Private company

The Starr Foundation

Logo: http://www.starrfoundation.org/, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Charitable foundation established in 1955

The Starr Foundation was established in 1955 by Cornelius Vander Starr, an insurance entrepreneur who founded C.V. Starr & Co. and other companies later combined by his successor, Maurice R. Greenberg, into what became the American International Group.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1955Founded1
  • HeadquartersNew York City, United States1
  • Websitewww.starrfoundation.org
  • Legal formfoundation1
  • Kind of organizationFoundation1
  • LEI549300DDZ7KQO8XCP1053
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address399 park avenue, 10022 New York, United States3
  • Registered withCorporation and Business Entity Database (Division of Corporations, State Records and UCC, Department of State), 1012683
C.V. Starr Laboratory, MBL
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

The Starr Foundation was established in 1955 by Cornelius Vander Starr, an insurance entrepreneur who founded C.V. Starr & Co. and other companies later combined by his successor, Maurice R. Greenberg, into what became the American International Group.2

The story

Founded by Cornelius Vander Starr in 1955.1

Leadership

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Timeline

  1. 1955Founded Founded1