Active Grants

Below is a list of the “active” grants of the Flinn Foundation—those grants that have been awarded and have yet to receive final payment; and/or for which grant-related activities have not concluded.

Many Flinn Foundation grants are multi-year awards that receive payments at several junctures. In some cases, grants are extended (without additional funding) beyond their scheduled date of conclusion.

This list is not comprehensive, as it excludes modest grants for membership dues to philanthropic organizations and other miscellaneous awards, but represents the Foundation’s project-specific grant-making activity to achieve its strategic goals.

Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation

City: Phoenix

Amount: $351,520

Award Date: 2022

Duration: 36 months

Program Area: Bioscience

Support for leasing of space in the 850 PBC building on the Phoenix Bioscience Core for use as a training and development laboratory. The lab will help to produce trained talent to meet the workforce needs of Arizona’s bioscience industry, addressing a number of actions outlined in Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap.

Maricopa County School Superintendent’s Office

City: Phoenix

Amount: $754,159

Award Date: 2024

Duration: 36 months

Program Area: Bioscience

Support for expansion of the Exploring Pathways to Bioscience Careers Program, an initiative to bridge the gap between the education sector and the bioscience and healthcare industries, promoting career opportunities for students, essential skills required for these careers, and practical guidance on how to move into these dynamic fields.

MCSSO’s model connects industry professionals to teachers and provides support for effective engagement through classroom tools and alignment with K-12 curricula. The project team to gather and assess data on program impact toward securing sustainable funding from federal and industry partners for broad expansion—both to a greater number of Arizona students and other important industry sectors.

Mesa Arts Center

City: Mesa

Amount: $80,000

Award Date: 2022

Duration: 24 months

Program Area: Arts and Culture

Support for a project advancing organizational goals in the “post-pandemic” period. This grant, awarded under the Foundation’s arts-and-culture Initiative for Financial and Creative Health, will involve close examination of the organization’s capitalization strategies.

Museum of Northern Arizona

City: Flagstaff

Amount: $80,000

Award Date: 2022

Duration: 24 months

Program Area: Arts and Culture

Support for a project advancing organizational goals in the “post-pandemic” period. This grant, awarded under the Foundation’s arts-and-culture Initiative for Financial and Creative Health, will involve close examination of the organization’s capitalization strategies.

Northern Arizona University

City: Flagstaff

Amount: $66,000

Award Date: 2023

Duration: 48 months

Program Area: Flinn Scholars

Scholarship awards for members of the Flinn Scholars Class of 2023.