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Grants paid by The Stowers Foundation

EIN 32-6176805 · Leawood, KS · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20

The Stowers Foundation of Leawood, KS (EIN 32-6176805) reported 111 grants paid totaling $32,048,650 to 36 recipients in tax years 2019–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$32,048,650

111 grants

Recipients

36

distinct organizations

Tax years

2019–2025

6 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
201916$4,314,205
202115$4,564,303
202215$4,693,163
202316$5,433,003
202422$6,211,103
202527$6,832,873

Top recipients

The 36 recipients receiving the most from The Stowers Foundation, by grants paid, out of 36 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Vpkjl FundUKansas City, MO11$7,400,0002025
Stowers Institute for Medical Research 20-2993509BKansas City, MO8$6,743,9302025
Operation Breakthrough 43-0971560BKansas City, MO9$3,609,7202025
Gordon Parks Elementary School 43-1837978BKansas City, MO6$2,200,0002025
Children's Mercy Hospital 44-0605373BKansas City, MO5$2,150,0002025
Rose Brooks 51-0231573DKansas City, MO5$1,650,0002025
Kcpga (girls Preparatory Academy)UKansas City, MO4$1,000,0002024
Higgins Brothers Sugicenter for Hope FundUKansas City, MO7$1,000,0002025
Crossroads Preparatory Academy - KcUKansas City, MO3$1,000,0002023
Warren Village 84-0644270BDenver, CO5$850,0002025
First CallUKansas City, MO6$775,0002025
Scripps Translational Science InstituteULa Jolla, CA2$750,0002025
St Luke's Marion Block Neuro InstituteUKansas City, MO2$500,0002022
University of Kansas EndowmentUKansas City, KS2$450,0002022
Valley Hope FoundationUNorton, KS1$250,0002025
Scripps Research Institute 33-0435954CLa Jolla, CA1$250,0002019
Synergy Services 43-0970674BParkville, MO1$250,0002024
Kansas City Hospice and Pallative Care 43-1209344DKansas City, MO1$160,0002024
Citizens of the World Charter Schools - Kc 47-3165062CKansas City, MO1$150,0002019
Bloch School of ManagementUKansas City, MO1$125,0002021
Kansas City Farm School at Gibbs RoadUKansas City, MO1$100,0002025
The Phoenix 20-1610762CDenver, CO2$100,0002025
Kansas Missouri Mental Health CollaborativeUPrairie Village, KS3$90,0002025
Elevate Metro Kansas CityUOverland Park, KS3$75,0002025
Center for Practical BioethicsUKansas City, MO4$65,0002024
Forging Youth Resilience 27-2552989CDenver, CO1$50,0002025
United We 43-1584928BKansas City, MO2$50,0002025
Umkc 26-0840496DKansas City, MO3$45,0002025
Girls On the Run - Kansas City 26-0059677DKansas City, MO1$40,0002022
Village Presbyterian Church 48-1203912DPrairie Village, KS3$35,0002023
University of Missouri-Kansas City 43-6052950BKansas City, MO2$30,0002021
Pawsperity 46-4112524BKansas City, MO1$25,0002025
Wonderscope MuseumUShawnee, KS1$25,0002019
Higgins Brother Surgicenter for Hope FundUKansas City, MO1$25,0002019
Denver South Ptsa 74-2486208DDenver, CO1$20,0002025
The Grooming ProjectUKansas City, MO1$10,0002022

