The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is a family foundation established in 1944 by the man who started Hilton Hotels. We provide funds to nonprofit organizations whose efforts help fulfill our mission to improve the lives of individuals experiencing disadvantage throughout the world.
The majority of our funding is devoted to our seven key initiatives. Our work is focused on efforts to ensure healthy early childhood development and sustainable livelihoods for youth and families, support young people with experience in the foster care system, improve access to housing and support services for people experiencing homelessness, identify solutions to safe water access, and lift the work of Catholic sisters worldwide.
Our founder, international hotelier Conrad N. Hilton, established the grantmaking foundation that bears his name in 1944.
The Hilton Foundation is one of the world’s largest, with approximately $7 billion in assets.
To date, we have awarded grants totaling more than $3.2 billion.
We awarded nearly $290 million in grants worldwide in 2023. Additionally, the Foundation annually awards the $2.5 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize to an organization doing extraordinary work to alleviate human suffering. For more information about our grantmaking strategy, visit our Grant FAQs.
The Hilton Foundation is governed by a board of directors, the majority of whom are direct descendants of our founder.
Hilton family members currently serving on the board include Board Chair Linda Hilton, Conrad N. Hilton III, Michael O. Hilton, Beverly Hilton-Neapolitan, Caitlin Hilton, and Justin McAuliffe. A number of other family members participate in Generations in Giving, a program that cultivates the philanthropic spirit among successive generations of Hilton family members. The Foundation prepares family members for board service through our board internship program.
No, the Hilton Foundation is not affiliated with Hilton Worldwide. While both entities were founded by Conrad N. Hilton, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation was established as an independent family foundation in 1944. In 2007, Barron Hilton sold his interests in the hotel business to Blackstone Group LP. All hotel inquiries should be directed to Hilton Worldwide.
No. Hilton Worldwide has their own corporate social responsibility programs that are unrelated to the work of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
Our headquarters are in Westlake Village, California.
