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
How Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap came about — and the new 2030 vision
*This article first appeared in the Winter 2025 issue of Arizona Physician magazine, a publication of the Maricopa County Medical Society. By Brian PowellFlinn FoundationThe Arizona Cardinals and the state’s ascension in the biosciences over the past two decades are forever linked. The football team had received voter approval for a new retractable-roof stadium, and […]
Civic Leadership
Flinn Foundation’s Dawn Wallace receives 2025 ‘Changemaker Award’ from Arizona Cardinals
Dawn Wallace, the leader of the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at the Flinn Foundation, is the Arizona Cardinals Football Club’s recipient of the National Football League’s 2025 Inspire Change Changemaker Award. Wallace was recognized on the field at the Cardinals Inspire Change game on Sunday, Dec. 21, for driving significant, measurable change in her […]
Flinn Scholars
79 Semifinalists named for Flinn Scholarship
The 79 Flinn Scholarship Semifinalists from the Class of 2026 represent not only extraordinary academic achievement, but the breadth of Arizona itself. From border communities to the Colorado Plateau. From the state’s largest cities to its smallest towns. The Arizona high-school seniors emerged from a competitive pool of 1,150 applications submitted in October. They are scientists and artists, athletes and peer mentors, […]
Arts and Culture
State arts commission, philanthropies join national network of neuroarts advocates
Emerging field focuses on arts-based programming to enhance health and well-being Arizona has joined 10 regions across the U.S. as part of a new network exploring how the arts can be used to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities. The Community Neuroarts Coalitions Network is a key building block of the […]