Australia - The Hoffman Foundation funding

[Aidan Wilson]

James McElvenny and I received a grant from the Hoffman foundation several 
years ago; we administered it through Paradisec, but I'm sure a regional 
language centre would be able to administer such a grant, or a university or 
other tertiary institution, although a university would probably take a large 
chunk.

-- 
Aidan Wilson

PhD Candidate
Dept of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
The University of Melbourne

+61428 458 969
aidan.wilson at unimelb.edu.au

On Wed, 29 Jun 2011, Claire Bowern wrote:

> 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
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