Private company

Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Logo: stowers.org4
American medical-research institute
The Stowers Institute for Medical Research is an independently operated, non-profit organization focused on foundational biological research, based in Kansas City, Missouri. The institute is home to Principal Investigator labs and core Technology Centers actively investigating biology in research areas such as development and regeneration, evolutionary biology, genetics and genomics, molecular and cellular biology, neuroscience, and systems biology.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryresearch1
- HeadquartersKansas City, United States1
- Websitewww.stowers.org
- Legal formDelaware corporation1
- LEI549300Q7PJ2G40LY2X093
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressC/O THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, 19801 Wilmington, United States3
- Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 39741643
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The Stowers Institute for Medical Research is an independently operated, non-profit organization focused on foundational biological research, based in Kansas City, Missouri. The institute is home to Principal Investigator labs and core Technology Centers actively investigating biology in research areas such as development and regeneration, evolutionary biology, genetics and genomics, molecular and cellular biology, neuroscience, and systems biology.2
Corporate structure
Stowers Institute for Medical Research sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Stowers Institute for Medical Research Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- American Century Stake · 40% · Kansas City
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Stowers Institute for Medical Research reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
- American Century 40%
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Also owns
- American Century 40% since 2001
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- 2001Acquired American Century1
Timeline
- May 25, 2005Founded Stowers Institute for Medical Research is founded3
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Federal grants $86.9M
Figures by year
| Year | Federal grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $4.5M | $4.5M |
| 2025 | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| 2024 | $5.8M | $5.8M |
| 2023 | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| 2022 | $4.9M | $4.9M |
| 2021 | $4.5M | $4.5M |
| 2020 | $7.9M | $7.9M |
| 2019 | $5.1M | $5.1M |
| 2018 | $8.5M | $8.5M |
| 2017 | $4.6M | $4.6M |
| 2016 | $3.6M | $3.6M |
| 2015 | $2.7M | $2.7M |
| 2014 | $4.6M | $4.6M |
| 2013 | $4.5M | $4.5M |
| 2012 | $5.2M | $5.2M |
| 2011 | $5.2M | $5.2M |
| 2010 | $4.9M | $4.9M |
| 2009 | $5.6M | $5.6M |
| 2008 | $342.9K | $342.9K |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov6, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest grants
- Sep 30, 2009$6.2M from National Institutes of Health: Trans-Nih Recovery Act Research Support; Diabetes, Digestive, And Kidney Diseases Extramural Research7 To STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH Award U01DK085507
- Jan 10, 2006$4.9M from National Institutes of Health: Research Related To Deafness And Communication Disorders; Trans-Nih Recovery Act Research Support8 To STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH Award R01DC008003
- May 1, 2016$4.2M from National Institutes of Health: Biomedical Research And Research Training9 To STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH Award R35GM118068
- Aug 1, 2014$4.1M from National Institutes of Health: Mental Health Research Grants10 To STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH Award R01MH101440
- Apr 1, 2017$2.9M from National Institutes of Health: Research Related To Deafness And Communication Disorders11 To STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH Award R01DC015488
- May 1, 1998$2.8M from National Institutes of Health: Biomedical Research And Research Training12 To STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH Award R37GM057260
- Sep 11, 2020$2.5M from National Institutes of Health: Trans-Nih Research Support13 To STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH Award DP2AG071466
- Sep 30, 2018$2.3M from National Institutes of Health: Biomedical Research And Research Training14 To STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH Award DP2GM132936
Links
- Websitewww.stowers.org1
- WikipediaStowers Institute for Medical Research
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7620704
Sources
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- 4Company websiteStowers Institute for Medical Research logo
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- 7USAspending.govU01DK085507: National Institutes of Health
- 8USAspending.govR01DC008003: National Institutes of Health
- 9USAspending.govR35GM118068: National Institutes of Health
- 10USAspending.govR01MH101440: National Institutes of Health
- 11USAspending.govR01DC015488: National Institutes of Health
- 12USAspending.govR37GM057260: National Institutes of Health
- 13USAspending.govDP2AG071466: National Institutes of Health
- 14USAspending.govDP2GM132936: National Institutes of Health