THE CAUSE

The Enchanted Ball is the largest annual fund raising event for its beneficiary, The Financial Markets Foundation for Children (FMFC), which provides funding for pioneering research projects, undertaken by leading research institutions, that focus on improving children’s health and well-being.

THE FMFC'S HISTORY

Established in 1990 by the Reserve Bank and a group of Australia’s leading banks, the FMFC has allocated over $30m to 262 research projects.

For more about the FMFC and the projects it supports, see www.foundationforchildren.com.au

SOME PAST GRANT PROJECTS THE FMFC HAS FUNDED

This year we presented a piece which showcased some of the past grant projects the FMFC has funded and some of the children and families who have been willing to share their compelling stories.

PAST GRANTS FUNDED THROUGH THE FMFC

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

$160,000 Grant

“Non-invasive detection of rejection after heart transplantation in children.”

Shiloh, now a teen, has undergone seven open heart surgeries, had heart failure and a transplant.

Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

$158,000 Grant

“Designing the perfect killer CAR-T cell for paediatric brain cancers.”

Pippa Rea was diagnosed with DIPG aged nine and passed away aged 11. DIPG is a high-grade form of childhood brain cancer.

Children’s Medical Research Institute

$160,000 Grant

Curing blindness using novel gene delivery vectors that target human retina.

Matthew White, now a teen, has a form of blindness that is progressive. Once the blindness progresses too far, there’s nothing that can currently be done about it.