Video: John Murphy on Flinn at FiftyVideo: John Murphy celebrates 40 years of Flinn Scholars John W. Murphy, the Flinn Foundation’s first employee, who transformed philanthropy in Arizona as its president and CEO, died Oct. 22. He was 88. Murphy…

David R. Frazer, who was instrumental in the creation of the Flinn Foundation 60 years ago and served on its board of directors for four decades, died Oct. 16 in Scottsdale. He was 96. As a prominent young tax attorney,…

Collaborative researcher remains focused on finding effective Alzheimer’s prevention therapies Dr. Eric Reiman, who has led Arizona’s transformation into a destination for Alzheimer’s and other age-related research, will receive the 2025 AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement at the annual…

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,…

Ivory Coast native Maud Kouadio capped the last six weeks of her time as an ASU Humphrey Fellow at the Flinn Foundation.  Kouadio has been in Arizona since August 2024 when she arrived as a Humphrey Fellow. In Ivory Coast,…

Thirty Arizonans from across the state — representing a wide range of professionals, ideologies, and lived experiences — have been selected as the 17th cohort of the Flinn-Brown Fellowship, a flagship program of the nonpartisan Arizona Center for Civic Leadership…

By Brian Powell Flinn Foundation  Drew Brown is a Phoenix civic leader whose role in professional and community organizations has made a significant and lasting impact on the city and state.  He retired from the Flinn Foundation’s Board of Directors this…