Deadline: April 30, 2024
Nominations are invited for the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize 2025. Inaugurated in 1996, as a tribute to Conrad N. Hilton’s lifetime of international humanitarian efforts, the annual Hilton Humanitarian Prize is presented to a nonprofit organization judged to have made extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering. It honors the efforts of those who help others for the benefit and progress of humanity.
The Prize is presented not to an individual, but to a nonprofit organization—to focus attention on the great need for humanitarian aid worldwide and to shine a light on those organizations providing solutions for impacted communities across the globe.
Prize
- Prize winner receives $2.5 million in funding.
Eligibility
- 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.
- Nominees may not be specific programs within organizations or university-based projects.
- Nominees may not be academic institutions, such as colleges or universities that provide educational degrees, however, nominees may be an affiliate of academic institutions so long as they maintain an independent tax-exempt status, or equivalent for international organizations, and produce their own audited financials.
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.
Application
The nominator must submit a signed nomination letter in English through the nominations portal.
The letter should:
- Not exceed four typed pages in 12-point font.
- Emphasize the organization’s accomplishments rather than future goals. Both historic and recent performance should be addressed.
- Highlight the points outlined under evaluation considerations.
A nominator may only nominate one organization per nomination cycle. If more than one nomination is received for an organization, the first one received will be the nomination of record, unless otherwise directed by the nominee. All other nominations will be registered as letters of support; however, no more than four letters of support will be recorded.
For more information, visit Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize
