News and Updates

A year after devastating fires, Scholar alums examine recovery of Grand Canyon’s North Rim

July 07, 2026

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…


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Team from Arizona State University and Childsplay awarded national neuroarts grant

June 10, 2026

Special for the Flinn Foundation A team from Childsplay Theatre and Arizona State University is among 10 teams nationwide to receive a grant to research the connection between arts and wellness. The Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards recognize teams of…


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20 Arizona high-school seniors selected for 2026 Flinn Scholarship

April 23, 2026

The Flinn Scholarship, a prestigious merit-based scholarship that provides a full ride to an Arizona public university, has been awarded to 20 excelling high-school seniors following a competitive selection process. The 41st class of Flinn Scholars from 19 Arizona high…


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Seven Arizona research projects earn $100K grants from Flinn Foundation

April 16, 2026

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…


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Arizona Sustainable Economic Development Learning Lab recognized at Environmental Excellence Awards

March 24, 2026

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…


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Investment expert becomes Flinn Foundation’s newest board member

March 16, 2026

The Flinn Foundation has elected Phoenix investment expert Cameron Black, chief financial officer and treasurer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, to its Board of Directors. Black has been a member of the Foundation’s Investment Committee since 2022. Black…


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Dr. Robert Brooks, longtime Flinn board member, dies at 96

March 03, 2026

Dr. Robert Autry Brooks, a pathologist who served on the Flinn Foundation Board of Directors during a time of momentous change for the organization, died on Feb. 26, 2026. He was 96.  Brooks served on the Flinn board from 1980 through 2005, an era when the Foundation hired its first employee, launched…


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