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 111 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by The Stowers Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Stowers Institute for Medical Research Kansas City, MOB$1,027,770paidTO FUND COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL.202512809349100606
2025Vpkjl Fund Kansas City, MOU$1,000,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202512809349100606
2025Operation Breakthrough Kansas City, MOB$1,000,000paidGIFT TO ENDOWMENT IN HONOR OF SISTERS BERTA AND CORITA202512809349100606
2025Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MOB$500,000paidKIDS FIRST PEDIATRIC GENOMIC PROJECT202512809349100606
2025Vpkjl Fund Kansas City, MOU$500,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202512809349100606
2025Gordon Parks Elementary School Kansas City, MOB$450,000paidTO FUND OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL.202512809349100606
2025Rose Brooks Kansas City, MOD$300,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202512809349100606
2025Operation Breakthrough Kansas City, MOB$300,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202512809349100606
2025Valley Hope Foundation Norton, KSU$250,000paidTO FUND BRIDGE TO RECOVERY PROGRAM202512809349100606
2025Warren Village Denver, COB$250,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202512809349100606
2025Scripps Translational Science Institute La Jolla, CAU$250,000paidTO FUND MYGENE RANK DEVELOPMENT202512809349100606
2025First Call Kansas City, MOU$175,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-CIVIC.202512809349100606
2025Vpkjl Fund Kansas City, MOU$150,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202512809349100606
2025Operation Breakthrough Kansas City, MOB$133,103paidTO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR PURCHASE OF NEW BUILDING & FUNDING OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.202512809349100606
2025Higgins Brothers Sugicenter for Hope Fund Kansas City, MOU$100,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202512809349100606
2025Kansas City Farm School at Gibbs Road Kansas City, MOU$100,000paidTO FUND FARMERS ON THE RISE PROGRAM202512809349100606
2025The Phoenix Denver, COC$50,000paidTO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN202512809349100606
2025Higgins Brothers Sugicenter for Hope Fund Kansas City, MOU$50,000paidTO FUND SECURITY SERVICES FOR CAMPUS202512809349100606
2025Forging Youth Resilience Denver, COC$50,000paidTO FUND CAMP FYR PROGRAM202512809349100606
2025Stowers Institute for Medical Research Kansas City, MOB$38,000paidGRANT TO PAY FOR PORTRAIT OF FOUNDERS202512809349100606
2025Kansas Missouri Mental Health Collaborative Prairie Village, KSU$30,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202512809349100606
2025Pawsperity Kansas City, MOB$25,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202512809349100606
2025Elevate Metro Kansas City Overland Park, KSU$25,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202512809349100606
2025United We Kansas City, MOB$25,000paidWOMENS' ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES202512809349100606
2025Denver South Ptsa Denver, COD$20,000paidTO FUND GIVING GROCERY PROGRAM202512809349100606
2025Stowers Institute for Medical Research Kansas City, MOB$19,000paidGRANT TO PAY FOR PORTRAIT OF MURDERED INSTITUTE MEMBERS202512809349100606
2025Umkc Kansas City, MOD$15,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202512809349100606
2024Stowers Institute for Medical Research Kansas City, MOB$1,233,000paidTO FUND COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL.202422769349100302
2024Vpkjl Fund Kansas City, MOU$1,000,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202422769349100302
2024Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MOB$500,000paidKIDS FIRST PEDIATRIC GENOMIC PROJECT202422769349100302
2024Vpkjl Fund Kansas City, MOU$500,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202422769349100302
2024Operation Breakthrough Kansas City, MOB$300,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202422769349100302
2024Gordon Parks Elementary School Kansas City, MOB$300,000paidTO FUND OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL.202422769349100302
2024Rose Brooks Kansas City, MOD$300,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202422769349100302
2024Synergy Services Parkville, MOB$250,000paidNEW SHELTERS FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES202422769349100302
2024Warren Village Denver, COB$250,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202422769349100302
2024Vpkjl Fund Kansas City, MOU$250,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202422769349100302
2024Vpkjl Fund Kansas City, MOU$250,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202422769349100302
2024Kcpga (girls Preparatory Academy) Kansas City, MOU$250,000paidTO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR BUILDING - EDUCATION202422769349100302
2024Higgins Brothers Sugicenter for Hope Fund Kansas City, MOU$200,000paidCOMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION FOR CAMPUS202422769349100302
