The Charles Bronfman Prize

Founded in 2004 by Ellen Bronfman Hauptman and Stephen Bronfman, together with their spouses Andrew Hauptman and Claudine Blondin Bronfman, The Charles Bronfman Prize is an annual award of $100,000 presented to a humanitarian under the age of fifty whose innovative work, fueled by Jewish values, has significantly improved the world.

Over two decades in and hundreds of nominations later, The Charles Bronfman Prize has done more than support individual humanitarians—it has created a fellowship that embodies the spirit, values, and beliefs that have defined Charles Bronfman's life.

Each Charles Bronfman Prize laureate reminds us of the power of commitment, passion, and courage in tackling the pressing problems of our time. This growing fellowship of changemakers represents the capacity of one person to make the world better and more just than the one they inherited.