The Courtney Loprest Anti-Poverty Award - $10,000

The Courtney Loprest Award is a $10,000 award given each year to an individual working on eradicating poverty in their community or on a national level.

• Support and provide an uplift to an individual who brings an egoless, unconditional commitment to helping their fellow human beings
• Recognize and fund poverty eradication work at community or national levels

This award supports individuals working to eradicate poverty, providing financial resources to amplify their community or national-level poverty reduction efforts.

• Individuals age 21 and over, from anywhere in the world
• Working on eradicating poverty in their community or on a national level
• Demonstrates egoless, unconditional commitment to helping fellow human beings

$10,000 award given each year to the selected individual.

The Bergel Institute is an organization focused on poverty work in the United States, founded with support from Hugh Courtney and Pam Loprest who have been instrumental in poverty work for over 25 years.