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
Sampath Rangasamy’s personal journey leading to improved diabetes treatment
TGen researcher and Flinn seed grants awardee creates app to guide injection of insulin By Brian PowellFlinn FoundationSampath Rangasamy was just a child when he was taken by his father past the rice fields and palm trees of his rural South India farming village to a nearby medical clinic. He had been losing weight, was […]
Flinn Scholars
Flinn Scholarship application to open Sept. 12
The application for the Class of 2025 Flinn Scholarship will open on Thursday, Sept. 12. The deadline to apply is Monday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. In scope and value, the Flinn Scholarship is unlike almost any other undergraduate merit-based scholarship in the United States. Arizona high-school seniors are eligible to apply for the scholarship, […]
Bioscience
Flinn application for seed grants program due Sept. 26
The Flinn Foundation has opened its application for the next round of $100,000 translational research seed grants for Arizona-based research teams. About 10 teams affiliated with an Arizona university, research institution, or health-care system will be awarded the grant over 18 months, plus receive programmatic benefits. At the end of the grant period, up to […]
Bioscience
Flinn Foundation-sponsored study identifies three bioscience growth areas to advance innovation and economic growth in greater Phoenix
Precision oncology/medicine, digital health, translational neurosciences to advance Phoenix Bioscience Core, new hubs A new study of the Phoenix area’s bioscience ecosystem has identified three areas poised for rapid growth and global impact at the Phoenix Bioscience Core and in surrounding regional hubs of research and innovation. The report, “Leveraging the Phoenix Region’s Bioscience Assets […]