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The Stowers Foundation: 27 grants to organizations, $6.8 million (tax year ended May 2025)
The Stowers Foundation, a private foundation in Leawood, KS, paid 27 grants to organizations totaling $6,832,873 in its tax year ended May 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 7, 2025. The largest was $1,027,770 to Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, MO for to fund communication and outreach activities at the school..
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- EIN
- 326176805
- Based in
- Leawood, KS
- Assets
- $204,045,463
- Grants paid
- $6,832,873
- Tax year ended
- May 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended May 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed October 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202512809349100606. It reported $6,832,873 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stowers Institute for Medical Research | Kansas City, MO | To fund communication and outreach activities at the school. | Medical research | $1,027,770 | apps.irs.gov |
| Operation Breakthrough | Kansas City, MO | Gift to endowment in honor of sisters berta and corita | Education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| VPKJL Fund | Kansas City, MO | To fund general operations | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Mercy Hospital | Kansas City, MO | Kids first pediatric genomic project | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| VPKJL Fund | Kansas City, MO | To fund general operations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gordon Parks Elementary School | Kansas City, MO | To fund operation of the school. | Education | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Operation Breakthrough | Kansas City, MO | To fund general operations | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rose Brooks | Kansas City, MO | To fund general operations | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Scripps Translational Science Institute | La Jolla, CA | To fund mygene rank development | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Valley Hope Foundation | Norton, KS | To fund bridge to recovery program | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Warren Village | Denver, CO | To fund general operations | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Call | Kansas City, MO | To fund general operations-civic. | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| VPKJL Fund | Kansas City, MO | To fund general operations | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Operation Breakthrough | Kansas City, MO | To fund capital campaign for purchase of new building & funding of general operations. | Education | $133,103 | apps.irs.gov |
| Higgins Brothers Sugicenter for Hope Fund | Kansas City, MO | To fund general operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas City Farm School at Gibbs Road | Kansas City, MO | To fund farmers on the rise program | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forging Youth Resilience | Denver, CO | To fund camp fyr program | Crime and legal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Higgins Brothers Sugicenter for Hope Fund | Kansas City, MO | To fund security services for campus | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Phoenix | Denver, CO | To fund capital campaign | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stowers Institute for Medical Research | Kansas City, MO | Grant to pay for portrait of founders | Medical research | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas Missouri Mental Health Collaborative | Prairie Village, KS | To fund general operations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elevate Metro Kansas City | Overland Park, KS | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pawsperity | Kansas City, MO | To fund general operations | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United We | Kansas City, MO | Womens' economic development initiatives | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver South Ptsa | Denver, CO | To fund giving grocery program | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stowers Institute for Medical Research | Kansas City, MO | Grant to pay for portrait of murdered institute members | Medical research | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Umkc | Kansas City, MO | To fund general operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,883,103 |
| Medical research | $1,084,770 |
| Human services | $275,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Missouri | $5,907,873 |
| Colorado | $370,000 |
| Kansas | $305,000 |
| California | $250,000 |
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Updated October 7, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.