Leaving a gift in your Will can change the future for children with cancer
Every child deserves the chance to grow up and live a life full of possibilities. But every week in Australia, three children tragically lose their lives to cancer.
For more than 40 years, Children's Cancer Institute has been dedicated to changing that reality. As Australia's only independent medical research institute focused solely on childhood cancer, our researchers have been working to find safer, more effective treatments – and ultimately, a cure for every child.
Childhood cancer research requires sustained, long-term investment. Choosing to leave a gift in your Will to Children’s Cancer Institute is one of the most powerful ways you can support our vital mission.
When you leave a gift in your Will to Children's Cancer Institute, you become a Future Maker. Together, Future Makers are creating a lasting legacy by helping fund the discoveries that will change the future of childhood cancer.
Get in touch to find out more about joining this inspiring community!
How your gift can make an impact
Your decision to leave a gift to Children's Cancer Institute can save the lives of future generations.
Breakthroughs don't happen overnight — they're built over years of discovery, testing and refinement. A gift in your Will provides exactly the kind of long-term funding that allows our scientists to pursue the most promising research without interruption.
Every gift, no matter its size, directly accelerates our work. Even a gift of 1% of your estate can help fund critical research that changes outcomes for children facing cancer today — and for generations to come.
Dylan Cluff
Relationship Manager
02 7226 6000
Gayle Hannan
Philanthropy Executive
02 7209 6708
Long term Future Maker Robyn a leaves life-saving legacy
How to leave a gift in your will
Your Will is first and foremost about taking care of the people you love. Once your family and loved ones are provided for, you can choose to extend that generosity further by leaving a gift to Children's Cancer Institute.
There are several ways to structure a gift, and your solicitor can help you find the right approach for your circumstances. The most common options are below, along with some suggested Will wording to share with your solicitor.
Step 1 – Have a confidential chat
Call Dylan Cluff (02 7226 6000) or Gayle Hannan (02 7209 6708) from our Gift in Wills Team. They can walk you through the process, answer any of your questions and send you a Gift in Will Brochure via post or email.
Step 2 – Talk to your solicitor
Contact your solicitor to update your will to include a gift to Children’s Cancer Institute. Your solicitor will be able to help guide you on the best way to do this.
Your gift to Children’s Cancer Institute could take one of a variety of forms:
- the whole of your estate
- a percentage (%) of your estate
- the residue (or %) residue of your estate
- a specific amount ($)
- a specific asset
It's important that Children’s Cancer Institute is correctly named in your Will. Below is some wording for you to consider and share with your solicitor:
I give to Children’s Cancer Institute Australia (ABN 41 072 279 559) my gift of (specify gift here eg X % of my estate) free of all duties and testamentary expenses for its general purposes and I direct that the receipt of that organisation shall be sufficient discharge to my executors for this bequest.
Step 3 – Let us know
Please let us know if you decide to include a gift to Children's Cancer Institute in your Will so we can welcome you to our Future Makers community of supporters, each determined to put an end to childhood cancer.
Become a Future Maker today
Future Makers is built on a simple belief: that a life should be long and that together, we can help make that possible for children with cancer.
Being a Future Maker is something truly meaningful. This community exists because of people who have chosen to stand alongside children and families at a time when it matters most, and to create something lasting through that support.
As a valued member of Future Makers, we’d like to acknowledge you with:
- A Certificate of Appreciation, signed by our CEO
- An exclusive Future Makers lapel pin to honour your commitment
- Invitations to exclusive Future Makers events, where you'll have the opportunity to connect with our researchers and fellow supporters
- Regular research updates and stories of the lives your future gift will help change
- The opportunity to be acknowledged in Children's Cancer Institute publications (with your permission)
Meet our inspiring Future Makers
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In just 10 minutes, you can make important preparations for your loved ones and pledge a gift in your Will to Children's Cancer Institute if you choose.
A gift of any size brings us closer to the day when no child loses their life to cancer.
