The Flinn Foundation is a privately endowed, philanthropic grantmaking organization established in 1965 by Dr. Robert S. and Irene 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 the state’s bioscience sector, provide a top-notch education to high-achieving students at Arizona's public universities, boost the fiscal and creative capacity of the state’s arts and culture organizations, and develop future state-level civic leaders.

Grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations to advance interests in the biosciences, Flinn Scholars, and arts and culture. In civic leadership, the Foundation supports and administers the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership and its Flinn-Brown Academy in partnership with the Thomas R. Brown Foundations of Tucson.

Beyond grantmaking, the Foundation leverages the additional capacities of a private foundation through its professional resources. These are exemplified by what’s informally known as the Flinn Foundation’s “5 C’s”—to convene interested parties, collaborate and generate partnerships among groups with mutual interests, catalyze solutions, communicate progress and outcomes, and consensus-build among stakeholders.

The Foundation often convenes leaders in workshops and educational forums at the Flinn Foundation Conference Center within its office building at 1802 N. Central Avenue in Phoenix. When not being used by the Foundation, these facilities—two fully-equipped meeting rooms for groups of up to 72 people—are available at no cost to Arizona’s nonprofit organizations serving the fields of the biosciences, health care, education, arts and culture, and civic leadership.

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Tammy Mcleod

Linda Kissel

Jesse Galvez

Chris Richardson

Dr. Jaime Festa-Daigle

Erin Carr-Jordan

Dr. Amy Cislak

Margot Monroe

Stacy Roth Tucker

Myra Romero

Jennifer Papworth

Bradley W. Halvorsen

Stacy L. Tucker

The Program Coordination and Management team at the Flinn Foundation plays a critical role in overseeing and executing the Foundation's various initiatives in biosciences, education, arts, culture, and civic leadership. This team is responsible for coordinating grant programs, managing scholarships, facilitating educational workshops, and enhancing partnerships among stakeholders. By ensuring effective communication and collaboration, they help advance projects that aim to improve the quality of life in Arizona for future generations.

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