News and Updates

Flinn Foundation awards $60,000 to rural arts groups

December 19, 2018

Six Arizona arts-and-culture groups, from Globe to the international border, have received a combined $60,000 in grants as part of a Flinn Foundation-supported program designed to spur engagement between the small-town organizations and their communities. The Creative Communities Program provides…


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Precision medicine collaborations to continue through Flinn seed-grants program

December 12, 2018

By Brian Powell Flinn Foundation Seven research partnerships between Arizona biomedical scientists and clinicians are being funded through a Flinn Foundation program to advance the state’s growing niche in precision medicine. The research projects are being supported through awards totaling…


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Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap Progress

Tax credit for angel investments fuels bioscience startups

December 05, 2018

By Brian Powell Flinn Foundation A tax credit approved by the Arizona Legislature to incentivize investment in early-stage bioscience and technology companies has proven to be a popular tool among local funders. The impact of the Angel Investor Tax Credit…


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Arizona universities use TRIF money to expand research, build facilities, launch startups

November 02, 2018

The Technology and Research Initiative Fund makes up a small percentage of a proposition approved by Arizona voters nearly 20 years ago to benefit the state’s education system. Yet the fund has been critical for Arizona’s three public universities in…


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Marie Raymond uses early-education expertise in Tempe public service

November 02, 2018

By Brian Powell Flinn Foundation The success of young children has been a passion for Marie Raymond through a career that has taken her from the Rhode Island Philharmonic to the cities of Scottsdale, Mesa, and Tempe. Raymond, a Flinn-Brown…


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Arizona Center for Civic Leadership names Flinn-Brown Award recipients

October 10, 2018

Five high-impact leaders from throughout Arizona were honored Sept. 22 in Phoenix at the Flinn-Brown Convention, a celebration of civic leadership and public service hosted by the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership. The individual winners of the Flinn-Brown Awards at…


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Deadline to apply for Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program is Nov. 5

October 09, 2018

The Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program is currently accepting applicants for its 2019 cohort. Participating early-stage Arizona firms receive $30,000 in funding and support to develop personalized plans to navigate the challenges facing young companies and empower them to become…


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