The Stowers Foundation

LEAWOOD, KS EIN: 32-6176805

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$204.0M

+129.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$6.8M

+10.0% YoY

Grant Count

27

+22.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$253K

-10.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$34M$67M$101M$135M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$204,045,463$88,857,548$81,781,932
Revenue$122,427,069$6,332,848$9,290,357
Expenses$7,640,558$6,547,724$5,740,130
Qualifying Distributions$6,863,831$6,231,534$5,455,103
Net Investment Income$12,134,572$6,141,658$9,139,171
Distributable Amount$9,281,198$4,118,277$3,910,340

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$3M$5M$7M15 grants202115 grants202216 grants202322 grants202427 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR ME…$1.0MOPERATION BREAKTHROUGH$1.0MVPKJL FUND$1.0MCHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL$500KVPKJL FUND$500KGORDON PARKS ELEMENTARY …$450KROSE BROOKS$300KOPERATION BREAKTHROUGH$300KWARREN VILLAGE$250KSCRIPPS TRANSLATIONAL SC…$250K

Grant Size Distribution

95 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K6$50–100K17$100–250K32$250–500K7$500K–1M10$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LINDA STOWERSTRUSTEE2
WENDY B MARVINTRUSTEE2
KATHLEEN STOWERS POTTERTRUSTEE2
JAMES E STOWERS IIITRUSTEE2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

DenverKansas CityLa JollaNortonOverland ParkParkvillePrairie Village

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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