About Stowers Resource Management
Provide long-term financial support and stewardship to fund foundational biological research at the Stowers Institute through management of assets and directed dividends from American Century Investments.
Focus Areas
Basic biomedical researchFoundational biologyResearch training and graduate educationTechnology centers and research infrastructure
About Stowers Resource Management
Stowers Resource Management Inc supports a tightly defined scientific ecosystem centered on foundational biological research at the Stowers Institute. Its largest recent grants went to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, including $93,000,000 in 2025 and $35,067,843 in 2024, showing a funding relationship built around long-term institutional support rather than dispersed charitable giving. The foundation also directed $22,000,000 to Biomed Valley Corporation in 2025, alongside earlier support for the same Kansas City recipient in 2024. That pattern fits the organization’s stated purpose: provide long-term financial support and stewardship for foundational biological research through management of assets and directed dividends from American Century Investments. The grant record points to a funder that operates with a narrow geographic and institutional scope, with all recent grants staying in Missouri and all recipients located in Kansas City. Beyond institutional support, the portfolio includes research training and infrastructure, reflecting an emphasis on the systems that sustain basic biomedical discovery over time.
What Stowers Resource Management Funds
The foundation’s focus areas center on basic biomedical research, foundational biology, research training, and technology centers and research infrastructure. In training, it funds the PostdocEDGE Postdoctoral Training Program, a five-year postdoctoral program that provides stipend support, access to Institute technology centers, mentorship, and professional development for independent scientific careers. It also backs the Stowers Fellows Program, which funds early-career investigators pursuing independent, discovery-driven work on fundamental biological processes. A separate line of support extends to scientific infrastructure and affiliated research capacity: in 2025, Stowers Resource Management Inc granted $22,000,000 to Biomed Valley Corporation in Kansas City, Missouri. The smaller 2023 grant to Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute shows that the portfolio is not limited to a single research mechanism, even though its core purpose remains concentrated on biological research and the institutions that advance it.
How Stowers Resource Management Gives
Grant size is highly concentrated at the top end: the typical award is $12,250,000 at the 25th percentile, $28,533,922 at the median, and $41,016,961 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also shows repeated support for the same recipients across years, especially Stowers Institute for Medical Research and Biomed Valley Corporation, which points to a recurring institutional funding relationship rather than one-off project grants. The organization is a foundation-like resource manager tied to long-term stewardship of assets and directed dividends from American Century Investments. It does not fund individuals, and the active programs listed do not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$202.1M
Total Assets
$2B
Total Revenue
$157.1M
Total Expenses
$172.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $12.3M and $41M, with a median of $28.5M.
25th Percentile
$12.3M
Median
$28.5M
75th Percentile
$41M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MO.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
RICHARD W BROWN
DIRECTOR/CHAIR/PRES/CEO
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