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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.

About 70,000 students and patients in the Mumbwa District of Zambia now have access to reliable drinking water every day, following the successful piloting of a results-based contracting model to address long-standing water supply challenges in rural schools and health facilities. As highlighted in a recent article for the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC), following the success of this pilot,…

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…

It can be hard to manage type 1 diabetes — managing it through life changes and pregnancy is often even harder. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) affects millions of people and touches nearly every part of their lives. Yet there is a lack of good evidence and clinical guidelines for navigating how T1D intersects with pregnancy and women’s health. We know that…

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…

As the global incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) continues to rise, innovative strategies for early identification, prevention, and treatment are urgently needed. The PROMISE (PRediction and PRevention through Omics, Microbiome, Immune System, and Environment) Consortium, is a collaborative initiative led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, and Massachusetts General Hospital. Supported by Helmsley, PROMISE aims to advance…

Helmsley Trustee Walter Panzirer recently sat down with Nevada Week’s host Amber Renee Dixon on Vegas PBS to discuss Helmsley’s work in Nevada over the past five years, including the recent grand opening of Nevada State Park’s Valley of Fire Visitor Center.

The Jewish Agency for Israel has received a grant of $1.5 million from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust in support of the Security Fund, one of the most far-reaching Jewish security initiatives in the world.

LUSAKA, Zambia, December 22, 2025 — In 2023, an estimated 447 million children lacked access to basic drinking water in schools. Africa remains the only region where fewer than half of all schools provide basic drinking water services. The resulting impacts on education, health, and human development are severe but preventable. In many cases, teachers lack the resources, training, and time…

The University of Hawaiʻi has secured two major grants from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, each just over $1 million, which will support distinct but complementary health-oriented initiatives.

Knoxville Hospital & Clinics is excited to announce it has received a $3.5 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to purchase a TrueBeam linear accelerator, a cutting-edge radiation therapy system that delivers faster, more precise, and more comfortable treatment for cancer patients.

Molly Wasow Park, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Social Services, and Jody Rudin, President and CEO of the Institute for Community Living, recently joined Spectrum News NY1’s “Weekends on 1” to discuss the gaps in New York City’s current homelessness response system and The Collaborative on Housing for Health’s roadmap for helping New Yorkers experiencing homelessness and acute health…

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $500,000 to help Big Sandy Medical Center complete construction of a building to house its computer tomography scanner.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently featured Helmsley’s support for innovative work in telemedicine and psychiatric, cardiac, and cancer care in rural areas, spotlighting insights into rural philanthropy that the Trust gained along the way.  

Geoscience Australia (GA) is pleased to announce that the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, has been appointed as the Long-Term Owner of the Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) Program.