Our recent grant to the American Heart Association will establish a new telehealth certification program. Telehealth is here to stay, and “the explosion of telehealth use demonstrates a need for telehealth-centric learning to improve the standard of care,” Andrew Watson, the volunteer chair of the American Heart Association’s Telehealth Certification Development Workgroup said. Read more here.

At the 2023 World Health Assembly, leaders from across the globe came together to discuss the most pressing issues in health. Helmsley hosted Advancing Equity: Global Action for People Living with Diabetes, a panel event focused on the Global Diabetes Compact (GDC), the World Health Organization’s framework for aligning governments, private businesses, civil society, and people with lived experience to…

After a Montana man suffered a cardiac arrest, Stillwater County Sheriff Deputy Daylon Richard was first on the scene. He administered the AED, and successfully revived the man, saving his life and paving the way for his full recovery. “We deal with a lot of pain and suffering in this job sometimes. And just knowing I could do something that…

BEER-SHEVA, Israel, June 29, 2023 – A generous $18 million lead grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust will support the construction of the state-of-the-art Helmsley Computer Science Building on the University’s new North Campus. The Computer Science Department is one of the University’s key engines of future growth and is one of the largest departments…

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust today announced a US$9 million grant to the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa to expand care for people living with severe noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Helmsley Cancer Center officially opened its doors on June 1st, 2023. President Isaac Herzog said “there is no doubt that the opening of the Helmsley Center, which is currently the largest and most advanced in the capital, has already proven itself in the variety of advanced treatment.” Across five grants, Helmsley funded $31M to support the center’s construction and…

OUAGADOUGOU, June 20, 2023 – The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has announced a new grant to fund Nuru Burkina Faso for the next two years. This funding of $2.25 million will enable Nuru Burkina Faso to expand agribusiness opportunities to 4,000 rural farmer families in two provinces of Burkina Faso by 2026. The Helmsley Charitable Trust…

Helmsley Trustee Walter Panzirer sat down with Inside Philanthropy to discuss Helmsley’s rural mental health grantmaking portfolio. “We face an all-hands-on-deck moment to address current needs,” Panzirer said, adding that “philanthropy can often act more nimbly than local, state or federal governments, and we are in a fortunate position to help transform care in communities with novel solutions that respond…

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announced a $2 million, three-year grant for the Arnhold Institute for Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to work with NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and Queens to expand a community-based doula program. The program will focus on providing doula care to pregnant people experiencing housing insecurity…

MILES CITY, April 20, 2023 – Holy Rosary Healthcare, part of Intermountain Health, is excited to announce that it has received a $6 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support the construction of a new comprehensive cancer center serving eastern Montana.

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announced today a new $10 million grant to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support the advancement of the Global Diabetes Compact and to help countries around the world reach targets for diabetes care and support.

The Helmsley Crohn’s Disease Program recently added a new strategic focus area. Can you expand a bit more about what the Disease Biology area will center on?

LAS VEGAS, April 12, 2023 — The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $3.5 million to the state of Nevada for the completion of outdoor amenities at Ice Age Fossils State Park, a 315-acre property rich in Pleistocene-era fossils located about 10 miles north of downtown Las Vegas. Once this important phase of the project is complete,…

Walter Panzirer, a Helmsley trustee, discussed our AED initiative, which aims to put AEDs in every law enforcement officer’s vehicle across eight states.

Minneapolis, March 21, 2023 — The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted nearly $18.3 million to help Minnesota hospitals and health centers purchase nearly 200 ultrasound imaging devices and an additional $8.1…