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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Foundation · New York City, United States
Who The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust is.
- Historical Background
- The trust was established in 1999 from the estate of Leona and Harry B. Helmsley. Harry Helmsley was a real estate entrepreneur with a portfolio that included the Empire State Building. Active grantmaking commenced in 2008, following the passing of Leona Helmsley the previous year.
- Source of Capital
- The trust is a private charitable foundation funded by the assets of the estate of Leona and Harry B. Helmsley. The fortune was primarily built through Harry Helmsley's real estate and hotel empire, which began in the 1930s.
- Allocation Strategy
- The trust operates as a global philanthropy, making grants to non-profit organizations and other mission-aligned entities. Grantmaking is concentrated in six core program areas: Crohn's Disease, Israel, Rural Healthcare, Type 1 Diabetes, and Vulnerable Children in Sub-Saharan Africa. The organization's strategy involves partnering with institutions to fund research and new ideas within its designated program areas, with a significant emphasis on health and medical research.
The funds The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust backs.
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust is a limited partner in 42 funds. 13 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
How The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust’s fund book is spread.
The 42 funds The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters.
- North America 3276%
- Rest of world 819%
- Europe 25%
United States 32 · Australia 2 · China 2 · Israel 2
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 26 of 42 with a fund history on record.
The companies The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust backs directly.
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust holds 14 companies directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner. Broken down by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage.
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USA12
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Israel1
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Netherlands1
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Health7
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Energy1
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Enterprise Software1
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Early Growth7
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Breakout Stage3
Inside The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust’s portfolio.
The 14 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 11 tracked.
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TIWhere The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust’s portfolio founders come from.
12 founders across the 14 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.
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United States6
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Israel5
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Netherlands1
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev1
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Santa Catalina School1
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Technion Israel Institute of Technology1
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TU Delft1
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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign1
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University of Michigan1
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University of Pavia1
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Yale School of Management1
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Carter Morse Mathias and Company1
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Estring1
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Ferrero1
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Firmenich1
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GE Equity1
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GE Foundation1
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Max Zeller S?hne1
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Pfizer1
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The Thiel Foundation1
Other LPs.
Other foundations in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust by combined power-law score — North America first, then the nearest worldwide.