We would like to thank all our donors who have given to “A Life Unexpected: The Franz Stampfl Story”. Your support is truly appreciated and we thank you for your truly generous donations to help make this documentary a reality!
Those who donate $25 or more will be listed in the credits of the film with our thanks.
If you are interested in donating to the project, you can use any of the links below to do so. Please note: we recommend consulting with your accountant or business advisor before donating to find out all the tax benefits you may be eligible for.
Thank you!
We would like to invite you to come on board as a supporter of this landmark documentary “A Life Unexpected: The Franz Stampfl Story” by contributing to our seed funding by making a fully tax deductible donation (for Australian donors) to the Australia Cultural Fund (ACF), operated by the Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF), who have registered this project as being eligible to receive donations through the Fund. Australian donors who wish to go straight to our profile on the AbaF Australia Cultural Fund website and donate online, may click here.
Foundations and Trusts that are interested in donating to the project are invited to do so via the Australia Documentary Foundation (DAF), which has registered charitable DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient) status enabling foundations to make grants to documentaries. The DAF has approved A Life Unexpected to be listed on their registry and can now accept donations from organizations requiring DGR status to receive a tax deduction on our behalf.
International Donors are invited to make a donation via Paypal, using their credit card, as a grant, which is not eligible for a tax deduction, however …
All contributions of any amount will be gratefully received and all donors will be thanked in the film’s credits – acknowledged as making this project possible.
Please click on the links below to find out more:
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The AbaF offers a simple way to make donations to artists which are tax deductible in Australia for amounts over $20.00 through the Australia Cultural Fund. The Australia Cultural Fund can receive gifts from anyone – individuals, groups, businesses and corporates and donations may be of any size.
How does the AbaF work?
The AbaF (Australian Business Arts Foundation) is a national organisation which connects the arts, business and donors. They work with businesses large and small, arts organisations of all types, individual artists, trusts and foundations. They provide advice, professional development, volunteering and networking opportunities.
The Australia Cultural Fund (ACF) is the AbaF’s free arts donation service and was established to encourage people to donate to the arts and to enable artists, including filmmakers, to benefit from this generosity. Artists and arts organisations can register to use the service which enables their donors to make tax deductible donations to the fund.
Donations are paid in full as grants once approved by the AbaF Board. A total of more than $7 million has been donated to the arts through AbaF.
Artists and arts organisations apply to the Fund for consideration to be registered with the AbaF Australia Cultural Fund and must demonstrate they are practising artists engaged in quality cultural activities that contribute to Australia’s cultural life. Once approved, they are listed on the ACF website and provided with both an online and PDF form for use to request donations for their project.
Once donations are made and then approved by the AbaF Board, the donations are made available to the recepients.
Sally McLean has been listed as an individual artist (filmmaker) for this project on the AbaF Australia Cultural Fund register. All monies raised via the AbaF Australia Cultural Fund and granted to Sally will go directly to the project.
PLEASE NOTE: If using the downloadable form to print out and then mail in your donation to the AbaF, all donation cheques should be made out to the Australia Business Arts Foundation.
You can contact us with questions about our AbaF status via email at: info @ alifeunexpected.com. You can also go to the AbaF website for more information: www.abaf.org.au/donate.
The AbaF has confirmed that supporters in Australia can make a donation to this project via the Australia Cultural Fund, requesting the AbaF apply it to writer/director, Sally McLean as the Preferred Recipient for the development and production of the documentary film A Life Unexpected: The Franz Stampfl
Story*. All donations over $20.00 made by Australian residents are eligible for a tax deduction.
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| Australian Donors: Click the above link to use our online donation form at the AbaF website |
Australian Donors: Click the above link to download our donation form as a PDF file to print and mail to the AbaF |
* Family members of recipients cannot donate through AbaF and receive a tax deduction.
If you are an Australian Donor who does not wish or does not require a tax deduction, please feel free to make a donation via our Paypal account. All you need is a credit card. We can receive gifts from anyone – individuals, groups, businesses and corporates and donations may be from $20.00 or more.
All donations raised via Paypal from donors will go direct to the project*.
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* Paypal does take a percentage fee per donation to cover credit card and transaction costs.
The Documentary Australia Foundation has registered charitable DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient) status enabling foundations and trusts to make grants to documentaries.
How does the Documentary Australia Foundation work?
The Documentary Australia Foundation (DAF) is a private philanthropic initiative that aims to inspire and nurture partnerships between philanthropic grantmakers, charities and documentary filmmakers. The Foundation provides all the information, guides and resources to help them work together to achieve their mutual goals.
The Foundation does not make or commission films. The Foundation manages and receives grants from the public, and passes these grants onto documentary filmmakers. The Foundation provides information and resources to enable the philanthropic, charitable and documentary film worlds to collaborate for the mutual benefit of all. The Foundation facilitates the use of philanthropic donations to fund a wide range of documentary films.
The Documentary Australia Foundation Board assesses documentary proposals to determine their eligibility for private funding. The submissions are not judged stylistically. They are assessed with reference to whether the subject, approach and outreach potential are appropriate for philanthropic support. If the documentary is considered eligible it will be placed on the Documentary Australia Foundation Approved List posted on the website. The Documentary Australia Foundation then enables foundations to make DGR approved grants to the approved documentaries.
Through the Documentary Australia Foundation, grantmakers can only make grants to documentaries on the Approved List. Once donations are made and then approved by the DAF Board, the donations are made available to the recepients.
A Life Unexpected has been officially approved and now listed on the Documentary Australia Foundation register. All monies raised via the DAF and granted to the producers will go directly to the project.
PLEASE NOTE:
If you wish to indicate your interest in donating to A Life Unexpected via the Documentary Australia Foundation website, you will need to create an online account
with the DAF so they can register all your details. You will then be asked if you would like to make a grant application.
Fill in the online information and select “A Life Unexpected” from the drop down menu and click “Submit”.
You will then receive an email from the DAF acknowledging your intent to donate, along with information on how and where to deposit your donation.
You can contact us with questions about our DAF status via email at: info @ alifeunexpected.com. You can also go to the DAF website for more information: http://www.documentaryaustralia.com.au/about.
The Documentary Australia Foundation has confirmed that Foundations and Trusts in Australia can make a donation to this project via the DAF, requesting the DAF apply it to A Life Unexpected: The Franz Stampfl Story as Preferred Recipient.
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| Australian Donors: Click the above link to use the online donation form at the DAF website |
Australian Donors: Click the above link to download our donation form as a PDF file to print and fax to the DAF |
If you are a donor based outside Australia, you can still make a donation via our international Paypal account. All you need is a credit card. You will not be eligible for a tax deduction, however you will get a receipt for your donation and be thanked in the credits of the film along with all our donors. We can receive gifts from anyone – individuals, groups, businesses and corporates and donations may be from the equivalent of AU$20.00 or more.
All donations raised via Paypal from international donors will go direct to the project*.
| Pounds Sterling | US Dollars | Euros |
| Click the above link to donate via PayPal in Pounds Sterling |
Click the above link to donate via PayPal in US Dollars |
Click the above link to donate via PayPal in Euros |
* Paypal does take a percentage fee per donation to cover credit card and transaction costs.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT