Overview
Private charitable trust headquartered in New York.1
Invests trust assets to support health and other charitable grantmaking programs.1
Investment program
- Estimated AUM
- $7.3B as of Mar 31, 20243
- Capital pool
- Private charitable trust endowment2
- Investment model
- Not listed yet4
- Investment approach
- Not listed yet4
- Spending support
- Not listed yet
- Spending policy
- Not listed yet
- Asset allocation
- Public evidence references these asset classes or allocation areas: venture capital, real estate.5
- Performance
- Not listed yet
- Governance
- In 2008, The Helmsley Charitable Trust began its active grantmaking after the passing of Leona Helmsley, who left nearly all of the Helmsleys’ estate to the Trust, giving its Trustees the responsibility to decide which charitable purposes to support.4
- Investment team
- Not listed yet4
- Unfunded commitments
- Not listed yet
- Source freshness
- Last verified Jul 4, 2026 · Verified
Officer compensation
Reported on IRS Form 990, tax year 2025. Figures are as filed and include reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations plus other compensation.
| Name | Title | Total |
|---|---|---|
| SARAH E PAUL | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,269,175 |
| JOSHUA W FENTON | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $1,255,543 |
| JACQUELINE F BAUSCH | GENERAL COUNSEL | $755,550 |
| NICHOLAS J SCHIAVO | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $609,073 |
| DAVID PANZIRER | TRUSTEE | $150,000 |
| SANDOR FRANKEL | TRUSTEE | $150,000 |
| WALTER PANZIRER | TRUSTEE | $150,000 |
Sources
Last verified Jul 4, 2026 from public career and organization materials.
Fact notes
- Financial statements (helmsleytrust.org)Parent organization overview, Pool purpose · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Manual research (helmsleytrust.org)Institution type, Capital pool, Headquarters · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Form 990 (projects.propublica.org)Estimated AUM · checked Sep 1, 2026
- Website (helmsleytrust.org)Investment model, Investment approach, Governance, Investment team · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Job posting (helmsleytrust.org)Asset allocation · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Website (helmsleytrust.org)Investment office page · checked Jul 4, 2026
Reports and filings
- Financial statementsFinancial statements · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Private charitable trust headquartered in New York.Financial statements · checked Jul 4, 2026
- 7256835636 USD total assets per IRS Form 990-PF/EZ for tax period 2023Form 990 · checked Sep 1, 2026
Profile and job sources
- Job posting (helmsleytrust.org)Job posting · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Manual research (helmsleytrust.org)Manual research · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Website (helmsleytrust.org)Website · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Website (helmsleytrust.org)Website · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Website (helmsleytrust.org)Website · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Primary job/profile sourceJob posting · checked Jul 4, 2026