Bequest Program
Leave a Legacy of Sight
Leaving a gift in your Will to Australian Vision Research is a powerful way to create a lasting legacy that helps drive life-changing discoveries in vision science. Your generosity will fund pioneering research, support breakthroughs in prevention and treatment, and bring hope to Australians affected by vision loss. Whether large or small, every bequest plays a vital role in ensuring a future where preventable blindness and vision impairment are overcome. By including Australian Vision Research in your Will, you extend your impact beyond your lifetime, helping to protect sight for generations to come.
Suggested Wording
The following wording is suggested to indicate an intention to make a bequest to The Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia trading as Australian Vision Research.
“I give [% of my residuary estate OR insert dollar amount*] to The Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia trading as Australian Vision Research (ABN 37 008 393 146) (PO Box 3109, Erina NSW 2250 Australia), for the general purposes of The Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia trading as Australian Vision Research .”
If the bequest specified is a fixed dollar amount, please also consider inserting an inflation clause such as “I direct my executor(s) to adjust the amount of $…… for inflation using the Consumer Price Index published quarterly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as last published before the date of my death.”