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
A summer in Greece provides ‘truly life-changing’ experience for two Flinn Scholars
By Sriya Ramisetty and Taylor RaneyFlinn Scholar Class of 2023 Greetings from Greece! We’re Taylor Raney (left) and Sriya Ramisetty (right), two 2023 Flinn Scholars attending the University of Arizona. We had the incredible opportunity to travel to Greece this past June as part of a W.A. Franke Honors College study abroad program, led by […]
Flinn Scholars
Flinn Scholar alum Katherine Larson returns to Foundation to celebrate new book
Flinn Scholar alum Katherine Larson, a nationally recognized poet, essayist, and scientist, will participate in a community event at the Flinn Foundation to discuss and celebrate the release of her new book, “Wedding of the Foxes.” The event, which will also be available online, will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. […]
Flinn Scholars
Alumni Voices: Ravi Ram
Being a Flinn Scholar was a life-changing experience because of three things in particular: (1) having immersive experiences across multiple countries and languages; (2) being part of the Flinn community: caring, intelligent, fun-loving, and curious Scholars with a multitude of passions alongside kind and helpful mentors/alums/advisors; and (3) attending a large public university. It also just helped me build confidence to be myself in the moment, whether that meant being silly, warm, confused, smiley, lost, grounded, caring, lighthearted, or anything else.
Bioscience
New Bioscience Roadmap details how Arizona becomes a nationally recognized leader
A new blueprint for Arizona’s emerging bioscience ecosystem lays out a plan for the state to capitalize on more than two decades of momentum and become a nationally recognized leader in the space. The next iteration of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap, which will be unveiled the week of Monday, Sept. 8, builds on Arizona’s skilled talent […]