Priority areas

Rooted in the life interests and last will of our founder, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation pursues approaches that touch a diversity of people, places and needs. We invest in eleven priority areas, including the following initiatives and programs.

Initiatives

Our strategic initiatives involve funding several partners, generating new knowledge, and collaborating with other funders to achieve measurable impact.

• Strengthening congregations of Catholic Sisters

  Enabling Sisters to advance human development more widely and effectively

• Helping children affected by HIV and AIDS

  Improving early childhood development outcomes for young children affected by HIV and AIDS in the developing world

• Supporting older youth in foster care

  Achieving healthy and productive lives for transition-age foster youth in New York City and Los Angeles County

• Ending chronic homelessness

  Making permanent supportive housing a reality for chronically homeless people in Los Angeles County

• Preventing substance abuse

  Setting youth on a path toward healthy living by focusing on substance abuse prevention and early intervention

• Providing safe water

  Increasing sustainable access to safe water for people in severe need within developing countries

Major programs

The Foundation also gives priority to the following program areas.

• Confronting sight loss: Preventing blindness and empowering those facing the challenges of visual impairment
• Nurturing Catholic schools: Supporting Catholic schools and extending their educational benefit to more youth
• Responding to disasters: Providing water, sanitation, and other aid to people in the aftermath of natural disasters; promoting disaster preparedness
• Educating students for hospitality industry: Creating opportunities for the next generation of hotel and restaurant managers
• Overcoming multiple sclerosis: Seeking a cure and improving quality of life for those who live with MS