Grants

Our grantmaking in 2020
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Our grantmaking in 2020

$207,496,633 paid through December 2020

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Program Area Avoidable Blindness $5,600,000 paid

This amount represents total giving towards preventing avoidable sight loss from cataracts and blinding trachoma.

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Program Area Catholic Education $4,500,000 paid

This amount represents total giving towards revitalizing Catholic schools serving low-income families.

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Program Area Catholic Sisters $31,500,000 paid

This amount represents total giving towards building a global Catholic sisterhood to advance human development.

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Program Area Disaster Relief & Recovery $26,220,000 paid

This amount represents total giving towards supporting disaster preparedness, relief, and long-term recovery.

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Funding Area Equity Fund $5,000,000 paid

This amount represents our unrestricted racial justice and equity grants to Black-led organizations.

Program Area Foster Youth $14,375,000 paid

This amount represents total giving toward achieving healthy and productive lives for transition age youth in foster care.

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Funding Area Hilton Humanitarian Prize $7,205,000 paid

This amount represents total giving towards Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize laureates.

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Program Area Hospitality $18,439,571 paid

This amount represents total giving towards building career pathways for youth in the hospitality sector.

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Program Area Homelessness $26,200,000 paid

This amount represents total giving towards ending chronic homelessness in Los Angeles County.

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Program Area Multiple Sclerosis $11,478,800 paid

This amount represents total giving towards seeking a cure and improving quality of life for those who live with multiple sclerosis.

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Program Area Safe Water $14,200,000 paid

This amount represents total giving towards increasing access to safe water for vulnerable and disadvantaged communities.

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Program Area Substance Use Prevention $8,756,000 paid

This amount represents total giving towards youth substance use prevention and early intervention.

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Program Area Young Children Affected by HIV and AIDS $14,173,000 paid

This amount represents total giving towards improving early childhood development outcomes for young children affected by HIV and AIDS.

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Funding Area Other $19,849,262 paid

This amount represents total giving towards non-priority grantmaking which includes small and matching discretionary grant programs for board members, staff and members of the Hilton family.

This total represents total grant payment activity during the selected fiscal year. However, approximately 90% of the money awarded in our program areas is part of multi-year commitments, so a grant may appear in multiple years of activity. The list below provides additional information about specific projects approved and/or paid during the fiscal year selected, including the project start date and the length of our commitment.