Flinn Foundation
Philanthropic Fundraising ServicesArizona, United States51-200 Employees
The Flinn Foundation is a privately endowed philanthropic grantmaking organization headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, established in 1965 by Dr. Robert S. and Irene Flinn. It supports nonprofit initiatives across biosciences, undergraduate education for high-achieving students at public universities, arts and culture, and civic leadership, aiming to improve quality of life in Arizona for future generations. The Foundation awards grants to advance bioscience interests, supports Flinn Scholars, and administers the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership and its Flinn-Brown Fellowship, with backing from related foundations. Beyond grantmaking, it operates a conference center in its office building that hosts workshops and educational forums, and it offers facilities to Arizona nonprofits at no cost when not in use. In recent years, the Foundation has engaged in partnerships and events related to bioscience development and community resilience, reflecting its focus on convening leaders, catalyzing solutions, and communicating outcomes within Arizona’s civic, educational, and cultural sectors.