplies can be the difference between life and death. Read the full…

Reporting for South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Julia Stelter covered the Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s groundbreaking on a $4.6 million behavioral health center, supported by the Helmsley Charitable Trust. According to Wayne Booze, the Rural Healthcare Director at the Helmsley Charitable Trust, right now, people seeking these kinds of behavioral services often have to travel for hours to reach them, then lack…

In an article for Healthcare Brew, Cassie McGrath reports on Helmsley and the Civica Foundation’s new pilot program to make generic medications more affordable and accessible for rural and critical access hospitals.  Read the full article.  

As reported by Zablon Oyugi for Farmers Review Africa, a new initiative by Nuru, backed by a $7.5 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust, aims to demonstrate that economic opportunity can become a powerful pathway to stability and resilience.  Read the full article.  

Local news plays a critical role in keeping communities informed about the issues and policies that matter to their health and wellbeing. But with local news outlets on the decline, rural communities are at risk of being cut out of important conversations.  A recent Inside Philanthropy article by Martha Ramirez details how philanthropies like the Helmsley Charitable Trust support journalism…

In philanthropy, innovation is sometimes thought of as investing in new technologies or breakthrough medical procedures. While less visible, however, investments in systems that coordinate people, protocols, and institutions already in place can yield significant and measurable improvements in outcomes.  “For philanthropic organizations, this work underscores an important lesson: meaningful improvements in health outcomes often depend less on new interventions and more…

Helmsley Type 1 Diabetes Program Officer James Reid joined Jayasree Iyer on the Access to Medicine Foundation’s Health Equity Podcast to talk about closing the gap in type 1 diabetes care for people in low- and middle-income countries.   As James puts it, “What really matters is how we align our resources, our will, and our efforts to make sure…

It’s time for philanthropies to invest and build roots in rural America. Studies have shown that a decade ago, rural areas received just 6-to-7% of grant dollars from large foundations, even though rural Americans make up nearly 20% of the population. Now, preliminary findings suggest that number may have dropped to just 3%. “If philanthropy wants rural insight at the…

Hadassah Medical Organization in partnership with the Helmsley Charitable Trust has opened Hadassah-Helmsley Netivot, a new medical center intended to bring advanced diagnostics, treatment, and care close to home for communities in southern Israel. The Jerusalem Post recently reported on the medical center’s opening ceremony, which featured leaders in government, science, philanthropy, and health.   Helmsley is committed to improving healthcare…

In a recent piece for The Daily Yonder, Madeline de Figueiredo reported on Helmsley-funded Virtual Crisis Care (VCC) programs in South Dakota and Wyoming, which provide immediate behavioral health support for individuals in crisis. By connecting law enforcement officers with virtual behavioral health professionals on an as-needed basis, VCC is reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and confinements in jail for rural communities…