Conrad N. Hilton Foundation history

In 1950, the Foundation was legally established as a nonprofit corporation, separate from Hilton Hotels Corporation.

He hosted the first Congressional Prayer Breakfast in 1953 with President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

When Hilton Hotels Corporation acquired control of Statler Hotels in 1954, the real estate transaction was the largest the world had known to date.

An attorney and CPA, Hubbs had worked closely with both Conrad and Barron Hilton and had managed the Foundation since 1969 in his capacity as assistant secretary treasurer.

When Conrad N. Hilton died in 1979, he left virtually all of his estate to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.

In 1981, the board elected Donald H. Hubbs to the Foundation’s board of directors and named him president.

In 1986 the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation established the Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters (HFS) specifically to support the apostolic work of Roman Catholic women religious in accordance with his Last Will and Testament:

In 2005, the board of directors resolved to ensure that direct descendants of our founder will forever constitute a majority of the board.

Hawley Hilton McAuliffe now leads the Foundation as chair, having served on the board as a director since 2006.

Over the years, he contributed many millions to the work of the Foundation, and following his father’s example, he left more than 97% of his estate to the Foundation when he passed away in 2019.

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Granted $339 Million in 2021, Marking the Largest Grantmaking Year in its History