Following the success of previous fund-raising auctions, the Indigenous Art Trade Association contributed $5000 in 2005 and 2006 to the Aboriginal Benefits Foundation and then $6500 in 2007.

The Aboriginal Benefits Foundation has been established to finance health, education and development projects in Aboriginal communities.

The establishment of the Foundation was a long cherished aim of successive Art Trade boards. Its establishment has been made possible by the generosity of Lawson Menzies auction house which donates 2% of the hammer price on all Aboriginal artworks sold to this worthy cause.

The Foundation was established in 2004 by a group of individuals involved in Indigenous art and culture to create an organisation with the objective of benefiting the well being of Aboriginal Australians. To assist in this aim the Foundation accepts moneys as direct donations, as proceeds in full or in part from the sale of art works, as gifts in kind, and as bequests and in various other ways. The Foundation has been gazetted by the Federal Government as a tax deductible charity.

For information about applying for a grant from the Foundation, click here .