The Hansen Little Foundation
The Hansen Little Foundation is a large-scale, active philanthropic undertaking with a singular objective: to create a legacy of significant and positive change that inspires and enables Australians.
Supporting and enriching communities
We recognise our responsibility as productive members of society to devote our time, skills and wealth for the betterment of Australia. As an expression of this intent, in 2015 we established a private ancillary fund called the Hansen Little Foundation. This has now grown to be a large and active philanthropic undertaking, chaired and run actively by Jane Hansen.
Our current areas of focus are on tertiary education, the arts, medical research and select project contributions. The size of grants varies significantly, with some multi-million dollar gifts having a long gestation period which occur typically when Jane or Paul have had extensive involvement with the organisation. The Foundation's resources extend beyond the financial to include both time and expertise in assisting a range of recipients to optimally achieve their goals.
For the Little Group, philanthropy is an important part of our culture and how we choose to prioritise our resources. The Foundation is not a cheque-writing exercise. It is about targeted programming where the founders have had extensive involvement in the design and impact of their investment. Those programs are specific in their nature and deep in their commitment.
As a result, the Foundation does not seek unsolicited submissions.