Grantmaking

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation supports leading nonprofit organizations, and it partners with foundations, philanthropists, governments, and corporations to solve social problems in the United States and around the world. Currently, more than half of our annual grants are international.

We cultivate long-term partnerships with key organizations that deliver measurable results in our priority areas. A small proportion of funding aids other areas. The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.

2012 Grant payments: $83.2 million

International and domestic grants

2012 Grant Payments, International and Domestic

Priority distribution

2012 Grant Distribution, Priority areas and other areas

Details by priority area

  • Catholic Sisters: $7.6 million
  • Children Affected By HIV and AIDS: $8.7 million
  • Foster Youth: $3.2 million
  • Homelessness: $9.2 million
  • Substance abuse: $3.5 million
  • Water: $11.6 million
  • Blindness: $3.8 million
  • Catholic education: $11.9 million
  • Disaster relief and recovery: $2.3 million
  • Hospitality education: $6.3 million
  • Multiple sclerosis: $2.2 million

The Foundation also distributed $11.5 million in other areas outside of these priority areas.

Grants distributed over 5 years (2008-2012)

Grants distributed over 5 years

Since inception, the Foundation has awarded more than $1 billion in grants.