About Flinn Foundation
The Flinn Foundation concentrates its giving on advancing higher education and bioscience capacity in Arizona, funding major state universities and medical research programs to build talent and translational research infrastructure. Much of its support is directed toward scholarship programs, biomedical/medical engineering divisions, and initiatives that create workforce pathways into the biosciences. Grants are sizable and targeted, typically awarded to flagship public institutions and county education partners to strengthen the regional STEM and health research ecosystem.
Focus Areas
Undergraduate and graduate scholarship programs at Arizona public universitiesTranslational biomedical research and clinical research capacity (Phoenix-based)Medical and biomedical engineering program development at ASU and Mayo-ASU collaborationsBioscience career pathway and K–12 to industry pipeline initiatives in Maricopa CountyInstitutional capacity-building at Arizona research universities
Who They Fund
academic researchers and faculty (medical engineering, bioscience researchers)graduate students, scholars and trainees
About Flinn Foundation
A $1,000,000 grant to UA College of Medicine Phoenix for building translational research captures the Flinn Foundation’s pattern: targeted Arizona funding that links biomedical research, training, and institutional capacity. The foundation uses sizable, programmatic grants to strengthen the state’s higher-education and bioscience infrastructure, especially through Arizona public universities and Phoenix-based medical research partners. Among its largest recent awards are support for scholarship awards at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona, which points to a long-running commitment to student pipelines as well as research capacity. Its giving also extends to bioscience entrepreneurship, clinical decision support systems, neuroscience innovation, and workforce initiatives tied to the state’s health and bioscience ecosystem. The foundation funds individuals through its scholarship and fellowship programs, while also backing institutions that build research environments, seminar series, and career pathways. Across the recent grants list, the same Arizona anchors appear repeatedly: universities in Tempe and Tucson, medical centers in Phoenix, and ecosystem organizations that connect research, commercialization, and training.
What Flinn Foundation Funds
Higher education is a core theme in the Flinn Foundation’s grantmaking. It awarded $676,500 to Arizona State University for 2017-2022 scholarship awards and $610,500 to the University of Arizona for 2019-2023 scholarship awards, showing sustained support for student aid at Arizona public universities. Bioscience research is another major focus. The foundation gave $514,859 to UA College of Medicine Phoenix for a clinical decision support system and $485,141 to University of Arizona Health Science for follow-on support for that system. It also backed infrastructure through $334,000 to Arizona State University for health research data management in the Phoenix Bioscience Core. Entrepreneurship and commercialization appear in its support for Arizona Bioindustry Association, including $241,500 for an entrepreneurship program. Leadership development is present as well, with $252,220 to Arizona State University for a scholar seminar.
How Flinn Foundation Gives
Typical award size is in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $23,494, median is $40,000, and p75 is $50,000. The recent grants list shows a programmatic funder that also makes much larger multi-year commitments, especially for scholarships and research capacity. Recipients recur across years: Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, Arizona Bioindustry Association, and Yuma Regional Medical Center Foundation each appear more than once. The foundation funds individuals through scholarship and fellowship programs, but it also uses institutional grants for universities, medical centers, and ecosystem partners. Unsolicited applications are accepted for some active programs, including the Flinn Scholarship, Flinn Scholars undergraduate scholarship, Flinn-Brown Fellowship, Translational Seed Grants Program, and Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.5M
Total Assets
$263.1M
Total Revenue
$19.9M
Total Expenses
$15.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $23K and $50K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$23K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Local9 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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