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Improving the lives of individuals living in poverty and experiencing disadvantage throughout the world The Conrad N. and around the world in 2019.

Hilton Foundation was created in 1944 by international business pioneer Conrad N. Hilton, who founded Hilton Hotels and left his fortune to help individuals throughout the world living in poverty and experiencing disadvantage. The Foundation invests in 11 program areas, including providing access to safe water, supporting transition age foster youth, ending chronic homelessness, hospitality workforce development, disaster relief and recovery, helping young children affected by HIV and AIDS, and supporting the work of Catholic sisters. In addition, following selection by an independent international jury, the Foundation annually awards the $2.5 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize to a nonprofit organization doing extraordinary work to reduce human suffering. From its inception, the Foundation has awarded more than $1.8 billion in grants, distributing $110 million in the U.S. Foundation assets increased from approximately $2.9 billion to $6.6 billion following the 2019 passing of Barron Hilton who, like his father, pledged virtually his entire estate to the Foundation. For more information, please visit www.hiltonfoundation.org.

10/13/2026

Join us in congratulating Sister Mary Teresa Barron on her appointment by Pope Leo XIV as Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization and President of the Pontifical Mission Societies.

She will be the first woman to hold the position, continuing Pope Leo's—and his predecessor Pope Francis'—groundbreaking appointments of Catholic sisters to senior leadership positions in the Vatican.

Our Catholic Sisters initiative has partnered with Sr. Mary Teresa in her role as superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles to raise awareness of the needs of aging sisters and continue to strengthen their spiritual lives. Sr. Mary Teresa previously served as the president of the UISG International Union of Superiors General, which represents the heads of women's religious congregations worldwide.

In a statement, Sr. Mary Teresa said: "As the first woman to be entrusted with this responsibility, I receive this honour with humility and with a profound awareness that it is larger than myself. I see it as a recognition of the countless women, Religious and lay, who have dedicated their lives to proclaiming the Gospel and serving God’s people in every corner of the world."

Read more: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-10/pope-leo-xiv-appoints-sr-mary-barron-dicastery-evangelization.html

10/07/2026

Last Mile Health officially accepted the 2026 Hilton Humanitarian Prize, a recognition of the life-saving work of more than 20,000 community health workers bringing care closer to communities across Africa.

Selected by the 2026 Prize Jury, Last Mile Health will receive $3 million in unrestricted funding to help expand access to care and improve health outcomes for millions.

Last Mile Health CEO Lisha McCormick shared: "This is a Prize not just for Last Mile Health, but really for the community health workers and the frontline health workers that show up day in and day out to do the work and deliver life-saving care."

Learn how Last Mile Health plans to use the award to bring life-saving health care to more communities: https://www.hiltonfoundation.org/laureates/last-mile-health/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=prize&utm_content=laureate

09/17/2026

As global aid declines, Catholic sisters offer a blueprint for sustainable development: lasting change grows from trust, local leadership, and the people who stay when projects close and funding ends.

Sisters Norma Pimentel, Abby Avelino, and Georgette Sidbewendin Sawadogo share lessons from the global Catholic sisterhood, highlighting the impact of locally led solutions and long-term commitments to the communities they serve.

Read the full op-ed in Devex: https://www.hiltonfoundation.org/news/last-ones-standing-catholic-sisters-on-the-front-lines-of-development/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=catholic-sisters&utm_content=sisters-devex-op-ed

08/19/2026

On National , we celebrate the lifelong passion for flight that shaped Barron Hilton’s life and legacy. His friendship with Captain Eugene Cernan, the last man on the moon, reflected a shared spirit of adventure, discipline and innovation.

Through the Hilton Foundation’s Aviation Fund, we carry forward Barron Hilton’s love of aviation by partnering with air transport organizations that deliver urgent aid worldwide, and by supporting aviation and aerospace education and vocational training for underserved communities.

