Every year over 210,000 people, including 12,000 babies and children, are admitted to Intensive Care Units across Australia and New Zealand.

The need for intensive care can arise for anyone, irrespective of age or state of health due to conditions such as road accidents, burns, trauma, serious illness, severe heart attack, stroke, or pneumonia.

None of us is immune.

Australians have a 1 in 2 chance of requiring intensive care at some time during their life, a reality that touches the lives of every Australian family, often more than once.

Today, thanks to extensive and ongoing medical research, over 90% of patients with life-threatening conditions survive with the help of intensive care.

Australia is a global leader in intensive care, with standards, research, and survival rates that set the benchmark worldwide. The Intensive Care Foundation is dedicated to advancing research to enable the highest standards of ICU care across the country.

Our work is ongoing, and we rely on the support of individuals and organisations to further advance our efforts.

Our goal is to raise $10 million by 2029 into a protected fund where the capital growth will be preserved and the earnings given as research grants. Money raised will continue funding research indefinitely and without the uncertainty of annual fundraising

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The life you save maybe yours or your loved ones…

Thanks to the generosity of many individual donors and corporate supporters the Intensive Care Foundation to date has awarded grants of more than $5million to fund research aimed at increasing the survival rate of patients in critical care and improving the quality of life of those survivors.

Every dollar makes a difference. Help make miracles happen in ICUs by making a tax-deductible donation today. Donations can be made by credit card or direct debit.

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Regular Giving

Today a growing number of donors are choosing to support the Intensive Care Foundation by making regular monthly or annual gifts.

Regular Giving is the most effective form of fundraising, it enables us to plan for the future, safe in the knowledge we have a regular source of income to support vital research as well as helping you manage your budget to give back.

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Australians have a 1 in 2 chance of requiring intensive care at some time during their life.

Help us continue our journey of Support for Survival.

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Corporate Giving

Corporate support can have an immediate and profound influence on the effective treatment of critically ill patients. The Foundation enjoys a high profile across the medical profession. As such, the ICF has formed an intimate group of key donor medical companies into the Intensive Care Co-operative. Each company who joins is invited to make a pledge over a 3-5 year period. Each corporate p…

Fundraise For Us

We would love your help to fundraise for us. This may be conducting your own event; participating in a challenge such as a fun run; holding a raffle or auction; or even hosting a trivia night - there are many ideas to be explored!

We have the facilities within our donation portal for you to raise the funds online and to promote your event to your friends and all funds collected are done through this site.

Contact us if you would like to host your own event and donate the proceeds to intensive care research.

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A Gift in Your Will

A Gift in Your Will is a wonderful way to ensure your generosity lives beyond your lifetime. It can make a significant difference for ICF to help prepare for the future in areas of treatment, research and education, as well as creating additional capabilities to provide the highest level of patient care that would otherwise not be possible.

We appreciate that making a Will is a very important and private act and understand it is a priority to provide first for family and loved ones. However, once your primary responsibilities have been made, we ask with hope that you would consider a gift to the Intensive Care Foundation.

Your gift, large or small, will be put to immediate use by growing our research grant program, saving and enhancing lives and giving important opportunities to talented early-career researchers. You can talk to us about how you would like your gift to be used or if there is a specific are of research we could apply it towards.

Give in Memory

A beautiful way to celebrate someone’s life and keep their legacy alive is to make a donation in honour of their memory. Families can choose to honour their loved ones by asking for donations or gifts to be contributed in lieu of flowers at a funeral. It's an impactful way to ensure your loved one's legacy has a lasting impact.

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Give in Celebration

For those approaching major milestones in life, such as a wedding, an anniversary Christmas or significant birthday, you may like to invite friends and family to make a donation rather than a traditional gift. This can add deeper meaning to a special day.

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Give In-Kind

The Foundation welcomes and appreciates any in-kind donations that help promote the importance of intensive care to our community. Examples of in-kind donations may include:

Printing of the quarterly newsletter
Pro-bono advertising or PR
Auction or raffle items for fundraising events

Naturally, not all donations can be accepted, please contact us to ensure the suitability of your gift.

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Volunteer

The support from volunteers is integral to the success of the Foundation, and we are deeply grateful for support. Since our inception in 1990, volunteers have played a crucial role either through offering in-kind, financial support or by assisting with fundraising and promotions. Many of our volunteers have personal experience with intensive care, either having been patients themselves or knowing someone who has been in intensive care. Being a volunteer is a meaningful way to give back to the intensive care community. We value the support and dedication of our volunteers and would welcome an…

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Share Your Story

Sharing your story could help another Australian just like you to understand the importance of Intensive Care and the difference we are trying to make.

If you or someone you care about has been a patient or worked in Intensive Care, you are one of the lucky ones to be here today and able to tell your story. You already know the devastating impact your time spent in ICU had on you and your health but also on your loved ones.

We welcome you to share your story about Intensive Care and would love to hear from you.

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None of us is immune.