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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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
Seven Arizona research projects earn $100K grants from Flinn Foundation
Seven Arizona-based research teams have been awarded $100,000 grants from the Flinn Foundation as members of the 2026 Translational Seed Grants Program cohort. The new awardees represent six institutions — two from Arizona State University and one each from HonorHealth Research Institute, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Northern Arizona University, Translational Genomics Research Institute, or TGen, and […]
Bioscience
Speakers stress partnerships, collaboration at annual Bioscience Progress Report
When asked what’s the single most important thing for Arizona’s three public universities, independent research institutions, and health systems to be doing in the biosciences, Sethuraman Panchanathan, Ph.D., said he was going to list the top three things: “Partnership, partnership, and partnership.” It was a recurring theme for Panchanathan — who has returned to Arizona […]
Flinn
Arizona Sustainable Economic Development Learning Lab recognized at Environmental Excellence Awards
The Arizona Sustainable Economic Development Learning Lab, a first-in-the-nation initiative to help communities integrate sustainability practices and natural resource considerations into economic development, has been recognized with an Arizona Environmental Excellence Award. The effort, organized by the Flinn Foundation, supported by the Arizona Community Foundation and implemented by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), earned […]
Bioscience
How is Arizona’s bioscience sector doing? April 8 event will provide updates
The annual Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Progress Report event, presented by the Flinn Foundation, will be noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, April 8. The webinar, open to the public, will address where the Arizona bioscience sector stands today, seven months after the launch of the state’s new long-range strategic plan to guide bio innovation and impact through 2030. The event will review highlights from the past year and show how leaders can position their organizations […]