Deadline: 30-Apr-26
Nominations are now open for the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
The Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize is the world’s largest annual humanitarian award presented to a nonprofit organization judged to have made extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering.
The Prize is not only intended to recognize and advance the efforts of the recipient organization, but also to call attention to the worldwide need for humanitarian aid and to encourage others to expand their support.
Key Areas
- Key areas that are considered include:
- extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering;
- significance of the issue(s) the organization is addressing;
- established record of achievement in significantly contributing to solutions;
- demonstration of a compelling programmatic approach to make a lasting impact;
- organizational capacity and administrative efficiency to address the issue(s) at hand;
- demonstration of effective partnerships to leverage further impact;
- innovation in program design;
- prioritization of evaluating programmatic approach for continual improvement; and impact the Prize would have on the organization and the issue(s) on which the organization focuses.
Eligibility Criteria
- They are unable to provide any exceptions to nominees on the below criteria.
- Nominees must be organizations, not individuals.
- Nominees must be established, nongovernmental, publicly supported charitable organizations. U.S. Internal Revenue Service tax-exempt status—or the equivalent for international organizations—will determine eligibility. (International nominees will be contacted by the Foundation for appropriate documentation.)
- Nominees must be legally established for at least five years in order to be considered.
- Nominees must have their own audited financial statements for at least five consecutive years.
- Nominees must have expenditures greater than U.S. $750,000 in their most recent audited fiscal year of operation.
- Nominees may not be a Hilton Humanitarian Prize Laureate or a local office or member organization of a Prize Laureate.
- Nominees may not be local offices or member organizations of parent organizations or fiscally sponsored organizations.
Nominator Requirements and Guidelines
- The nominator should have direct knowledge of the nominated organization’s work.
- The nominator may not be an officer or employee, or any individual receiving remuneration for his or her services from the nominated organization. Board members may nominate providing they receive no payment for their service.
- The nominator may not be a family member of an officer or employee of the nominated organization.
- The nominator may not be the founder of the nominated organization.
- The nominator may not be a Conrad N. Hilton Foundation employee, board member, Prize Juror or a family member of a Foundation employee, board member, or Prize Juror.
- The nominator may not be a Hilton family member.
For more information, visit Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.