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. 

Submission dates:
2025 Prize: January 2024 – April 30, 2024
2026 Prize: May 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025
2027 Prize: May 1, 2025 – April 30, 2026

BENEFIT:

$2.5 million