The Starr Foundation
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 13-6151545 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$73.5M
Organizations funded90
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$1.6B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $250 and $250,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
25% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | Capital campaign | $10,000,000 |
| New York-Presbyterian Fund | New York, NY | Capital campaign | $10,000,000 |
| Cornell University (Weill Cornell Medicine) | New York, NY | Tri-Institutional STEM cell initiative, involving the collaboration of weill cornell, rockfeller univeristy and memorial-sloan kettering | $7,000,000 |
| American Hospital of Paris | Neuillysurseine, FR | Capital campaign | $5,000,000 |
| Rogosin Institute Inc | New York, NY | Saal-Greenberg fund | $5,000,000 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | Hoover institution on war, revolution and peace center for the revitalization of american institutions | $5,000,000 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Maurice R. greenberg scholarship fund in support of debt-free education for the yale school of medicine | $5,000,000 |
| Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale | Riverdale, NY | 1:1 challenge grant in support of the river's edge continuing care retirement community campaign | $4,900,000 |
| Cornell University (Weill Cornell Medicine) | New York, NY | Dean's special scholarship fund | $4,000,000 |
| Cornell University (Weill Cornell Medicine) | New York, NY | Maurice R. greenberg scholarship fund | $3,000,000 |
| US Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Washington, DC | Renovation of the chamber's historic building on lafayette park in washington, d.c. | $3,000,000 |
| Georgia State University Foundation | Atlanta, GA | Maurice R. greenberg school of risk science | $2,000,000 |
| Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris Inc | Washington, DC | Rebuilding of notre-dame cathedral | $1,600,000 |
| Arizona State University Foundation | Washington, DC | Mccain institute's impact fund | $1,000,000 |
| Council on Foreign Relations | New York, NY | Richard haass center for education | $1,000,000 |
| New York University (School of Law) | New York, NY | Endowment | $625,000 |
| International Scholarship & Tuition Services Inc | Nashville, TN | Administration of starr scholarship program | $538,655 |
| New York University (School of Law) | New York, NY | Loan repayment assistance program fund (lrap) | $500,000 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | Women & science program | $500,000 |
| Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute | Washington, DC | Program support | $500,000 |
| Give2asia | Oakland, CA | Quality improvement for village early education centers in daming county hebei province | $270,000 |
| City Harvest Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Capital campaign | $250,000 |
| Citymeals-On-Wheels | New York, NY | Emergency meal distribution center capital campaign | $250,000 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | New York, NY | Pluralism accelerator fund | $250,000 |
| Radical Hope Inc | Concord, CT | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Arizona State University Foundation | Washington, DC | Mccain institute's global leaders program | $200,000 |
| North Shore Country Day School | Winnetka, IL | Maurice R. greenberg scholarship fund | $200,000 |
| City Harvest Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Baruch College | New York, DC | Maurice R. greenberg scholarship fund | $100,000 |
| Brown University of Providence | Providence, RI | Maurice R. greenberg scholarship fund | $100,000 |
| Chapin School Ltd | New York, NY | Maurice R. greenberg scholarship fund | $100,000 |
| Children of Armenia Fund Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale | Riverdale, NY | 1:1 challenge grant in support of the river's edge continuing care retirement community campaign | $100,000 |
| Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT | Maurice R. greenberg scholarship fund | $100,000 |
| Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation | Washington, DC | C.v starr scholarship fund | $100,000 |
| Protestant Episcopal High School in Virginia | Alexandria, VA | C.v starr scholarship fund | $100,000 |
| Saint Ann's School | Brooklyn Heights, NY | Maurice R. greenberg scholarship fund | $100,000 |
| Spence School | New York, NY | Augment c.v starr scholarship fund | $100,000 |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Parkinson's disease research at columbia university's irving medical center | $100,000 |
| Normandy Institute Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Brewster Central School District | Brewster, NY | Starr scholarship program for the 2024/2025 year | $50,000 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation Inc | Wallingford, CT | Maurice R. greenberg scholarship fund | $50,000 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Maurice R. greenberg scholarship fund | $50,000 |
| Young Audiences Arts for Learning | New York, NY | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Japan Society Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $30,000 |
| Candid | New York, NY | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Mccarter Theater Company | Princeton, NJ | General operating support | $25,000 |
| New York Shakespeare Festival | New York, NY | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Yale-China Association | New Haven, CT | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Appeal of Conscience Foundation | New York, NY | General operating support | $10,000 |
| China General Chamber of Commerce - USA | New York, NY | General operating support | $10,000 |
| French-American Foundation | New York, NY | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Hudson Institute Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation | New York, NY | General operating support | $10,000 |
| St Johns University New York | New York, NY | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Cornell University (Weill Cornell Medicine) | New York, NY | General operating support | $6,000 |
| The Starr Foundation Matching Grants Program | New York, NY | Co-Op city sda church | $1,200 |
| The Starr Foundation Matching Grants Program | New York, NY | Christian church john 3:16 | $1,000 |
| The Starr Foundation Matching Grants Program | New York, NY | Co-Op city sda church | $1,000 |
| The Starr Foundation Matching Grants Program | New York, NY | Wellesley students aid society | $750 |
Showing the 60 largest of 90 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York University (School of Law) | New York, NY | Loan repayment assistance program fund (lrap) | $4,500,000 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | Women & science program | $4,500,000 |
| Radical Hope Inc | Concord, CT | General operating support | $750,000 |
| French-American Foundation | New York, NY | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Hudson Institute Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $20,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $73,539,720 | 95 |
| 2023 | $94,991,490 | 115 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533189349103958
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-6151545
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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