2024Kansas City Hospice and Pallative Care Kansas City, MOD$160,000paidTO FUND BUILDING AND PROGRAM RENOVATIONS202422769349100302
2024Operation Breakthrough Kansas City, MOB$133,103paidTO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR PURCHASE OF NEW BUILDING & FUNDING OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.202422769349100302
2024First Call Kansas City, MOU$125,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-CIVIC.202422769349100302
2024Higgins Brothers Sugicenter for Hope Fund Kansas City, MOU$100,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-MEDICAL.202422769349100302
2024Kansas Missouri Mental Health Collaborative Prairie Village, KSU$30,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202422769349100302
2024Elevate Metro Kansas City Overland Park, KSU$25,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202422769349100302
2024United We Kansas City, MOB$25,000paidWOMENS' ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES202422769349100302
2024Umkc Kansas City, MOD$15,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202422769349100302
2024Center for Practical Bioethics Kansas City, MOU$15,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202422769349100302
2023Vpkjl Fund Kansas City, MOU$1,250,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202430439349100408
2023Stowers Institute for Medical Research Kansas City, MOB$1,139,900paidTO FUND COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL.202430439349100408
2023Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MOB$500,000paidKIDS FIRST PEDIATRIC GENOMIC PROJECT202430439349100408
2023Operation Breakthrough Kansas City, MOB$433,103paidTO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR PURCHASE OF NEW BUILDING & FUNDING OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.202430439349100408
2023Higgins Brothers Sugicenter for Hope Fund Kansas City, MOU$400,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-MEDICAL.202430439349100408
2023Gordon Parks Elementary School Kansas City, MOB$350,000paidTO FUND OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL.202430439349100408
2023Rose Brooks Kansas City, MOD$300,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202430439349100408
2023Crossroads Preparatory Academy - Kc Kansas City, MOU$300,000paidTO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - EDUCATIONAL.202430439349100408
2023Kcpga (girls Preparatory Academy) Kansas City, MOU$250,000paidTO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR BUILDING - EDUCATION202430439349100408
2023Warren Village Denver, COB$250,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202430439349100408
2023First Call Kansas City, MOU$125,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-CIVIC.202430439349100408
2023The Phoenix Denver, COC$50,000paidCAPITAL CAMPAIGN202430439349100408
2023Kansas Missouri Mental Health Collaborative Prairie Village, KSU$30,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202430439349100408
2023Elevate Metro Kansas City Overland Park, KSU$25,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202430439349100408
2023Umkc Kansas City, MOD$15,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202430439349100408
2023Village Presbyterian Church Prairie Village, KSD$15,000paidON GOING CHURCH ACTIVITIES202430439349100408
2022Stowers Institute for Medical Research Kansas City, MOB$1,220,060paidTO FUND COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL.202310589349100411
2022Vpkjl Fund Kansas City, MOU$1,000,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202310589349100411
2022Operation Breakthrough Kansas City, MOB$433,103paidTO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR PURCHASE OF NEW BUILDING & FUNDING OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.202310589349100411
2022Gordon Parks Elementary School Kansas City, MOB$400,000paidTO FUND OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL.202310589349100411
2022Crossroads Preparatory Academy - Kc Kansas City, MOU$300,000paidTO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - EDUCATIONAL.202310589349100411
2022Kcpga (girls Preparatory Academy) Kansas City, MOU$250,000paidTO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR BUILDING - EDUCATION202310589349100411
2022St Luke's Marion Block Neuro Institute Kansas City, MOU$250,000paidTO FUND MEMORY DISORDERS & BEHAVIOR NEUROLOGY CENTER202310589349100411
2022Rose Brooks Kansas City, MOD$250,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202310589349100411
2022University of Kansas Endowment Kansas City, KSU$225,000paidTO FUND PRECISION MEDICINE INITIATIVE202310589349100411
2022First Call Kansas City, MOU$125,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-CIVIC.202310589349100411
2022Higgins Brothers Sugicenter for Hope Fund Kansas City, MOU$100,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-MEDICAL.202310589349100411
2022Warren Village Denver, COB$75,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202310589349100411
2022Girls On the Run - Kansas City Kansas City, MOD$40,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202310589349100411
