$1 million prize for nonprofits available
Howard Lake | 31 July 2003 | News
Nonprofits around the world can now apply for the world’s largest humanitarian award of $1 million (U.S.).
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is inviting nominations for the 2004 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize. The prize will recognise an organisation that has made extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering anywhere in the world.
The $1 million prize, the world’s largest humanitarian award, is presented annually to an established non-profit, charitable or non-governmental organisation. The prize is not a grant, based on future goals, but an award for recent and historic accomplishments. An independent international panel of jurors makes the final selection.
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Previous winners have been SOS-Kinderdorf International, the UK’s St. Christopher’s Hospice, Casa Alianza, AMREF (African Medical and Research Foundation), Medecins Sans Frontieres, International Rescue Committee, and Operation Smile.
The 2003 award will be presented this September. The 2004 prize will be announced in the Autumn of 2004.
Nomination packets are available now on the Hilton Foundation Web site. Nominations must be received or postmarked by 1 November 2003.
- Norwegian Refugee Council wins Hilton Humanitarian Prize (10 August 2022)
- Handicap International wins $1.5 million Conrad N Hilton Humanitarian Prize (16 March 2011)
- Conrad N Hilton Humanitarian Prize offers $1 million (28 October 1999)
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He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.