EORTC Foundation Information

In 1976, the EORTC Foundation was established by Royal Decree under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium as an international association under Belgian Law with the specific aim to obtain funds to support the activities of the EORTC, the peer-reviewed structure of the organisation and the independent academic research projects. The majority of its funds are received from National Cancer Charities. All major European National Cancer Charities, which support the work of the EORTC, are represented in the General Assembly as well as the Hong Kong Cancer Fund and several distinguished lay members. In March 2006, the EORTC Foundation changed its name to The EORTC Charitable Trust to take account of recent changes in Belgian Law. The original aim of The EORTC Charitable Trust remains unchanged. The Honorary President is H.R.H. Princess Astrid of Belgium and the Chairman is Sir Christopher Mallaby. Sir Ronald Grierson, Past-Chairman, is now the Honorary Vice-President of The EORTC Charitable Trust. Because the EORTC operates through existing national institutions and hospitals, its financial needs are modest in relation to what it is able to achieve. In 2006, The EORTC Charitable Trust celebrated its 30th anniversary. This was an important milestone and The Charitable Trust is proud of its role in supporting the work of the EORTC. During 2007, the EORTC Charitable Trust received core support for the EORTC in the amount of € 1,352,257 from several European National Cancer Charities and the Hong Kong Cancer Fund:The EORTC Charitable Trust awarded a core grant of 1,350,000 Euros to the EORTC for 2007. The Parthenon Trust again generously allocated core support to the EORTC Headquarters in 2007. In the recent past, the Parthenon Trust has generously supported 4 major EORTC Research Projects, including the EORTC Histology Review and Tissue Banking, Molecular Staging in Melanoma Patients, Outcome Research and the setting up of an Intergroup Office within the EORTC Headquarters. In 2007 generous support was received for the first time from the Schroder Family Foundation. The EORTC Charitable Trust, through its British charity, the Friends of EORTC, held two events in London in April and November, both of which were successful and well attended. They hosted an important Scientific Meeting between senior members of the EORTC and senior scientists involved in clinical research in the UK. An annual audit of the The EORTC Charitable Trust AISBL is carried out by PriceWaterhouseCoopers.