The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has announced 23 grants and one program related investment totaling more than $29 million approved in the fourth quarter of 2017. It brings the total amount of grants awarded in 2017 to more than $121 million. This surpasses the dollar amount of grants awarded in 2016 by more than $10 million.
President and CEO of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Peter Laugharn said, “We are pleased to end the year announcing more than $29 million in new grants to organizations doing incredible work locally, nationally and globally. As 2017 draws to a close, the Foundation is grateful to have the privilege of supporting partners working to improve the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people throughout the world.”
The grants awarded in the fourth quarter of 2017: Homelessness – Genesis LA Economic Growth Corporation awarded $750,000, Foster Youth – Child Trends, Inc. will receive $1.5 million, Children’s Village was awarded $1.5 million, The Alliance for Children’s Rights was granted $1.2 , United Friends of the Children will receive $1.5 million, National Center for Youth Law was awarded $500,000, Hospitality – Delgado Community College will receive $1.19 million, Young Children Affected by HIV and AIDS – Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation was granted $2.7 million, King Baudouin Foundation United States Inc. will receive $913,000, Mothers2Mothers International was awarded $1.2 million, University of California Los Angeles’ Center for World Health will receive $2.595 million, Avoidable Blindness — Himalayan Cataract Project will receive $1.9 million, International Development Enterprises will receive $500,000, Water.Org was awarded $2 million, Millenium Water Alliance was granted $1.5 million, Safe Water – National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention was granted $1.7 million, Catholic Sisters – Georgetown University was granted $990,000, Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland was granted $750,00, Loyola University will receive $600,000, Ministry Leadership Center, was awarded $650,000, Catholic Schools Collaborative will receive $630,000, Catholic Education – Seton Education Partners was awarded $1 million.