Legacy Future Makers
Gifted Estates in 2025:
Ray Bayliss
Julia Blacklow (Alexander)
Leslie Blackshaw
Peter Blayney
William L Blencowe
William Bradford
Kathleen Chanter
Anne Collins
Michael Driscoll
Kenneth Ford
Hilda Hadjiandreou
Pauline May Halls
Clio Hertzberg
Allan Hooper
John & Connie Kennedy Trust
David John Leavey
Susan Margaret McGrath
Dorothy Edna McLean
Norma Rene Minney
Bob & Gert MUNRO Memorial
Cathleen J Peiti
Richard Henry Richard Pratt
Jean Richardson
Maria Richter
Oksana Rigby
Bernard Willem Rotteveel
Holly Smith
Ian Spring
Lois May Walters
Barry Williams
Geoffrey (Jeff) Wilson
Gifted Estates in 2024:
Donald Beresford Anstey
Leslie Blackshaw
Christina Busby
Anthony John Byrne
James C Cowan
Paul Finnane
Hilda Hadjiandreou
John Hartley
Stewart Hill
Ronald Stanley Hogan
Roger David Jones
John & Connie Kennedy Charitable Trust
Denis Klein
Purples Mui Chong Lam
Therese Torrance Manning
Jillian Mueller
Bob & Gert Memorial Fund Munro
Barbara A Pagotto-Roper
Ernest William Perry
Ronald Perry
Valerie Riley
Oriel Kathleen Rogers
Holly Smith
Maria Sotiriadis
Maurice Swift
Kathleen Woolridge
Gifted Estates in 2023:
| Richard Paul Alunni |
| Jack Anastas |
| Joe Axiak |
| Patricia Borham |
| Camelia Cantsilieris |
| Helen Antoinette Davies |
| Walter Goodwin |
| Hilda Hadjiandreou |
| Helga Herling |
| Gwendoline Joan Hicks |
| Stewart Hill |
| Dorothy May Jones |
| John & Connie Kennedy Charitable Trust |
| Denis Klein |
| John E Lockeridge |
| Egon Franz Lorber |
| Dorothy Ethel Marley |
| Bob & Gert Memorial Fund Munro |
| Heather New |
| Daphne Novak |
| Ena Margaret Paterson |
| Estate Marion Robey |
| Nigel Scott-Miller |
| Margaret E Shaw |
| Bruce Shephard |
| Holly Smith |
| Kathleen Smith |
| Elizabeth Margaret White |
| Peter Charles Whitsed |
Gifted Estates in 2022:
| Keith Anderson |
| Maureen Joseph |
| Clare Baker |
| John William Boyle |
| Kathleen Perle Clements |
| Jan M Connor |
| Betty Davies |
| Mary Jane Derrick |
| Laurel Barbara Dooley |
| Isabella Grant |
| Gwendoline Joan Hicks |
| John & Connie Kennedy Charitable Trust |
| Gwenneth Vera Kirtley |
| Shirley Kirton |
| Denis Klein |
| Josephus Lommers |
| Frederick Edward Lyford |
| Dawn Vilma Manley |
| Tito Marchetti |
| Lorna Elizabeth Masters |
| Mavis Irene McArthur |
| Bob & Gert Memorial Fund Munro |
| Norma Osborne |
| Maurice Sidney Pembroke |
| Frank G Salmon |
| Holly Smith |
| Raymond Stoneham |
| Evan Taplin |
| Anthony Taylor |
| Wilfred Richard Tuck |
| Aileen margaret Walliss |
| Kathleen Woolridge |
Gifted Estates in 2021:
| Joe Axiak |
| Richard Borham |
| Geoffrey Burfoot |
| Cynthia Carruthers |
| Olive Carter |
| Sylvia Chilton |
| Betty Davies |
| Heather Margaret Swanson Dirou |
| Betty Margaret Duggan |
| Bruce A Edwards |
| Frederick Fiegert |
| Valda Lois Hickey |
| E A Hulst |
| John & Connie Kennedy Charitable Trust |
| Wendy Kinna |
| Gabrielle Kirby |
| Dawn Vilma Manley |
| Mavis Irene McArthur |
| Bob & Gert Memorial Fund Munro |
| Rita Palmer |
| Joan D Pearce |
| Vincent Pengilly |
| Lorna Beryl Presland |
| Nigel Graham Reeve |
| Wanda Stam |
| Alan Herbert Thompson |
| Kathleen Woolridge |
We work with Bequest Assist to help with the administration of bequests left to Children’s Cancer Institute.
Bequest Assist is a specialist estate administration organisation, helping to ensure that the generosity expressed in a person’s Will reaches the causes they cared about most. With compassion and deep expertise in estate matters, they support charities across Australia and New Zealand, so the charity can stay focused on what they do best: making a difference.
Bequest Assist has an agreement with Children’s Cancer Institute to handle all bequest matters on their behalf. You can read more about how Bequest Assist works on their website.
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