May 26, 2023 How One Funder Is Seeking to Bolster Mental Healthcare in Rural America May 26, 2023/ Martha Ramirez While better mental healthcare is needed across the U.S., there are stark disparities in care between urban and rural areas. Here’s how the Helmsley Charitable Trust is tackling the problem in the Midwest and elsewhere.Read More
May 05, 2022 A New Commitment in the Fight to Eradicate Neglected Tropical Diseases May 05, 2022/ Liz Longley Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) remain a stubborn problem in some parts of the world, but there is momentum to eliminate them. Here’s how a big new commitment from the Helmsley Charitable Trust fits in.Read More
February 25, 2021 The Funders Working to Tear Down Walls that Impede Scientific Progress February 25, 2021/ Paul Karon In addition to funding research itself, some top science grantmakers have ramped up efforts to usher in a new culture of openness and transparency in scientific research. Here’s one partnership to keep an eye on.Read More
September 02, 2020 How a Major Diabetes Research Funder Aims to Connect Patients to Specialists, Virtually September 02, 2020/ Paul Karon The Helmsley Trust has made diabetes a top priority. Now, it's backing a new model to connect patients with diabetes specialists through virtual communications and automatic monitoring technology.Read More
October 02, 2018 Go With the Gut: A Legacy Foundation and Silicon Valley Funder Team Up on Cell Research October 02, 2018/ Alice Dickow Helmsley Charitable Trust and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, two heavy hitters in health research, are partnering to better understand cells in our intestines, as part of a larger moonshot project to catalogue all human cells.Read More
September 10, 2018 When Seconds Count: One Funder's Work to Improve Stroke Outcomes in Rural America September 10, 2018/ Alice Dickow The Helmsley Charitable Trust continues to address key healthcare challenges faced by rural residents. We look at the latest big grant by this national funder working off the beaten trail on matters of life and death. Read More
November 25, 2017 Which Funders Are on the Front Lines in the Fight Against Diabetes? November 25, 2017/ Sue-Lynn Moses While you might think that a lot of major health funders would be focused on diabetes, that's not really the case. On the upside, some of the foundations that are paying attention have very deep pockets.Read More
June 27, 2017 All Out: A Foundation Breaks New Ground in a Critical Health Niche June 27, 2017/ Stewart Lawrence Until the intervention of the Helmsley Charitable Trust a decade ago, type 1 diabetes was something of a stepchild in the medical research world. The foundation has helped to change that. Read More
March 30, 2017 A Big Funder's Final Push for Better STEM Education in Florida March 30, 2017/ Philip Rojc Widely known for its funding in healthcare and medical research, the Helmsley Charitable Trust is winding down its education giving. But not before another effort to boost STEM majors across Florida.Read More
December 06, 2016 The Big (and Still Newish) Foundation Quietly Giving Millions for Biomedical Research December 06, 2016/ Sue-Lynn Moses It's not just the new philanthropists giving big for biomedical research. Among legacy foundations, Helmsley has emerged as a key leader in this area. Read More
November 01, 2016 Most Foundations Neglect Rural America. Here's a Big One That Doesn't November 01, 2016/ Paul Karon These days, access to care means also means access to the latest medical technology. Helmsley wants to make sure it isn't just city folk with such access. Read More