Endangered Language Fund (ELF) Grants
Funding Amount
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Deadline
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Grant Type
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Eligible organizations
- Individuals
- Tribes
Other requirements
- Museums
Overview
Funder: Endangered Language Fund (ELF), a 501(c)(3) organization founded by Doug Whalen in 1996
Mission: Supporting endangered language revitalization and documentation projects
Geographic Scope: Global - grants have promoted work in over 60 countries
Eligible Applicants:
- Individuals
- Tribes
- Museums
Focus Areas:
- Endangered language revitalization
- Language documentation projects
- Wide range of language-related projects
Contact Information:
- Founded by: Doug Whalen
- Website: Information available through Haskins Laboratories (haskinslabs.org)
Background: The Endangered Language Fund operates as the main mechanism for supporting work on endangered languages through grants to individuals, tribes, and museums.
What Haskins Laboratories Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2024
- 1
- Total given
- $58K
- Median grant
- $58K
- By dollars: Georgia 100%. Top recipient cities: Lawrenceville, GA.
Example grants
Society for the Scientific Study of Reading · Lawrenceville, GA
To promote the scientific study of reading and related areas, such as language and…
$58K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
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