Australia - The Hoffman Foundation funding

[Dr K.J. Olawsky]

Hi Claire

I think Aidan is right. Australian language centres are usually not-for-profit organisations and would qualify as potential grant recipients. I am considering to apply for a grant on behalf of Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring (subject to other conditions that I still need to check) - glad to see there is another avenue for funding!

Cheers,

Knut


==============================
Dr Knut J. Olawsky
P.O. Box 1809
Kununurra, WA 6743
Australia
E-mail: kj.olawsky at westnet.com.au
==============================

> From: clairebowern at gmail.com [mailto:clairebowern at gmail.com] On Behalf
> Of Claire Bowern
> Sent: Wednesday, 29 June 2011 5:42 PM
> To: thien at unimelb.edu.au
> Cc: rnlist
> Subject: Re: Australia - The Hoffman Foundation funding
> 
> Given that they don't fund:
> 
> Individuals
> Private schools;
> 'For-profit' bodies;
> Government bodies
> Sports clubs;
> Political parties or their candidates;
> Religious organisations; and
> Organisations based outside Australia.
> 
> who does that leave? I was thinking that I might suggest this to the
> mob up here to promote a master-apprentice, oral history recording
> program, or language exhibit  (all things that people have suggested
> to me as things they want to work on) but all those activities
> wouldn't count under this funding program, and there'd be no one to
> administer the funds. Seems like the only group that this doesn't
> exclude is other private philanthropic organizations? Or does
> 'government body' mean just something  like 'government department'??
> Claire
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 2:07 AM, Nick Thieberger <thien at unimelb.edu.au>
> wrote:
> > Dear all
> >
> > This is to let you know about a private fund (the Hoffman Foundation)
> that
> > is currently looking for funding applications for the next financial
> year.
> > One of the objectives of the fund is the collection and preservation
> of
> > Australian indigenous languages.  Further information, including an
> > application form, is available
> >
> onhttp://www.rnld.org/sites/default/files/Hoffman%20Foundation%20applic
> ation.doc
> > Completed application forms and any enquiries can be sent to
> > janniebrown at bigpond.com.  Please note that the form should be
> > completed in a concise manner.
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > The Hoffman Foundation
> >
> > The Hoffman Foundation is a prescribed private fund for the purposes
> > of the definition in section 995-1(1) of the Income Tax Assessment
> Act
> > 1997 (“the Tax Act”).  It was established by Trust Deed dated 21
> March
> > 2007 and is listed at item 502 in Schedule 3 to the Income Tax
> > Assessment Regulations 1997.
> >
> > Objectives
> > The objectives of the Hoffman Foundation are to make a positive
> > difference to the community by supporting these four broad areas:
> > 1.      The protection of the environment;
> > 2.      The collection and preservation of Australian indigenous
> languages;
> > 3.      The support of asylum seekers and refugees; and
> > 4.      The support of young people at risk.
> >
> >
> > See:
> http://www.rnld.org/sites/default/files/Hoffman%20Foundation%20applicat
> ion.doc
> >
> 
> 
> 
> --
> 
> -----
> Claire Bowern
> Associate Professor
> Department of Linguistics
> Yale University
> 370 Temple St
> New Haven, CT 06511
> North American Dialects survey:
> http://pantheon.yale.edu/~clb3/NorthAmericanDialects/