The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Encyclopedia
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust is a foundation established in 1999 and administered by four Trustee
s selected by Leona Helmsley
. The Trust supports a wide range of organizations with a major focus on health
and medical research, in addition to conservation
, education
, social services, and cultural access.
Trustee
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
s selected by Leona Helmsley
Leona Helmsley
Leona Mindy Roberts Helmsley was an American businesswoman and real estate entrepreneur. She was a flamboyant personality and had a reputation for tyrannical behavior that earned her the nickname Queen of Mean...
. The Trust supports a wide range of organizations with a major focus on health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
and medical research, in addition to conservation
Conservation movement
The conservation movement, also known as nature conservation, is a political, environmental and a social movement that seeks to protect natural resources including animal, fungus and plant species as well as their habitat for the future....
, education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, social services, and cultural access.