The Importance of the Endowment

     The ability of the Stowers Institute to discover genes and proteins that provide clues to the origin of diseases depends, in large measure, on the growth of the endowment and its ability to support new scientists and establish additional laboratories.
     The present 600,000-square-foot facility will allow the Institute to grow to as many as 35 separate, fully staffed laboratories. The expense of equipping and maintaining each research team and laboratory is staggering. Individual pieces of equipment often run in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

     The Stowers Institute offers prospective donors an opportunity to use their dollars to improve the future of human health by establishing a Hope Shares® account.

Hope Shares For Science

     A tax-deductible donation of at least $1,000* qualifies you to open a Hope Shares** account in your name or in memory or honor of someone. Donors receive an annual Hope Shares statement which reflects the way the value of the gift has grown with the Institute's endowment in the previous year.

     Extraordinary gifts may be recognized with naming opportunities on our campus, or by associating your name, or that of someone you wish to honor, with a specific research project or lecture series. We also welcome your interest in assisting the Institute through bequests, trusts or gifts of stock.

     You can print a donation form here to make a contribution by check or make a secure credit card donation online. You will receive a donor receipt from Network for Good on behalf of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research.

Should you have any questions please contact Stowers Resource Management Inc. at (816) 926-4000 or HopeShares@stowers.org for more information.
          No matter how large or small your gifts, you will be forever remembered for making possible the research that provides Hope for Life®.