The Stowers Foundation
Private foundation · Leawood, KS · EIN 32-6176805 · reported 2023–2025
65grants reported
$250Kmedian award
$30Klower quartile
$15Ksmallest grant
$18.5Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 65 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $15K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vpkjl Fund TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $1,250,000 |
| Stowers Institute for Medical Research TO FUND COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL. | Kansas City, MO | $1,233,000 |
| Stowers Institute for Medical Research TO FUND COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL. | Kansas City, MO | $1,139,900 |
| Stowers Institute for Medical Research TO FUND COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL. | Kansas City, MO | $1,027,770 |
| Vpkjl Fund TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $1,000,000 |
| Operation Breakthrough GIFT TO ENDOWMENT IN HONOR OF SISTERS BERTA AND CORITA | Kansas City, MO | $1,000,000 |
| Vpkjl Fund TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $1,000,000 |
| Children's Mercy Hospital KIDS FIRST PEDIATRIC GENOMIC PROJECT | Kansas City, MO | $500,000 |
| Children's Mercy Hospital KIDS FIRST PEDIATRIC GENOMIC PROJECT | Kansas City, MO | $500,000 |
| Vpkjl Fund TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $500,000 |
| Children's Mercy Hospital KIDS FIRST PEDIATRIC GENOMIC PROJECT | Kansas City, MO | $500,000 |
| Vpkjl Fund TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $500,000 |
| Gordon Parks Elementary School TO FUND OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL. | Kansas City, MO | $450,000 |
| Operation Breakthrough TO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR PURCHASE OF NEW BUILDING & FUNDING OF GENERAL OPERATIONS. | Kansas City, MO | $433,103 |
| Higgins Brothers Sugicenter for Hope Fund TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-MEDICAL. | Kansas City, MO | $400,000 |
| Gordon Parks Elementary School TO FUND OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL. | Kansas City, MO | $350,000 |
| Crossroads Preparatory Academy - KC TO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - EDUCATIONAL. | Kansas City, MO | $300,000 |
| Rose Brooks TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $300,000 |
| Gordon Parks Elementary School TO FUND OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL. | Kansas City, MO | $300,000 |
| Rose Brooks TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $300,000 |
| Operation Breakthrough TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $300,000 |
| Rose Brooks TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $300,000 |
| Operation Breakthrough TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $300,000 |
| Kcpga (girls Preparatory Academy) TO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR BUILDING - EDUCATION | Kansas City, MO | $250,000 |
| Warren Village TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Denver, CO | $250,000 |
| Kcpga (girls Preparatory Academy) TO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR BUILDING - EDUCATION | Kansas City, MO | $250,000 |
| Warren Village TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Denver, CO | $250,000 |
| Synergy Services NEW SHELTERS FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES | Parkville, MO | $250,000 |
| Vpkjl Fund TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $250,000 |
| Vpkjl Fund TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $250,000 |
| Warren Village TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Denver, CO | $250,000 |
| Scripps Translational Science Institute TO FUND MYGENE RANK DEVELOPMENT | LA Jolla, CA | $250,000 |
| Valley Hope Foundation TO FUND BRIDGE TO RECOVERY PROGRAM | Norton, KS | $250,000 |
| Higgins Brothers Sugicenter for Hope Fund COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION FOR CAMPUS | Kansas City, MO | $200,000 |
| First Call TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-CIVIC. | Kansas City, MO | $175,000 |
| Kansas City Hospice and Pallative Care TO FUND BUILDING AND PROGRAM RENOVATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $160,000 |
| Vpkjl Fund TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $150,000 |
| Operation Breakthrough TO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR PURCHASE OF NEW BUILDING & FUNDING OF GENERAL OPERATIONS. | Kansas City, MO | $133,103 |
| Operation Breakthrough TO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR PURCHASE OF NEW BUILDING & FUNDING OF GENERAL OPERATIONS. | Kansas City, MO | $133,103 |
| First Call TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-CIVIC. | Kansas City, MO | $125,000 |
| First Call TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-CIVIC. | Kansas City, MO | $125,000 |
| Higgins Brothers Sugicenter for Hope Fund TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS-MEDICAL. | Kansas City, MO | $100,000 |
| Higgins Brothers Sugicenter for Hope Fund TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $100,000 |
| Kansas City Farm School AT Gibbs Road TO FUND FARMERS ON THE RISE PROGRAM | Kansas City, MO | $100,000 |
| The Phoenix CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Denver, CO | $50,000 |
| Higgins Brothers Sugicenter for Hope Fund TO FUND SECURITY SERVICES FOR CAMPUS | Kansas City, MO | $50,000 |
| The Phoenix TO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Denver, CO | $50,000 |
| Forging Youth Resilience TO FUND CAMP FYR PROGRAM | Denver, CO | $50,000 |
| Stowers Institute for Medical Research GRANT TO PAY FOR PORTRAIT OF FOUNDERS | Kansas City, MO | $38,000 |
| Kansas Missouri Mental Health Collaborative TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Prairie Village, KS | $30,000 |
| Kansas Missouri Mental Health Collaborative TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Prairie Village, KS | $30,000 |
| Kansas Missouri Mental Health Collaborative TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Prairie Village, KS | $30,000 |
| Elevate Metro Kansas City | Overland Park, KS | $25,000 |
| Elevate Metro Kansas City | Overland Park, KS | $25,000 |
| United WE WOMENS' ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Elevate Metro Kansas City | Overland Park, KS | $25,000 |
| United WE WOMENS' ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Pawsperity TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Denver South Ptsa TO FUND GIVING GROCERY PROGRAM | Denver, CO | $20,000 |
| Stowers Institute for Medical Research GRANT TO PAY FOR PORTRAIT OF MURDERED INSTITUTE MEMBERS | Kansas City, MO | $19,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 65 reported grants.
Which foundations would fund your organization?
Tell us what you do, where you are and how big you are. We search 4,436,666 reported grants and hand back the foundations that already funded organizations like yours, at a size you can actually win.
Get your funder match — $29