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HONOLULU, April 10, 2025 – Cardiovascular disease, including heart and stroke conditions, is the leading cause of death in Hawaiʻi.[1] The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association devoted to changing the future to a world of healthier lives for all, is leading a statewide initiative to strengthen the full spectrum of stroke care across Hawaiʻi with…

HONOLULU, April 3, 2025 — Governor Josh Green, M.D., today highlighted the importance of the philanthropic community to Hawaiʻi’s healthcare industry, in welcoming $10M in grants from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, to two Oʻahu hospitals.

RAMAT GAN, Israel, March 24, 2025—Bar-Ilan University has launched a research lab complex for the development of more efficient and environmentally friendly battery storage devices and fuel cells. The collection includes laboratories of the National Energy Storage Institute, the Helmsley Charitable Trust Prototype Laboratory, and laboratories of NetZero Technology Ventures. More than NIS 30 million ($8.3 million) in investments supported…

NEW YORK, March 20, 2025 – Today, The Trevor Project launched a public awareness campaign to address the public health crisis of suicide among LGBTQ+ young people in rural communities with support from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. The campaign launch features a new 10-minute documentary short film that tells the story of a mother and…

NEW YORK, March 10, 2025 – The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announced today a $1 million grant to the Jerusalem Foundation for the construction of a new center for Tsad Kadima, an organization in Jerusalem that works with youth and adults with disabilities. The grant will help develop the $6.7 million new home for Tsad Kadima that will serve…

RAPID CITY, SD, March 4, 2025 – The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust is granting more than $2 million to Monument Health Children’s to purchase state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) equipment. This investment will allow newborns and their families to access critical care close to home.  The grant allows for the purchase of more than 20…

A cache of coins from the Hasmonean era, evidence of the name “Ahab”, the famous king of northern Israel, an original five-ton stone from the Western Wall, and the weapons of long-gone conquerors — The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Airports Authority and the Ministry of Heritage, supported by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, set up an…

NORTH DAKOTA, February 18, 2025 —The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $27.4 million dollars to help 69 North Dakota hospitals and health centers purchase 215 ultrasound imaging devices and train the state’s sonography workforce. Walter Panzirer, a Trustee of the Helmsley Charitable Trust, said the grants will help improve access to top-notch medical treatment for North…

NEW YORK, February 18, 2025 – The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust today announced a $5.45 million grant to build a cutting-edge Medical Technologies Building at the Holon Institute of Technology (HIT) in Israel. Support from Helmsley is a critical step toward educating the next generation of healthcare professionals in the country. The money will serve as…

NEW YORK, February 10, 2025 – The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (“Helmsley”) has announced a grant of $1.365M to Rambam Health Corporation for the purchase of an angiography system for the interventional radiology unit at Rambam Health Care Campus (“Rambam”). The center will use the new equipment in the treatment of trauma-related vascular injuries, such as…

NEW YORK, January 15, 2025 – A new short film from the non-profit organization Healing Hands of Joy details the ongoing struggle to eradicate obstetric fistula, a severe childbirth injury, and end the suffering and stigma for thousands of women in conflict-torn Northern Ethiopia. The 11-minute production “Power of Joy,” funded in part through a $1 million grant from The Leona…

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., November 15, 2024 —  The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust on Friday granted $15,000 to Reach Literacy to support the organization’s mission to empower adults and children through literacy. Staff from Helmsley’s Sioux Falls office volunteered at Reach Literacy on Friday, helping to stock the organization’s shelves with newly donated books. “The Helmsley Charitable…

NEW YORK, November 7, 2024 – The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (“Helmsley”) announced Melissa Crutchfield has been hired as the Program Director for its Vulnerable Children in Sub-Saharan Africa (VCSSA) program.  Crutchfield joined the Trust on November 4, 2024. Crutchfield brings over 20 years of experience in global grantmaking, creating and scaling strategic programs, and establishing…

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND November 7, 2024 – Researchers at the University of Glasgow have secured more than $3m to study the role the gut microbiome plays in post-operative outcomes for patients with Crohn’s disease.

NEW YORK, October 30, 2024 — The Helmsley Charitable Trust and Convergent Impact announced today the launch of a new initiative in New York City that will unite key players in housing and healthcare to expand services for New Yorkers with complex health and social needs who are experiencing homelessness or in crisis. Housing and health are inextricably linked, and…