About the Prize

Following selection by an independent international jury, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation awards the $1.5 million Humanitarian Prize to a nonprofit organization doing extraordinary work to alleviate human suffering. Created in 1996, the Prize helps recognize and advance the efforts of the recipient organizations, and calls attention to the worldwide need for humanitarian aid and support.

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Hilton Humanitarian Prize ceremonies

The Hilton Humanitarian Prize ceremonies are held in conjunction with an international humanitarian symposium sponsored by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and attended by international dignitaries and leaders from the humanitarian and human rights fields. From 2010 through 2012, the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize was presented to a recipient organization at a dinner ceremony at the Global Philanthropy Forum annual conference, attended by a community of philanthropists, donors, and social investors. The 2013 recipient will be announced in the fall, and nominations for the 2014 prize will open soon thereafter.