The Trustee For Cancer Research Trust
About
The Trustee For Cancer Research Trust is an Australian philanthropic trust dedicated to enabling unique, excellent, and collaborative cancer research in Western Australia. Its mission is to make an internationally significant contribution to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer. The trust achieves this by funding world-class innovative research projects and attracting top medical researchers to WA, primarily supporting research institutions and individual researchers within the state.
Giving Philosophy
The foundation values unique, excellent, and collaborative cancer research with a focus on sustainability, longevity, and continuity. It employs a competitive application process to identify and fund world-class innovative projects that contribute to an internationally significant impact, often involving matched funding and long-term commitments. The trust also seeks to reverse 'brain drain' by enticing leading researchers to WA.
Tips for Applicants
Applicants should demonstrate how their proposed cancer research is unique, excellent, collaborative, and has the potential for long-term, sustainable impact in Western Australia. Highlighting world-class innovation and the ability to attract or retain top research talent will be beneficial.
Notable Grants
- Annual postdoctoral fellowship at WEHI for WA-based researcher
Financial History (7 years)
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $36.5M | $957K |
| 2022 | $2.7M | $2.8M | $35.5M | $-5,034,674 |
| 2021 | $6.2M | $2.8M | $40.8M | $3.4M |
| 2020 | $663K | $2.1M | $37.2M | $-1,468,319 |
| 2019 | $2.7M | $2.1M | $38.7M | $580K |
| 2018 | $4.1M | $1.8M | $38.5M | $2.3M |
| 2017 | $3.3M | $639K | $35.9M | $2.6M |
Community Evidence
External EvidenceIdentity
- GS ID
- AU-ABN-33906785987
- ABN
- 33906785987
- Sector
- health
- Financial Year
- 2023
Focus Areas
Board & Leadership
- Peter Leonhardt - Director
- Peter Mansell - Director
- Willem Lesterhuis - Director
- Ruth Ganss - Director
Financials
- Revenue
- $2.2M
- Assets
- $36.5M
Method
- Match Confidence
- registry
- Cross-references
- 2 datasets
- Match Key
- ABN
- Relationships
- 8
Matched by Australian Business Number (ABN) — high confidence. This entity was found across multiple government datasets using the same ABN.
Data Sources
Location Intelligence
- Postcode
- 6008
- Locality
- SUBIACO
- Remoteness
- Major Cities of Australia
- SEIFA Disadvantage
- Decile 10/10
- LGA
- Cambridge
- SA2 Region
- Subiaco - Shenton Park
- Entities in Area
- 712