Leave a gift in your Will

If you’re already thinking about your personal legacy, and the possibility of including Cerebral Palsy Alliance in your Will, we can’t thank you enough for considering us.

Naturally, looking after your family and friends comes first. All we ask is that after remembering them, you consider leaving a gift in your Will to Cerebral Palsy Alliance.

Most gifts in Wills – or bequests – are made by ordinary, hard-working people who want to make a positive difference to their community.

Thank you for considering a bequest and for sharing our vision a world of opportunity for people with cerebral palsy and similar disabilities, and their families.

Rob White, CEO

A gift in your Will is the ultimate gift you can give to children, adults and families who live with cerebral palsy and similar disabilities, and to future generations.

By leaving a gift in your Will to CPA, you’ll be improving people’s lives, helping them live to their fullest potential and achieve goals they never thought possible.

A bequest dedicated to cerebral palsy research will support prevention and treatment, through translating evidence-based interventions into practice and ultimately, support the search for a cure for cerebral palsy.

We are a trustworthy charity with a rich history. A charity that – with your support – will continue well into the future. Learn more about us in our Annual Reports and Our History.

There are a few different ways you can include a gift in your Will, but we recommend a residual bequest – a percentage of whatever is left of your estate after all other gifts to family and friends, taxes and debts have been paid. This ‘residual’ can then be allocated as a bequest to Cerebral Palsy Alliance.

If you would like assistance with planning your gift, our friendly Relationship Manager is available to help.

Carol O’Carroll 02 9975 8955 | carol.ocarroll@cerebralpalsy.org.au

Making the decision to leave a gift in your Will to help transform the lives of babies, children and adults living with cerebral palsy is an important one, so we make the following promises

• We will always respect your privacy. We recognise and appreciate that your Will is completely personal to you.
• We also realise that your loved ones will always come first
• You can tell us that you’ve left a gift if you want to, and we’d love to hear, but you don’t need to, and we won’t keep asking
• If you choose to tell us, you can choose how we talk to you in the future.
• We will use your gift carefully so that it has the greatest impact
• We will give you the opportunity to be connected with our progress which is made possible by gifts like yours
• At any time you have the right to change your mind about a gift in your Will to CPA. Although we hope you don’t, we respect your right to do so.

We recommend that you speak with a solicitor or trustee to ensure that your wishes are properly expressed. The suggested legal wording to use in your Will is as follows:

“I give to Cerebral Palsy Alliance (ABN 45 000 062 288)
(a) All of my residuary estate OR
(b) [x] percentage of my residuary estate OR
(c) The sum of $____________ OR
(d) List asset or assets

… to be used for the general purposes of Cerebral Palsy Alliance (ABN:45 000 062 288) and I DIRECT that the receipt of the public officer or other proper person for the time being of this organisation shall be a full and sufficient discharge to my trustee for the payment of such benefit.”

Name – Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Address – PO Box 171, Forestville, NSW, 2087
Phone – 02 9975 8000

If you’d prefer to support research, simply substitute “The Research Foundation of Cerebral Palsy Alliance”. The ABN remains the same.

Information to assist Executors or solicitors for estates for Cerebral Palsy Alliance 

• Registered Charity: Cerebral Palsy Alliance ABN 45 000 062 288 (previously known as The Spastic Centre of New South Wales), is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profit Commission (ACNC).  
• DGR and tax status: Cerebral Palsy Alliance is a public benevolent institution, endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) and as such has access certain tax concessions by the Australian Tax Office (ATO).
• Shares and tax status: Please notify us of the gift as soon as possible. If shares are included as estate assets, we ask that you contact us to discuss the disposal or transfer of assets to avoid capital gains tax liability for the estate. 
• Administration of Estate and distributions: If bequest funds are to be transferred by a direct deposit, please contact us to request our bank account details.