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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6151545

The Starr Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 90 grants and $73.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
MS Courtney O'Malley President
399 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 909-3600
Form and materials
There is no application form, but the foundation expects proposals to include the following: 1) cover letter describing the organization and setting forth the terms of the proposed grant; 2) budget for the particular project for which funding is sought; 3) latest audited financial statements; 4) list of other major financial supporters, current or anticipated; 5) list of the organization's board members and their affiliations, if any; 6) most recent IRS determination letter; 7) details of overall administrative expenses including the salaries of the top five employees; generally the foundation will not fund organizations that spend more than 25% of their annual expenses on administration and fundraising; 8) other information may be included, but the foundation prefers not to receive videotapes, DVDS, or CDS.
Deadlines
There are no submission deadlines; proposals are reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year.
Restrictions
Grants to individuals are limited to the foundation's on-going scholarship program, the C.V. Starr scholarship program available to starr companies employees' children. With respect to this program, there are limitations pertaining to eligibility requirements and size of awards. The size of scholarship awards depends on financial need.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $73,539,720

    Grants listed
    90
    Assets, end of year
    $1,355,680,250

  • Tax year 2023

    $94,991,490

    Grants listed
    110
    Assets, end of year
    $1,251,907,083

  • Tax year 2022

    $75,621,535

    Grants listed
    127
    Assets, end of year
    $1,301,319,456

  • Tax year 2021

    $71,343,120

    Grants listed
    90
    Assets, end of year
    $1,351,331,495

  • Tax year 2020

    $88,733,464

    Grants listed
    89
    Assets, end of year
    $1,260,355,991

  • Tax year 2019

    $101,436,626

    Grants listed
    200
    Assets, end of year
    $1,224,410,899

Grants paid in 2024

90 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Capital campaign

    $10,000,000
  2. New York-Presbyterian FundNew York, NY

    Capital campaign

    $10,000,000
  3. 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
  4. American Hospital of ParisNeuillysurseine, France

    Capital campaign

    $5,000,000
  5. Rogosin Institute IncNew York, NY

    Saal-greenberg fund

    $5,000,000
  6. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Hoover institution on war, revolution and peace center for the revitalization of american institutions

    $5,000,000
  7. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Maurice r. Greenberg scholarship fund in support of debt-free education for the yale school of medicine

    $5,000,000
  8. Hebrew Home for the Aged at RiverdaleBronx, NY

    1:1 challenge grant in support of the river's edge continuing care retirement community campaign

    $4,900,000
  9. Cornell University (weill Cornell Medicine)New York, NY

    Dean's special scholarship fund

    $4,000,000
  10. Cornell University (weill Cornell Medicine)New York, NY

    Maurice r. Greenberg scholarship fund

    $3,000,000
  11. US Chamber of Commerce FoundationWashington, DC

    Renovation of the chamber's historic building on lafayette park in washington, D.C.

    $3,000,000
  12. Georgia State University FoundationAtlanta, GA

    Maurice r. Greenberg school of risk science

    $2,000,000
  13. Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris IncEtna, NH

    Rebuilding of notre-dame cathedral

    $1,600,000
  14. Arizona State University FoundationTempe, AZ

    Mccain institute's impact fund

    $1,000,000
  15. Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NY

    Richard haass center for education

    $1,000,000
  16. New York University (school of Law)New York, NY

    Endowment

    $625,000
  17. International Scholarship & Tuition Services IncNashville, TN

    Administration of starr scholarship program

    $538,655
  18. New York University (school of Law)New York, NY

    Loan repayment assistance program fund (lrap)

    $500,000
  19. Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    Women & science program

    $500,000
  20. Yale Chief Executive Leadership InstituteWashington, DC

    Program support

    $500,000
  21. GIVE2ASIASan Francisco, CA

    Quality improvement for village early education centers in daming county hebei province

    $270,000
  22. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    Capital campaign

    $250,000
  23. Citymeals-On-WheelsNew York, NY

    Emergency meal distribution center capital campaign

    $250,000
  24. National Philanthropic TrustConshohocken, PA

    Pluralism accelerator fund

    $250,000
  25. Radical Hope IncConcord, MA

    General operating support

    $250,000
  26. Arizona State University FoundationTempe, AZ

    Mccain institute's global leaders program

    $200,000
  27. North Shore Country Day SchoolWinnetka, IL

    Maurice r. Greenberg scholarship fund

    $200,000
  28. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $150,000
  29. Baruch CollegeNew York, DC

    Maurice r. Greenberg scholarship fund

    $100,000
  30. Brown University of ProvidenceProvidence, RI

    Maurice r. Greenberg scholarship fund

    $100,000
  31. Chapin School LTDNew York, NY

    Maurice r. Greenberg scholarship fund

    $100,000
  32. Children of Armenia Fund IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  33. Hebrew Home for the Aged at RiverdaleBronx, NY

    1:1 challenge grant in support of the river's edge continuing care retirement community campaign

