Australia - The Hoffman Foundation funding

[Claire Bowern]

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%20application.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%20application.doc
>



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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/