Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards More Than $13 Million in Grants in the First Quarter of 2018

April 11, 2018

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Philanthropy–The board of directors of the Conrad
N. Hilton Foundation announced today that it approved six grants
totaling more than $13 million during the first quarter of 2018. These
grants were awarded to six organizations spanning across the Hilton
Foundation’s priority areas, serving the most disadvantaged and
vulnerable people both in the U.S. and internationally.

“These recent grants embody both our mission as well as our commitment
to learning from our work,” said Peter Laugharn, president and CEO of
the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. “We’re thrilled to be working with
these terrific organizations to serve some of the most vulnerable
populations across the globe.”

Following is an overview of all grants awarded in the first quarter of
2018:

Safe Water – Stanford
University will receive $1.93 million to finalize and implement the
monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) program for the Safe Water
Strategic Initiative. IRC
International Water and Sanitation Centre will receive $7.63 million
to strengthen governance systems of district-based programs and
facilitate monitoring and learning efforts to achieve safe, affordable
and reliable water across six countries.

Young Children Affected by HIV and AIDS – Stellenbosch
University was awarded $2 million to implement the monitoring,
evaluation and learning (MEL) program for the Young Children Affected by
HIV and AIDS Strategic Initiative.

Foster Youth – The
Door – A Center for Alternatives, Inc. will receive $825,000 to
support the Academy program, which provides high school education,
robust college access and employment pathways for foster youth in New
York City. First
Place For Youth was also granted $750,000 to improve intensive case
management around employment, education and parenting outcomes for
foster youth in Los Angeles.

Catholic Education – Empower
Illinois was awarded $650,000 to implement private school choice for
low-income families interested in enrolling their children in Catholic
schools in the state of Illinois.

For more detailed information on our grantmaking, please visit hiltonfoundation.org/grants.

About the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation was created in 1944 by international
business pioneer Conrad N. Hilton, who founded Hilton Hotels and left
his fortune to help the world’s disadvantaged and vulnerable people. The
Foundation currently conducts strategic initiatives in six priority
areas: providing safe water, ending chronic homelessness, preventing
substance use, helping young children affected by HIV and AIDS,
supporting transition age youth in foster care, and extending Conrad
Hilton’s support for the work of Catholic Sisters. In addition,
following selection by an independent international jury, the Foundation
annually awards the $2 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize to a
nonprofit organization doing extraordinary work to reduce human
suffering. In 2017, the Humanitarian Prize was awarded to icddr,b, an
international health research institute dedicated to solving the most
serious health issues facing low and middle-income countries. From its
inception, the Foundation has awarded more than $1.6 billion in grants,
distributing $114.9 million in the U.S. and around the world in 2017.
The Foundation’s current assets are approximately $2.8 billion. For more
information, please visit www.hiltonfoundation.org.