Liz Mohn has been recognized numerous times for her social engagement. In 1996, she was awarded the European Philanthropy Prize (de), the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Charity Bambi. In 1999, she was the first woman from Germany to become a full member of the Club of Rome. In 2000, she received the German Medical Association's Badge of Honor. In 2006, the University of Tel Aviv awarded her an honorary doctorate. In 2008, she received UNESCO's Children in Need award. In 2009, she was the first woman to be honored with the Karl Winnacker Prize (de), and she received the Global Economy Prize (de) in 2010. In 2013, Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, France's ambassador to Germany, made her an officer of the French Legion of Honor. In 2014, she received the Euriade Badge of Honor in Gold from Queen Silvia of Sweden. In 2016, Xavier Bettel, prime minister of Luxemburg, awarded her the Commander's Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown.