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- In 2007, Hilton announced that, like his father, he would leave 97% of his wealth to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. This bequest increased the Foundation’s endowment from $2.9 billion to $6.3 billion and made Barron Hilton the organization’s most significant donor.
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With his business acumen, Barron Hilton helped grow his father’s 1979 bequest of $160 million in Hilton stock into an endowment of more than $2.9 billion to support the philanthropic work of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
Following the philanthropic legacy of his father, Barron Hilton will be most remembered for his generous philanthropy. In 1979, Conrad N. Hilton bequeathed 97 percent of his estate to his charitable foundation.
Barron Hilton played a guiding role on the Foundation’s board of directors from 1950 to 2014, including serving as chair from 2007 to 2012 following a successful career at the helm of Hilton Hotels Corporation.
Dec 27, 2007 · The contribution to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, to come from the sale of Hilton Hotels Corp. and the pending sale of Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. after the money is placed in a trust,...
Throughout his career, Conrad Hilton supported a variety of causes, particularly those involving the nuns that had helped educate him in his native New Mexico. He established the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in 1944, and made a total of $7.6 million of gifts before his death. [31]
Nov 27, 2019 · Ultimately in 1988 a compromise was reached out of court where Barron Hilton received four million shares, worth $212 million, and the Conrad Hilton Foundation received 3.5 million shares, worth $184 million.
Sep 20, 2019 · Hotelier and philanthropist Barron Hilton commits 97% of his wealth to the humanitarian work of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in his passing on September 19, 2019 at age 91.