    $100,000
  34. Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CT

    Maurice r. Greenberg scholarship fund

    $100,000
  35. Protestant Episcopal Cathedral FoundationWashington, DC

    C.V starr scholarship fund

    $100,000
  36. Protestant Episcopal High School in VirginiaAlexandria, VA

    C.V starr scholarship fund

    $100,000
  37. Saint Ann's SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    Maurice r. Greenberg scholarship fund

    $100,000
  38. Spence SchoolNew York, NY

    Augment C.V starr scholarship fund

    $100,000
  39. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    Parkinson's disease research at columbia university's irving medical center

    $100,000
  40. Albert H Small Normandy Institute IncBaltimore, MD

    General operating support

    $50,000
  41. Brewster Central School DistrictBrewster, NY

    Starr scholarship program for the 2024/2025 year

    $50,000
  42. Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation IncWallingford, CT

    Maurice r. Greenberg scholarship fund

    $50,000
  43. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    Maurice r. Greenberg scholarship fund

    $50,000
  44. Young Audiences Arts for LearningNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  45. Japan Society IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $30,000
  46. CandidNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  47. McCarter Theater CompanyPrinceton, NJ

    General operating support

    $25,000
  48. New York Shakespeare FestivalNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  49. Yale-China AssociationNew Haven, CT

    General operating support

    $25,000
  50. Appeal of Conscience FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  51. China General Chamber of Commerce - USANew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  52. French-American FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  53. Hudson Institute IncWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $10,000
  54. Joe Torre Safe at Home FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  55. St Johns University New YorkNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  56. Cornell University (weill Cornell Medicine)New York, NY

    General operating support

    $6,000
  57. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Co-op city sda church

    $1,200
  58. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Christian church john 3:16

    $1,000
  59. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Co-op city sda church

    $1,000
  60. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Wellesley students aid society

    $750
  61. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    TSC alliance

    $500
  62. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Collegiate school

    $500
  63. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Episcopal high school

    $500
  64. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    First ghana sda chruch

    $500
  65. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    First ghana sda chruch

    $500
  66. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Corjesu foundation

    $300
  67. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Peak grantmaking

    $250
  68. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Fordham university

    $250
  69. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    High watch rocovery center

    $250
  70. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Middlebury college

    $250
  71. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Nation cathedral school

    $250
  72. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Nightingale-bamford school

    $200
  73. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Corjesu foundation

    $200
  74. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Riverside park conservancy

    $158
  75. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Riverside park conservancy

    $150
  76. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    The jewish community center in manhattan

    $125
  77. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    TSC alliance

    $125
  78. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Pan-massachusetts challenge

    $125
  79. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Mississippi center for justice

    $125
  80. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Women's media center

    $125
  81. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Classical theatre of harlem

    $105
  82. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    The possibility project

    $100
  83. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Greater hope ministry/ fernwood foundation

    $100
  84. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Memorial sloan-kettering cancer center

    $100
  85. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Michael j. Fox foundation for parkinson's research

    $100
  86. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    ST. Hilda and ST hugh's school

    $50
  87. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Wellesley college

    $50
  88. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Brearley school

    $50
  89. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Donorschoose

    $50
  90. The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY

    Best friends animal society

    $27

Approved for future payment

5 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. New York University (school of Law)New York, NY

    Loan repayment assistance program fund (lrap)

    $4,500,000
  2. Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    Women & science program

    $4,500,000
  3. Radical Hope IncConcord, MA

    General operating support

    $750,000
  4. French-American FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $20,000
  5. Hudson Institute IncWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $20,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health5 grants $20,250,00054% of the total
  2. Education15 grants $13,425,00036% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $1,875,0005% of the total
  4. International aid6 grants $1,415,0004% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture3 grants $650,0002% of the total
  6. Community development2 grants $110,000<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes3 grants $65,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York66 grants $48,271,065
  2. District of Columbia9 grants $6,560,000
  3. Connecticut5 grants $5,425,000
  4. California2 grants $5,270,000
  5. Georgia1 grant $2,000,000
  6. Tennessee1 grant $538,655
  7. Illinois1 grant $200,000
  8. Rhode Island1 grant $100,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $100,000
  10. Maryland1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Mr Ee MatthewsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mr Hi SmithTREASURER & DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mr JW GreenbergBOARD CHAIRMAN & DIR. AS OF 03/19/24 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mr Mr GreenbergBOARD CHAIRMAN & DIR. THRU 03/19/24 Hours 5Pay $0
  • Mr S GreenbergDIRECTOR AS OF 03/19/24 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mrs CP GreenbergDIRECTOR THRU 3/17/24 Hours 1Pay $0
  • MS A OseiASSISTANT VP Hours 35Pay $115,713
  • MS Courtney O'MalleyPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 35Pay $467,114
  • MS K GreenbergDIRECTOR AS OF 03/19/24 Hours 1Pay $0
  • MS M LivingstonSENIOR VICE PRES. & CORP. SECRETARY Hours 35Pay $301,889
  • MS Y LukonenASSISTANT TREASURER & DIRECTOR OF FIN. Hours 35Pay $205,041

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