Guided by Conrad N. Hilton's last will and testament, our initiatives and programs fall into 11 priority areas. One of our six strategic initiatives is to help Catholic Sisters advance human development throughout the world.
Throughout the world, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation works to fulfill the charge of our founder to serve those in great need. We provide water, sanitation, and other aid to people in the aftermath of natural disasters, and promote disaster preparedness.
The $1.5 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize for 2012 was awarded to HelpAge International in recognition of extraordinary work to alleviate human suffering.
Our latest In Practice report, "Eliminating Blindness from Trachoma Infection" looks at 15 years of Hilton Foundation grantmaking for trachoma control and examines the SAFE strategy for eliminiating trachoma.
In late October 2012, the Foundation relocated to a new permanent home, a 70-acre campus in Agoura Hills designed to accommodate future growth while meeting Platinum Plus LEED-certified standards.
May is National Foster Care Month, a time set aside to acknowledge those who work to provide safe and successful futures for the more than 400,000 children and youth in foster care across the United States.
Conrad N. Hilton, founder of Hilton Hotels, left his fortune to the Foundation. In his last will and testament, he
charged us to relieve
the suffering of the
distressed and
the destitute.
The Conard N. Hilton Foundation congratulates Dr. Jim Yong Kim on his recent nomination by President Obama to succeed Robert Zoellick as president of The World Bank. In this Washington Post photo, Kim is seen accepting the 2005 Hilton Humanitarian Prize on behalf of Partners In Health along with co-founders Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl in Geneva, Switzerland.
