The importance of bequests in funding world-class cancer research Posted on March 5, 2012February 25, 2018 by Carly du Toit The Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) would like to take the opportunity to comment on recent stories in a number of news publications regarding Gifts in Wills. The ACRF has long been a recipient of generous bequests from Australian individuals, some of which have entirely funded grants to world-class research centres. For example: $2.4 million awarded to the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research, for the development of a world-class cancer imaging facility. Click here for more on this grant. $3.1 million awarded to the Children’s Cancer Research Institute Australia, to create a comprehensive Drug Discovery Centre for Childhood Cancers. Read more about the CCIA grant here. Without generous bequests such as these, progress in Australian cancer research would be significantly hindered. A bequest is an incredible legacy that many Australians like to leave behind. Any individual who pledges a bequest to the Australian Cancer Research Foundation is very important to us and, if they so wish, we keep in regular contact with them. Continue reading “The importance of bequests in funding world-class cancer research”
