Become a Supporter
To make major improvements to children's health, medical research is imperative. There will be no treatments or cures unless we do the work to find them. Your donation will help the 12 kids born every minute around the world with a birth defect or genetic disease.
Support us by making a one-off donation
If you'd like to make a regular monthly donation, please phone us on 1800 436 437
What your donation achieves
Your donation directly supports our research programs into cancer, genetic diseases, birth defects, and neurological conditions like epilepsy. We receive no guaranteed government funding. Our scientists rely on hard-won grants and community support to keep their research going. If the funding stops, so does the research. Your support helps transform discoveries into cures and treatments for children affected by serious conditions.
Other ways to give
Jeans for Genes
Jeans for Genes is the iconic fundraising campaign of Children’s Medical Research Institute and helps find cures for children's genetic diseases.
Fundraise
Fundraise for research at any time of year, set up an online page, or host an event.
Shop
Shop for Jeans for Genes gear, Christmas cards, Kids' STEM Activities and more!
Leave a Gift in Your Will
Donations in your Will are invested in CMRI’s endowment fund, which supports our research in perpetuity. It is a gift that shall forevermore touch the lives of future generations of Australian children.
Current Appeals
From time to time, we have exciting research projects in need of an extra boost to keep them going. Your support gives hope to families of affected children like these.
Hope for Charlize
When little Charlize had a liver transplant, her liver cells were donated to Children’s Medical Research Institute for research into gene therapy. With your help, we have the opportunity to save precious little lives.
Help children like Jerry
Help give children like Jerry hope for a healthier future. To keep his development from going backwards, we need research to go forward.