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HONOLULU, HI, May 19, 2026 — Kaiser Permanente Hawaii today announced that The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust awarded a $5 million grant in support of the Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Cancer Center, currently under construction at Moanalua Medical Center. The grant will provide significant funding for infusion bays and patient care areas within a new, expanded hematology and…

Washington, D.C. and New York, N.Y., May 14, 2026 — The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is proud to announce new funding from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to strengthen clinician and health plan accountability for delivering high‑quality diabetes care. The three‑year initiative will advance quality of care for people living with type 1 and…

LAS VEGAS, May 13, 2026 — The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has committed $20 million to Intermountain Health to expand pediatric behavioral health specialty services in Nevada — one of the largest philanthropic investments of its kind in the state’s history.  The commitment will support the expansion of world-class pediatric behavioral health services, addressing gaps in access to advanced specialty care within…

LEHI, Utah, May 7, 2026 — The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has made a $3.2 million grant to the Civica Foundation to fund the Civica Rural Hospital Program, a new initiative to significantly expand access to essential generic medicines for rural and critical access hospitals across nine states. Launching today, the Civica Rural Hospital Program is…

HONOLULU, HAWAII, April 30, 2026 — Kuakini Health System has received a $10.2 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, a global philanthropy that aspires to improve lives by supporting exceptional efforts in the U.S. and around the world in health and select place-based initiatives. The investment will replace imaging equipment and expand access to…

WASHINGTON, DC, April 3, 2026 — Nuru is pleased to announce a new $7.5 million, three-year grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to launch a cross-border initiative designed to strengthen cooperative agribusinesses and unlock economic potential in marginalized rural communities in Burkina Faso and Ghana. “We are deeply grateful for the Helmsley Charitable Trust’s investment,…

GARAPAN, Saipan, CNMI, March 23, 2026 — The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) announces the award of more than $8.6 million in grant funding from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to expand and modernize the islands’ sole hospital-based surgical department. The Helmsley grant will allow CHCC to improve operational efficiency, strengthen its ability to deliver safe, high-quality…

WINIFRED, MT, March 13, 2026 — The Montana State Parks Foundation announced today that it has received a $186,000 grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support a major research and interpretive planning initiative at Judith Landing State Park, Montana’s newest state park along the Missouri River. The funding will support interdisciplinary research and interpretation…

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $6 million to Kahuku Medical Center (KMC) to expand the hospital’s emergency department and upgrade its electronic health record system. 

NETIVOT, Israel, February 12, 2026 — Hadassah Medical Organization has opened Hadassah–Helmsley Netivot, a new, innovative medical center designed to provide residents of Netivot and surrounding communities with advanced diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing medical care close to home. According to the framework agreement, which was signed prior to the outbreak of the “Swords of Iron” war, Hadassah’s expert medical teams…

Miles City, MT, February 6, 2026 — One Health announced today the opening of the Milligan Building, a newly rehabilitated Federally Qualified Community Health Center (FQHC) in downtown Miles City. The project received significant support from a $2.5 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, helping expand access to high-quality healthcare services in eastern Montana….

Northern Marianas College students will now have enhanced access to modern nursing education, high-fidelity simulation labs, and critical allied health training pathways through a landmark $2,309,193 grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust provided a two-year $1.375 million emergency grant to the END Fund in support of a program for visceral leishmaniasis.

BOSTON, Jan. 23, 2026 — GentiBio, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering engineered regulatory T cell (EngTreg) therapies, today announced that Breakthrough T1D, with support in part from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, has awarded a grant to support the company’s POLARIS clinical trial evaluating GNTI‑122, an autologous EngTreg investigational therapy designed to preserve endogenous insulin production…

NEW YORK, January 14, 2026 — The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (“Helmsley”) today announced that Scott Brodeur, PhD, has been hired as Program Director for Helmsley’s Crohn’s Disease Program. With over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, Dr. Brodeur is a trained immunologist, a leader in therapeutics development, and an expert in autoimmunity…