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IMC emergency triage and medical care after Haiti earthquake 2010

Responding to disasters

In the event of a natural disaster, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation supports immediate emergency relief efforts, with a focus on the provision of water, sanitation and hygiene services for the affected populations. The Hilton Foundation is also interested in addressing the often neglected medium- and long-term recovery needs of communities impacted by the disaster. The Foundation places no geographical limits on the support it provides for natural disaster relief and recovery.

Since 1991, the Foundation has awarded $21 million to support relief and recovery programs following international and domestic natural disasters (cyclones, earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and tsunamis) and other tragedies (the Oklahoma City bombing and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001). In all of our disaster response work, the Foundation emphasizes the importance of following internationally accepted standards and best practices.

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Japan earthquake and tsunami (2011)

Following the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011, the Hilton Foundation awarded $50,000 to Direct Relief International toward its provision of emergency medical relief resources for affected populations.

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Pakistan floods (2010)

In response to widespread flooding in Pakistan that affected 12.5 million people, the Hilton Foundation awarded $750,000 to support the work of the following organizations:

  • Oxfam America was given $400,000 toward its provision of emergency phase water and sanitation activities, including distribution of safe water and construction of latrines, as well as recovery phase activities including longer-term water, sanitation and agriculture livelihoods projects;
  • BRAC USA received $100,000 toward its provision of emergency water and sanitation activities, including the digging of new wells and construction of latrines;
  • International Medical Corps was given $100,000 for its delivery of emergency medical treatment and distribution of emergency medicines and hygiene supplies;
  • Merlin USA received $150,000 to support its malaria treatment and prevention activities, including case management, surveillance and vector control.

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Haiti earthquake (2010)

After Haiti was traumatized by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in January 2010, the Hilton Foundation responded by awarding $1,075,000 to the following organizations:

  • Partners In Health received $550,000 toward its provision of emergency medical relief and establishment of a facility to support the recovery of orphaned and vulnerable children affected by the earthquake.
  • Catholic Relief Services was given $148,000 for implementation of an emergency water, sanitation and hygiene program.
  • International Medical Corps received $25,000 to support its provision of emergency relief, logistics coordination and children's services.
  • The Global Fund for Children was awarded $275,000 over three years to deliver critical services for vulnerable, earthquake-affected children, with a focus on orphans and children affected by AIDS.
  • William J. Clinton Foundation was given $77,000 toward the transport of a large shelter structure.

Foundation President and CEO Steve Hilton visited Haiti as part of our efforts. Learn more.

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Hurricane Katrina / New Orleans recovery (2005-2010)

The Foundation provided $6 million in grants for relief in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and has provided $4 million in grants to-date to support the recovery of New Orleans.

  • $1.5 million went to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, which set up a special account on behalf of the Greater New Orleans Foundation to receive funds for New Orleans hurricane relief.
  • Hilton Foundation grants of $2.5 million and $1 million went to The Salvation Army and the American Red Cross, respectively, for the coordination of immediate relief across the region.
  • In addition, we awarded a $1 million grant to the Foundation for the Mid-South toward that foundation's Hurricane Katrina Recovery and Restoration Fund, which it developed to help nonprofit organizations along the Gulf Coast.
  • In August 2007, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation joined a group of national foundations led by the Rockefeller Foundation in providing $2.5 million to the Community Revitalization Fund of the Greater New Orleans Foundation to strengthen the affordable housing sector in New Orleans, increase housing production, promote smart growth principles, and build the Greater New Orleans Foundation's ability to respond to future challenges.
  • Also in August 2007, the Hilton Foundation contracted with the Initiative for Regional and Community Transformation to research opportunities for grantmaking in three key areas related to recovery: early child development, homelessness, and small enterprise development. Based on this research, we directed recovery grants of $228,000 to UNITY of Greater New Orleans, a collaborative that provides housing and multiple services for people experiencing homelessness, and $1.3 million to the United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area to support the Bridge to Quality Program, designed by the Greater New Orleans Rebuild Child Care Collaborative to help rebuild quality childcare centers that meet requirements for the 2007 School Readiness tax incentives.

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  • The Global Fund for Children was awarded $275,000 over three years to deliver critical services for vulnerable, earthquake-affected children, with a focus on orphans and • The Global Fund for Children was awarded $275,000 over three years to deliver critical services for vulnerable, earthquake-affected children, with a focus on orphans and children affected by AIDS.children affected by AIDS.