Australia - The Hoffman Foundation funding

[Paul Paton - VACL]

As far as I'm aware, there are only two language centres with DGR, ourselves (VACL) and Wangka Maya. 

Paul Paton
Executive Officer
V.A.C.L.
Ph: 03 9600 3811
M: 0418 897 842
ppaton at vaclang.org.au
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On 29/06/2011, at 8:54 PM, "Aidan Wilson" <aidan.wilson at unimelb.edu.au> wrote:

> By memory, the administering body had to be a deductible gift recipient, and while I'm not exactly a tax lawyer, a lot of not-for-profit organisations like language centres would qualify for, if not already have, DGR status.
> 
> -- 
> 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, Dr K.J. Olawsky wrote:
> 
>> 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/
>> 
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