What We Fund

The Helis Foundation is a Louisiana private foundation, established and funded by the William Helis Family. The Helis Foundation’s resources and objectives are divided into two areas: the General Fund, and the Diana Helis Henry and Adrienne Helis Malvin Art Funds. The general fund focuses on community needs primarily within the Metropolitan New Orleans area by granting funds to numerous local nonprofit organizations.

In recent years, the General Fund of The Helis Foundation provided contributions to over 100 community organizations in the Metropolitan New Orleans area, with the following community organizations receiving major support:

• Bureau of Governmental Research

• New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation

• Northshore Community Foundation: Northshore Weather Relief Fund

• Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana

• The National WWII Museum

• United Way of Southeast Louisiana