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Private foundation (trust)EIN 326176805Est. 2011-09

THE STOWERS FOUNDATION

LEAWOOD, KS 66209

Total Assets

$204.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$6.8M

FY 2024

Grants Made

27

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$253K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$15K–$1.0M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

The foundation provides financial support to stowers institute for medical research for public outreach education and communication programs and to provide support to other qualified charitable organizations.

Program 2

Financial support is provided to programs which are approved in advance by the trustees in their absolute discretion.

Program 3

There were no direct expenses incurred in making these donations.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$122.4M

Total Expenses

$7.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$6.9M

Distributable Amount

$9.3M

Min. Investment Return

$9.5M

Payout rate 74%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.74%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

27 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $15K through median $133K to maximum $1.0M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $6.8M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

111 grants

VPKJL FUND
$7.4M
11 grants
STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
$6.7M
8 grants
OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH
$3.6M
9 grants
GORDON PARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$2.2M
6 grants
CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL
$2.1M
5 grants
ROSE BROOKS
$1.1M
4 grants
HIGGINS BROTHERS SUGICENTER FOR HOPE FUND
$1M
7 grants
CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY - KC
$1M
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

111 grants

<$10K
3
grants
$10–50K
31
grants
$50–250K
37
grants
$250K–1M
34
grants
$1–5M
6
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Missouri
$29.1M
91% of total
Colorado
$1.0M
3% of total
California
$1M
3% of total
Kansas
$925K
3% of total

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