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
Bioscience
HonorHealth researcher developing therapy to attack brain tumors
Raffaella Soldi is leading a research team at HonorHealth Research Institute developing SNAP-TIL 101, a next-generation TIL-based therapy built on PepSeq technology to attack Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) tumors, which remain a formidable clinical challenge with limited efficacy of current immunotherapies.
Flinn Scholars
A year after devastating fires, Flinn program alums examine recovery of Grand Canyon’s North Rim
As another fire season rages across the West, two Flinn Scholar alums are examining the aftermath of the Dragon Bravo and White Sage fires that scorched the Grand Canyon’s remote North Rim a year ago. Together, the two fires burned nearly 205,500 acres of public lands during the summer of 2025. Among the casualties: the […]
Bioscience
NAU researcher and entrepreneur developing stroke treatments at Flagstaff lab
Tim Becker, a Northern Arizona University professor, researcher, and entrepreneur, who specializes in developing innovative treatments for strokes caused by blood clots and aneurysms, is helping propel the Flagstaff bioscience ecosystem forward. Becker, who oversees the Bioengineering Devices Lab at NAU and is a past Flinn Foundation seed grantee, in this video talks about his […]
Flinn Scholars
Flinn Scholar appointed to Navajo youth council: ‘We all want to see action in our communities’
Kaya Dickson (Class of 2022) is part of a new generation of leaders shaping change as a founding member of the Navajo Nation Youth Advisory Council. She is part of an inaugural group working to ensure that young people are not only heard, but actively involved in decision-making that affects their communities. In this Q&A, she reflects on her […]