Established in 1999, the independent non-profit private foundation is based in New York, New York, and aims to improve lives through its program areas, which include conservation, IBD and Crohn's Disease, Israel, New York City, Rural Healthcare, Type 1 Diabetes, and Vulnerable Children in Sub-Saharan Africa. The foundation's executive management team manages its assets, and it partners with people and organizations to invest in new ideas or research across its six program areas, with the goal of creating stronger, healthier futures for individuals and communities.