Australian Cancer Research Foundation

Mission / Objective

The Australian Cancer Research Foundation is the leading private provider of cancer research grants in Australia, awarding funds for infrastructure, capital works and equipment to support outstanding, world-class Australian cancer research innovations, the ultimate aims of which are to diagnose, treat, prevent and ultimately defeat cancer.

Our goals are:

* to provide major grants, not readily available from government or other sources, to leading researchers for major projects which will make a positive and significant difference to outcomes for Australian cancer patients.

* building the foundation's annual contributions to cancer research projects through astute financial management and control of costs.

Projects in Progress

Major centre of cancer drug discovery in Melbourne ($5 million ACRF grant). An Australian first, fully collaborative integrated research facility where doctors treating cancer patients can work closely with scientists researching the disease.

Critical grant to Professor Ian Frazer for his ground-breaking research into cervical cancer. The vaccine that resulted from that ACRF-funded research is now saving the lives of girls and young women in 90 countries across the world.

2010 Grants

$2.0 million - The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute, (VIC): to expand their two new cancer divisions - the Stem Cells and Cancer Division and Chemical Biology Division

 

$2.4 million - The Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, (WA): for the ACRF Cancer Imaging Facility to promote innovation in cancer research, and ensure a high quality imaging hub to facilitate world-class cancer discoveries with direct relevance to clinical outcomes

$1.6 million - Monash Institute of Medical Research, (VIC): for the ACRF Centre for Cancer Genomics to facilitate innovative and internationally competitive research that translates to significant outcomes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer

$2.5 million - The Garvan St Vincent's Campus Cancer Centre (Kinghorn Cancer Centre), (NSW): to extend the 2008 grant to support the research components which will be part of a world-class comprehensive cancer centre

2009 Grants

$3.1 million - Children's Medical Research Institute & University of Newcastle, (NSW): for the world’s first Chemical Proteomics Centre for Kinomics

$3.5 million - The Centre for Cancer Biology and the Universithy of Adelaide, (SA): to establish a new Cancer Genomics Facility

Read more about our funded research and other news here

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CEO

Sydney for its general purposes,

free from all taxes and duties

Board Members

(here please specify your gift eg the sum of $X). I direct that the receipt of any director or other proper officer for the time being of that Foundation will be a sufficient discharge to my Trustees.”

 

Please pass along our sincere thanks to your client and let them know that we would love to acknowledge them during their lifetime and keep them up to date with cancer research

Number of Employees

9

Number of Volunteers

2

ABN

27 076 461 360

Year Established

1984

Tax Deductible

Yes

Wills and Bequests

An example of our bequest wording is set out below

General Donations

devise and bequeath to the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACN 002 774 727) of Suite 409

Volunteering

The Strand Arcade

Other support

412 George Street

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