Australia - The Hoffman Foundation funding

[Doug Marmion]

That was my understanding too. Wangka Maya got it through their work with asbestosis sufferers, not from their language work--I'd be very interested to hear how VACL managed it. There was a lot of discussion of this issue in the 90s and attempts by language centres to get DGR status, but all to no avail. It might be something worth revisiting.

cheers,
doug


On 29/06/2011, at 8:59 PM, Paul Paton - VACL wrote:

> 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
> (Sent from my iPhone)
> 
> 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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