How to apply
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 foundatio… Contact: MS Courtney O'Malley President, 399 Park Avenue, New York, Ny, 2129093600 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.
Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.
Grants paid in 2024
Top 60 of 90 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY | Capital campaign | $10M |
| New York-Presbyterian FundNew York, NY | Capital campaign | $10M |
| 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 | $7.0M |
| American Hospital of ParisNeuillysurseine, FR | Capital campaign | $5.0M |
| Rogosin Institute IncNew York, NY | Saal-greenberg fund | $5.0M |
| 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 | $5.0M |
| Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | Maurice r. greenberg scholarship fund in support of debt-free education for the yale school of medicine | $5.0M |
| Hebrew Home for the Aged at RiverdaleRiverdale, NY | 1:1 challenge grant in support of the river's edge continuing care retirement community campaign | $4.9M |
| Cornell University (weill Cornell Medicine)New York, NY | Dean's special scholarship fund | $4.0M |
| Cornell University (weill Cornell Medicine)New York, NY | Maurice r. greenberg scholarship fund | $3.0M |
| US Chamber of Commerce FoundationWashington, DC | Renovation of the chamber's historic building on lafayette park in washington, d.c. | $3.0M |
| Georgia State University FoundationAtlanta, GA | Maurice r. greenberg school of risk science | $2.0M |
| Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris IncWashington, DC | Rebuilding of notre-dame cathedral | $1.6M |
| Arizona State University FoundationWashington, DC | Mccain institute's impact fund | $1.0M |
| Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NY | Richard haass center for education | $1.0M |
| New York University (school of Law)New York, NY | Endowment | $625K |
| International Scholarship & Tuition Services IncNashville, TN | Administration of starr scholarship program | $539K |
| New York University (school of Law)New York, NY | Loan repayment assistance program fund (lrap) | $500K |
| Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY | Women & science program | $500K |
| Yale Chief Executive Leadership InstituteWashington, DC | Program support | $500K |
| Give2asiaOakland, CA | Quality improvement for village early education centers in daming county hebei province | $270K |
| City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY | Capital campaign | $250K |
| Citymeals-On-WheelsNew York, NY | Emergency meal distribution center capital campaign | $250K |
| National Philanthropic TrustNew York, NY | Pluralism accelerator fund | $250K |
| Radical Hope IncConcord, CT | General operating support | $250K |
| Arizona State University FoundationWashington, DC | Mccain institute's global leaders program | $200K |
| North Shore Country Day SchoolWinnetka, IL | Maurice r. greenberg scholarship fund | $200K |
| City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY | General operating support | $150K |
| Baruch CollegeNew York, DC | Maurice r. greenberg scholarship fund | $100K |
| Brown University of ProvidenceProvidence, RI | Maurice r. greenberg scholarship fund | $100K |
| Chapin School LtdNew York, NY | Maurice r. greenberg scholarship fund | $100K |
| Children of Armenia Fund IncNew York, NY | General operating support | $100K |
| Hebrew Home for the Aged at RiverdaleRiverdale, NY | 1:1 challenge grant in support of the river's edge continuing care retirement community campaign | $100K |
| Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CT | Maurice r. greenberg scholarship fund | $100K |
| Protestant Episcopal Cathedral FoundationWashington, DC | C.v starr scholarship fund | $100K |
| Protestant Episcopal High School in VirginiaAlexandria, VA | C.v starr scholarship fund | $100K |
| Saint Ann's SchoolBrooklyn Heights, NY | Maurice r. greenberg scholarship fund | $100K |
| Spence SchoolNew York, NY | Augment c.v starr scholarship fund | $100K |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | Parkinson's disease research at columbia university's irving medical center | $100K |
| Albert H Small Normandy Institute IncBaltimore, MD | General operating support | $50K |
| Brewster Central School DistrictBrewster, NY | Starr scholarship program for the 2024/2025 year | $50K |
| Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation IncWallingford, CT | Maurice r. greenberg scholarship fund | $50K |
| Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC | Maurice r. greenberg scholarship fund | $50K |
| Young Audiences Arts for LearningNew York, NY | General operating support | $50K |
| Japan Society IncNew York, NY | General operating support | $30K |
| CandidNew York, NY | General operating support | $25K |
| McCarter Theater CompanyPrinceton, NJ | General operating support | $25K |
| New York Shakespeare FestivalNew York, NY | General operating support | $25K |
| Yale-China AssociationNew Haven, CT | General operating support | $25K |
| Appeal of Conscience FoundationNew York, NY | General operating support | $10K |
| China General Chamber of Commerce - USANew York, NY | General operating support | $10K |
| French-American FoundationNew York, NY | General operating support | $10K |
| Hudson Institute IncWashington, DC | General operating support | $10K |
| Joe Torre Safe at Home FoundationNew York, NY | General operating support | $10K |
| St Johns University New YorkNew York, NY | General operating support | $10K |
| Cornell University (weill Cornell Medicine)New York, NY | General operating support | $6,000 |
| The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY | Co-op city sda church | $1,200 |
| The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY | Christian church john 3:16 | $1,000 |
| The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY | Co-op city sda church | $1,000 |
| The Starr Foundation Matching Grants ProgramNew York, NY | Wellesley students aid society | $750 |
By state: New York 66 · District of Columbia 9 · Connecticut 5 · California 2 · INTL 1 · Georgia 1
Giving by year
Contributions, gifts, and grants paid, from Form 990-PF via ProPublica.
About this foundation
Starr Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Florence a Davis, tax-exempt since 1958. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Foundation websiteLatest 990-PF (PDF)All filings on ProPublica
Does Starr Foundation accept grant applications?
No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.
How much does Starr Foundation give each year?
In tax year 2024 it paid $74M across 90 grants, a median of $28K.
Where does Starr Foundation give?
New York (66 grants), District of Columbia (9 grants), Connecticut (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.
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