We pursue our mission through grantmaking and programs in four areas:
Bioscience
Building Arizona as a global center for research and commercialization in the biosciences.
Flinn Scholars
Providing world-class undergraduate education in partnership with Arizona’s public universities.
A privately-endowed philanthropic foundation benefiting Arizona.
The Flinn Foundation was established in 1965 by Dr. Robert S. and Irene P. Flinn. Its mission is to improve the quality of life in Arizona to benefit future generations.
To achieve this mission, the Foundation aims to: advance Arizona’s bioscience sector; enhance undergraduate education for high-achieving students at the state’s public universities; elevate the fiscal and creative capacity of the state’s arts and culture organizations; and strengthen civic life and state-level civic leadership in Arizona.
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Providing no-cost meeting space to Arizona nonprofits.
The Flinn Foundation Educational Conference Center features two meeting rooms available to nonprofit member organizations closely aligned with the Foundation’s specific areas of interest in the biosciences, health care, education, civic leadership, and the arts. More about the Conference Center
NEWS AND UPDATES
Flinn Scholars
Flinn Scholar Arielle Silverman, Ph.D.
I direct the research team at the American Foundation for the Blind, a national nonprofit working to create equal opportunities and expand possibilities for blind people like me. I get to lead a team of smart, motivated, mission-oriented researchers and student fellows, most of whom are also blind. Our research directly influences policies protecting the rights of blind and low-vision Americans and ensuring equal access to technology.
Flinn Scholars
Flinn Scholar Jonathan Gandomi
Until July 1, I was serving as a senior advisor for policy and acting chief of staff to the coordinator of Prosper Africa, a U.S. Presidential-level initiative to increase trade and investment between the United States and African countries. Since mid-2022 I have been based in South Africa.
Bioscience
Navi Nurses founder Jasmine Bhatti: Improving health care for patients — and nurses
By Joanna Yang Yowler, Ph.D.Flinn Foundation On the mainstage at the Flinn Foundation’s inaugural Bioscience Storytellers event, Jasmine Bhatti recounted her experience caregiving for her grandmother — and how it solidified a career in nursing. The founder and CEO of Navi Nurses spoke of the pain she and her fellow health care professionals carried throughout […]
Flinn Scholars
Flinn Scholar Renata Keller
Q: Can you share a little about your current role and what excites you most about your work?
I’m currently an Associate Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Reno. I get to spend my time researching, teaching, and writing about the history of Latin America and the Cold War. I love getting to discover new ways to think about the past and how it affects the world we live in today. I especially like working on a part of the world that is so important to us here in the United States, yet so often neglected in our classrooms and media.