2022Center for Practical Bioethics Kansas City, MOU$15,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-MEDICINE & HEALTHCARE.202310589349100411
2022The Grooming Project Kansas City, MOU$10,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202310589349100411
2021Vpkjl Fund Kansas City, MOU$1,000,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS202142799349100129
2021Stowers Institute for Medical Research Kansas City, MOB$866,200paidTO FUND COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL.202142799349100129
2021Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MOB$500,000paidTO FUND THE KIDS FIRST PEDIATRIC GENOMIC PROJECT.202142799349100129
2021Operation Breakthrough Kansas City, MOB$433,103paidTO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR PURCHASE OF NEW BUILDING & FUNDING OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.202142799349100129
2021Crossroads Preparatory Academy - Kc Kansas City, MOU$400,000paidTO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - EDUCATIONAL.202142799349100129
2021Gordon Parks Elementary School Kansas City, MOB$300,000paidTO FUND OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL.202142799349100129
2021St Luke's Marion Block Neuro Institute Kansas City, MOU$250,000paidTO FUND MEMORY DISORDERS & BEHAVIOR NEUROLOGY CENTER202142799349100129
2021Kcpga (girls Preparatory Academy Kansas City, MOU$250,000paidTO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR BUILDING - EDUCATION202142799349100129
2021University of Kansas Endowment Kansas City, KSU$225,000paidTO FUND PRECISION MEDICINE INITIATIVE202142799349100129
2021First Call Kansas City, MOU$125,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-CIVIC.202142799349100129
2021Bloch School of Management Kansas City, MOU$125,000paidTO FUND RENOVATIONS TO BLOCH HERITAGE HALL - EDUCATIONAL202142799349100129
2021Higgins Brothers Sugicenter for Hope Fund Kansas City, MOU$50,000paidTo fund general operations-Medical.202142799349100129
2021Center for Practical Bioethics Kansas City, MOU$15,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-MEDICINE & HEALTHCARE.202142799349100129
2021University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MOB$15,000paidENTREPRENEUR OF YEAR AWARDS DINNER - GENERAL CONTRIBUTION.202142799349100129
2021Village Presbyterian Church Prairie Village, KSD$10,000paidTo fund general operations-Religious.202142799349100129
2019Stowers Institute for Medical Research Kansas City, MOB$1,200,000paidTO FUND COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL.201942489349100619
2019Rose Brooks Center Kansas City, MOC$500,000paidTo fund general operations-Civic.201942489349100619
2019Scripps Translational Science Institute La Jolla, CAU$500,000paidTO FUND MYGENE RANK DEVELOPMENT-RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN DIGITAL MEDICINE AREA.201942489349100619
2019Vpkjl Fund Kansas City, MOU$500,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS201942489349100619
2019Operation Breakthrough Kansas City, MOB$444,205paidTO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR PURCHASE OF NEW BUILDING & FUNDING OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.201942489349100619
2019Gordon Parks Elementary School Kansas City, MOB$400,000paidTo fund general operations-Educational.201942489349100619
2019Scripps Research Institute La Jolla, CAC$250,000paidFOR SCRIPPS TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN DIGITAL MEDICINE AREA.201942489349100619
2019Citizens of the World Charter Schools - Kc Kansas City, MOC$150,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS - EDUCATIONAL.201942489349100619
2019Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MOB$150,000paidTO FUND THE PRECISION MEDICINE INITIATIVE.201942489349100619
2019First Call Kansas City, MOU$100,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-CIVIC.201942489349100619
2019Warren Village Denver, COB$25,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-CIVIC201942489349100619
2019Higgins Brother Surgicenter for Hope Fund Kansas City, MOU$25,000paidTO FUND SURGERY CENTER IN HAITI.201942489349100619
2019Wonderscope Museum Shawnee, KSU$25,000paidTO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN-CIVIC.201942489349100619
2019Center for Practical Bioethics Kansas City, MOU$20,000paidTO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-MEDICINE & HEALTHCARE.201942489349100619
2019University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MOB$15,000paidENTREPRENEUR OF YEAR AWARDS DINNER - GENERAL CONTRIBUTION.201942489349100619
2019Village Presbyterian Church Prairie Village, KSD$10,000paidTo fund general operations-Religious.201942489349100619

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20252025-05-31not stated2024v5.2202512809349100606
990PF20242024-05-31not stated2023v5.1202422769349100302
990PF20232023-05-31not stated2022v5.0202430439349100408
990PF20222022-05-31not stated2021v4.2202310589349100411
990PF20212021-05-31not stated2020v4.1202142799349100129
990PF20192019-05-31not stated2018v3.1201942489349100619

Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/326176805.json.

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