Learn more about our four decades of investment in aviation-related causes: https://www.hiltonfoundation.org/work/our-initiatives/aviation-fund/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=other&utm_content=aviation-fund

08/12/2026

Join us in congratulating Last Mile Health, recipient of the 2026 Hilton Humanitarian Prize.

This year’s honors two decades of life-saving impact from Last Mile Health, an organization working to ensure that those living in the most remote communities have access to a community health worker (CHW).

Through partnerships with governments, Last Mile Health equips skilled and compassionate CHWs with the training, tools, and resources needed to deliver primary healthcare to families living in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach areas.

Today, the organization supports more than 20,000 professional CHWs, helping provide primary care to over 32 million people across Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone.

Meet the 2026 recipient: https://www.hiltonfoundation.org/news/2026-hilton-humanitarian-prize-awarded-to-last-mile-health/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=prize&utm_content=prize-press-release-2026

07/30/2026

Across 100 countries, Sister Abby Avelino leads Talitha K*m, a global network of Catholic Sisters working with communities to end human trafficking.

On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Sister Abby highlights why investing in faith leaders and community networks is critical to preventing exploitation, supporting survivors, and ending modern slavery.

07/30/2026

"For the [Catholic] sisters, we’re part of those communities whether there’s a project going on or not. We have a commitment to the people, and people know that."

On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, we recognize the important role that faith leaders and faith-based organizations play in combating trafficking and exploitation.

In a conversation with the United Nations’ Spotlight Initiative’s Anne Fullerton, Sister Sarah Puls of ACRATH shares how her organization and the global Catholic sisterhood helps identify trafficking, support survivors, and partner with communities and institutions to restore dignity and opportunity.

Read the full conversation: https://www.hiltonfoundation.org/news/preventing-trafficking-and-rebuilding-lives-a-conversation-with-sister-sarah-puls/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=catholic-sisters&utm_content=sr-sarah-puls

07/26/2026

As we mark World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, we celebrate older Catholic sisters as a source of wisdom, faith and hope.

In a new reflection, Catholic Sisters initiative Program Officer Sr. Agnes Njeri shares how our support for healthy aging sisters has evolved from research into lasting impact. What began with CERRA-Africa’s research on the needs of aging sisters across Africa led to the creation of the Care for Aging Sisters Initiative in Kenya CASAK Secretariat, helping congregations strengthen care for their elder members.

Today, we are seeing this progress on the lives of sisters. During a recent visit to the Sisters of Mary Immaculate retirement home in Mwea, Kenya, Hilton Foundation CEO and President Peter Laugharn saw firsthand how improvements such as refurbished living quarters, accessible ramps, wheelchairs and walkers are helping elderly sisters live with greater dignity, comfort and independence.

Read Sr. Agnes’s full reflection and view photos from the visit: https://www.hiltonfoundation.org/news/how-research-and-stronger-networks-improve-the-lives-of-elderly-catholic-sisters-in-kenya/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=catholic-sisters&utm_content=casak-elderly-sisters

07/15/2026

Across sub-Saharan Africa, many young people face a similar struggle getting the education and skills they need to build a secure future. In Zambia, 80% of unemployed youth say a lack of training is keeping them from accessing quality jobs.

Through our Catholic Sisters initiative, sister-led initiatives and vocational training centers are serving young adults ages 18–35, providing practical job skills, mentorship and support. Program Officer Sister Agnes Njeri shares how trainers and sisters work alongside young people to build confidence and a clear path to self-sufficiency.

Learn more about how Catholic sisters support young people in taking their next steps: https://www.hiltonfoundation.org/work/our-initiatives/catholic-sisters/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=catholic-sisters&utm_content=csi-webpage

06/21/2026

On Father’s Day, we honor a legacy passed from father to son — rooted in faith, vision and a shared commitment to improving the human condition.
Conrad N. Hilton and his son Barron Hilton chose to leave nearly all of their personal wealth to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to serve people in need. Today, the Foundation carries forward their values by working with partners around the world to alleviate human suffering.

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