Stowers Institute for Medical Research
1000 E 50th St, Kansas City, MO · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $102,011,512 | $104,688,153 | $162,189,573 |
| FY2024 | $107,498,064 | $112,171,222 | $167,923,997 |
| FY2023 | $41,036,545 | $49,502,290 | $169,551,684 |
| FY2022 | $48,749,381 | $90,993,628 | $177,317,317 |
| FY2021 | $116,367,619 | $89,375,962 | $220,617,768 |
| FY2020 | $70,992,828 | $86,899,454 | $194,671,401 |
| FY2019 | $73,449,478 | $91,703,420 | $210,841,872 |
| FY2018 | $86,524,558 | $85,938,232 | $229,738,672 |
| FY2017 | $85,642,656 | $80,475,728 | $229,525,410 |
| FY2016 | $66,749,535 | $80,890,639 | $224,538,499 |
| FY2015 | $60,737,682 | $75,635,090 | $238,968,221 |
| FY2014 | $179,538,506 | $74,249,346 | $254,584,447 |
| FY2013 | $67,981,199 | $73,919,775 | $253,032,927 |
| FY2012 | $69,387,241 | $75,132,952 | $259,595,709 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Stowers Institute for Medical Research (EIN 20-2993509), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $99,681,043 | 98% |
| Program service revenue | $0 | 0% |
| Other revenue | $2,330,469 | 2% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $61,473,097 | 59% |
| Management & general | $43,215,056 | 41% |
| Fundraising | $0 | 0% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 98% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 59% of functional expenses, management & general 41%, and fundraising 0%.
- 59% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 4.5% of 157 Medical Research organizations nationwide (too few in MO for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 18.6 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 61st percentile among 31 Medical Research organizations in MO.
- Total revenue was the highest among 31 Medical Research organizations in MO.
- Total revenue rose from $69,387,241 in FY2012 to $102,011,512 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 6 and decreased in 7 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 10 of 14 reported years (FY2012, FY2013, FY2015, FY2016, FY2019, FY2020, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025).
- The highest revenue on record here is $179,538,506 in FY2014.
- Net assets declined from $259,595,709 to $162,189,573 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH'S ("SIMR") EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PERFORM MEDICAL RESEARCH IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST WITH THE GOAL OF EXPANDING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PROCESSES OF LIVING CELLS.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 2005 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | H92 — Medical Research |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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