We are grateful for the many generous contributions to our research made by individual donors, along with the support of philanthropic trusts and foundations, industry, government and our member organisations.

Major gifts ($10 000+)

Peter Clemenger AO
Renate Daniell
Marilyn Darling AC
Peto Bros Pty Ltd
Giuseppina Failli from Westside Meat Pty Ltd
Alexandra and Fred Grimwade
Craig Kimberley OAM and Connie Kimberley
Peter Lemon
Jo and Peter Manger
Sherrill Muir
Justin and Sally O’Day
Jane and Julian Rait OAM
We also pay tribute to donors who wish for their contributions to remain anonymous.

Trusts and Foundations ($10 000+)

Australian Vision Research
Betty Brenda Spinks Charitable Trust
Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation
DHB Foundation
Future Vision Foundation
Gras Foundation
Gwenneth Nancy Head Foundation
Harold Mitchell Foundation
Kel and Rosie Day Foundation
Lions 201V3 Ride for Sight
Margaret Miller Foundation
Marjorie M Kingston Charitable Trust
Michelmore Foundation
Norman Beischer
Innovation Grant
Retina Australia
Ruth Marie Sampson Foundation
Sir Edward “‘Weary” Dunlop Medical Research Foundation
South Coast Foundation
Telematics Trust
The Angior Family Foundation
The Cuthbertson Family Fund
The Danny Wallis Philanthropic Foundation
The Felton Bequest
The HMA Foundation
The Ian Potter Foundation
The Jack Brockhoff Foundation
The Millar Foundation
The Peggy and Leslie Cranbourne Foundation
The Yulgibar Foundation

Bequests ($10 000+)

Estate of Anne Patricia Black
Estate of Harold
Raymond Muir
Estate of Lois Elizabeth Oliver
Estate of Mavis Mary Ford
Estate of Nancy Jean Bickart

Corporate supporters

Bayer Australia Ltd
Oculus BioMed Ltd
Novartis Australia
Roche

Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

We gratefully acknowledge the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital for facilitating support from the following donors for our research:
H & L Hecht Trust

Endowments

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the University of Melbourne in the ongoing management and direction of the following endowed funds to support our research:
Dorothy Adele Edols Research Fund
Nancy Jean Bickart Bequest (managed by Perpetual Ltd)
Hazel Jean Eastham Bequest
Hector Maclean Fund
Louisa Jean de Bretteville Bequest
Maurice Cantlon Memorial Fund
Winifred Hallam Monds Bequest

Government

Breakthrough Victoria
CUREator+ Medical Research Future Fund
National Health and Medical Research Council
Victorian Medical Research Accelerator Fund
Victorian Government Operational Infrastructure Support Fund

Members

Diabetes Victoria
Glaucoma Australia
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO)
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
University of Melbourne
Victorian Lions Foundation
Vision Australia

Partnerships and Associations

Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery
Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI)
CCRM Australia
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
Medical Research Commercialisation Fund
MedTech Actuator
Melbourne Academic Centre for Health
St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne
World Health Organization
The Advanced Genomics Collaboration (TAGC)

Honorary Governors

The late Brian L Ansell
Peter Clemenger AO (and the late Joan Clemenger OAM)
Andrew Fairley AM
Professor John Funder AC
The Hon Dr Barry Jones AC
Charles Macek
Tina McMeckan
Andrew G Michelmore AO
Peter Nankivell
Margaret S Ross AM
Professor Hugh Taylor AC
Professor Bob Williamson AO

Vale

CERA expresses its deepest sympathies to the family of the late Brian L Ansell who passed away in 2024. The Ansell family were instrumental in the establishment of CERA through the Ansell Family Trust’s support of our early research.