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Tag Archives: PAFs
“Splash in the shallows” – family foundations testing the waters
I am fascinated by private ancillary funds (PAFs) which are generally family foundations, so was very pleased to attend the Philanthropy Australia conference‘s session which highlighted the experiences of four family foundations at various stages of maturity, expertise and development. … Continue reading
Posted in donate, engaged philanthropy, grantmaking, philanthropy
Tagged Artsupport, Chris Cuffe, Day Family Foundation, family foundation, Ian Potter Foundation, John Emerson, Mutual Trust, Nunn Dimos Foundation, PAFs, Peter Winneke, Philanthropy Australia, Prescribed Private Funds, Private Ancillary Fund, Private Ancillary Funds, Public Ancillary Funds, Snow Foundation, Stacey Thomas, Sue-Ann Wallace, Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation
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Have we travelled far?
I have just been reading Contemporary Art + Philanthropy, Public Spaces/Private Funding: Foundations for Contemporary Art as I revisit the nexus (is there one?) between philanthropy, tax policy and arts policy. This monograph was created to record a forum held … Continue reading
Posted in donate, philanthropy
Tagged Alfred Felton, Australia Council, Catalyst Fund, Contemporar Art + Philanthropy, Cultural Gifts Program, Elder Conservatorium, Felton Bequest, Giving Australia, Inquiry into the Australian Contemporary Visual Arts and Craft Sector, Museum of Contemporary Art, National Cultural Policy, NGV, PAFs, Power Bequest, Private Ancillary Funds, Rupert Myer, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
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Changes afoot at peak body?
Further to the not so recent news that AbaF and artsupport are to merge next year into one body, and that Louise Walsh of artsupport will soon be the new CEO of Philanthropy Australia, the Australian Financial Review yesterday noted … Continue reading
Posted in philanthropy
Tagged Artsupport, debate, ethics, Louise Walsh, PAFs, Philanthropy Australia, Philanthropy Australia strategy, transparency
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Public Ancillary Funds – new draft guidelines
The Federal Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, has released new draft guidelines for Public Ancillary Funds (often known as PAFS and usually given the deductible gift recipient designation of DGR2). The Australian Tax Office describes Public Ancillary Funds as “public funds … Continue reading
Artsupport Australia
This post was updated in July 2018 (originally written in 2011). Artsupport Australia was a unit of the Australia Council from 2002 to around 2014. Its role was to assist in the development of philanthropy within arts organisations. For several … Continue reading
Family Foundations
Welcome to the new year. Family foundations are a good source of support for the arts in Australia. When I refer to family foundations I mean to differentiate them from community foundations and prescribed ancillary funds. I am specifically writing … Continue reading
Australians’ changing attitude to philanthropy
A quick link to an article in the Sydney Morning Herald this week which talks about how donors are paying more attention to the outcomes of their support and more interested in giving strategically and in a more sustainable way, … Continue reading
Posted in fundraising, Legislation, philanthropy
Tagged cheque book philanthropy, PAFs, strategic giving
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