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About Us
The Australian Spinal Research Foundation is a non-profit, grant-making, chiropractic research foundation. It provides evidence to grow chiropractic knowledge to ensure certainty for those delivering or receiving optimal health and vitality through natural, non-invasive or pharmaceutically-based means.
Our Mission
Our Mission is to fund research and disseminate knowledge that furthers the understanding, development and effectiveness of chiropractic care.
Our Focus
Our focus is on research to add to the base of evidence supporting chiropractic. We will achieve this through developing adequate funds to engage the best research expertise delivering quality, contemporary, scientific research.
Our Approach
Our approach is based on growing the human and financial capital invested in chiropractic research.
Our Need
Developing evidence is not a short-term exercise. As a dedicated research facility, acting on behalf of the chiropractic profession and its patients we can respond – but only if adequately resourced.
Your donated gift will directly support chiropractic research… and can be tax deductible. According to the Australian Tax Office (ATO) donors can claim tax deductions for gifts made to eligible gift recipients. The Australian Spinal Research Foundation is an eligible gift recipient with deductible gift recipient (DGR) status.
A donation is tax deductible when it is:
- made to a DGR
- truly a gift
- a gift of money or property that is covered by one of the gift types, and
- in compliance with any relevant gift conditions
A donation to the Foundation must be made with no ‘strings attached.’
Research Fund Donor Program - A 100%PLUS! Opportunity
Our Research Fund donor program affords a unique opportunity to create maximum benefit to research for your donation. 100% of your donation goes directly to the Research Fund without any deductions for administration, marketing or other operating expenses incurred by the Foundation. Your money is pooled with other Research Fund donations and invested in accordance with the Foundation’s governance protocols. As these investments grow, so too does the impact to chiropractic research – that’s the PLUS! .......100%PLUS!
Please contact us for more information on this 100%PLUS! opportunity.
Conditions apply: Only single lump sum donations in excess of $5,000, or recurrent pledges, qualify for the 100%PLUS! Research Fund Donor Program.
Gifts in Kind
If you have something of value that may be turned to benefit chiropractic research please contact us. Typical “in kind” gifts may include share parcels, auction or raffle prizes, new books, collectible items, seminar registrations, pre-paid travel or surplus business or estate proceeds or items.
Donors may claim tax deductions for approved gifts.
Membership is a life blood of our Foundation and the work we do.
For over 30 years the Foundation has funded chiropractic research projects throughout Australasia. In the last 10 years alone over 50 individual research projects have been funded in Australasia by the Foundation. Membership of the Australian Spinal Research Foundation is a major contributor to our ability to continue supporting research. Support the profession that supports you! Become a member today.
Community Spinal Health Checks are undertaken by Chiropractors in collaboration with the Australian Spinal Research Foundation. Potential chiropractic patients are encouraged to make a donation towards chiropractic research through the Foundation in exchange for a free initial consultation. Patients like to support a good cause and experience shows most of those accepting the free consultation become patients.
Leave a lasting legacy through a bequest or charitable trust.
By including The Australian Spinal Research Foundation in your Will you can make a difference by investing in a healthier more vital future for the present generation and generations that follow.
You can bequeath cash, a specific sum or a percentage of the residue of your estate, jewellery, works of art, shares, property and other goods.
Including the Foundation in your Will is simple. The following standard wording can be used or adapted to your requirements in writing a new Will or adding a codicil to your existing Will:
‘I bequeath to the Australian Spinal Research Foundation … (fill in amount of cash, percentage or residue of estate, details of property, shares or other…. My bequest is to be used for the purposes of the Australian Spinal Research Foundation and I declare that the receipt issued by an officer of the Australian Spinal Research Foundation shall be a complete discharge of my bequest.’
It is appropriate to sign a codicil in the presence of two witnesses and counter-signed by those two witnesses.
We recommend that where appropriate you discuss your wish to make a gift to the Australian Spinal Research Foundation with your family or loved ones so that your intentions are clear to all concerned.
Where can I get help with making my Will?
You can approach a solicitor who specialise in drafting wills - your local law society can help you with this – or you can approach the Public Trustees or one of the major Trust companies.
Download Codicil here.
Business Activities
The Foundation undertakes a number of commercial activities to generate funds for chiropractic research.
Communicate
‘Communicate’ is our commercial message delivery service, affording suppliers of goods, services and news a tailored solution to reach the chiropractic profession through the media options offered. Profits raised are exclusively applied to the Foundation’s purposes, without dilution through 3rd party consultants, agents or commercial partners. The generosity of members of the chiropractic community in accepting these messages, without unsubscribing, is a further demonstration of their support to chiropractic research and is greatly appreciated.
Mattress Assessment
In the interests of improving consumer spinal health through appropriate mattress selection the Foundation provides selected services for mattress manufacturers.
Business Partnerships
We work with a very limited number of valued business partners. Our apolitical position and necessity to remain free of influence dictates we can only enter into business partnerships with those who respect our steadfast need for independence and are truly aligned to our Vision and Mission.
Endorsements
The Foundation has a strict policy about endorsements. We do not provide endorsements of any kind, under any arrangement.
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