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Special thanks to these key supporters: • A&JNatuschFamilyTrust • AcornFoundation • AndrewMillar&SueWallace • Beatrix andLouiseButler CharitableTrust • Bryan&MarlaineHeath AlzheimersResearch Foundation • ChambersMemorialTrust* • Coker CharitableTrust • DoveCharitableTrust • ElizabethBall CharitableTrust • Epilepsy Foundation of NewZealand* • Ernest HyamDavis andTed and MollieCarr Legacies* • GillespieFamily • Grumitt SistersCharitableTrust* • Inmemory of Annabelle Johri • Inmemory of BrianCaughey • Inmemory of BrittanyArthur • Inmemory of ClaudiaWysocki &JamesScanlon • Inmemory ofMurrayTavendale &Peter Andrews • J AMacphersonCharitable Trust* • JWadsworth • John&PaulineBeattie • KennethRonaldBoyce Foundation • LoisMcFarlaneCharitableTrust • Margaret&ColinHopkins • MatakanaAnglicanOpShop • MauricePaykel CharitableTrust • MielaFamily • NHTaylor CharitableTrust* • N&CAnderson • RandAJ FrancisCharitable Trust* • RaymondMadsenTrust • RolandSteadCharitableTrust* • RotaryClubof AucklandEast • Roy&DawnFerguson • SharonRussell • Susan Leuchars • ThanksgivingTrust • TheABdeLautour CharitableTrust • TheNorman&MarionAllright WelfareTrust • ThePhillipVerry CharitableFoundation • TownshendFamily • Withiel Fund • Women inEnterprise Incorporated • ZeldaRobertsCharitableTrust Estates of: • AlanKeithWitty • Beryl Smale • Bette JuliaMarionMoran • CaroleFayWhite • ColleenETaylor • ColleenEsmeCrampton • DorothyRuthTemple inmemory ofMarion Lough • EdithHowardTripp • ElizabethKennedy* • GloriaRubyPinfold • HenryGeorgeSparks • JanetMarionHanna • JanetWynn-Williams • JenniferMarySpencer • John JosephHenryMiner • KeithReginald Inger • LilyRollingsWilliamson* • Margaret AnnieOaten • MargaretMary Latham • Margaret PBarnett • Mark IvanBennett • MauriceDavidBartlett • NicholasRobert Henderson • RexBertrand Ingram • RichardAnthonyAnderson • RonaldEdwardSutherland • ShirleyDawnEmden • SusanMargaret Adams • SusanWalsby Impact via collaboration This year, we continued to build and strengthen relationships across the research, health, charity and neurological communities. Relationship and partnership activity included: • Fieldays collaboration withMigraine Foundation Aotearoa NewZealand, Headway, Aotearoa Brain Project, TBI Network, University of Auckland’s Centre for Brain Research (CBR) and the University of Otago’s Brain Health Research Centre (BHRC) • Brain Bee collaboration with CBR and BHRC • Reviewed research applications for The Catwalk Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust • Developed grant applications for Epilepsy NZ • Sponsored functional neurological disorder (FND) symposium, bringing together individuals living with FND, carers and whānau, physios and occupational therapists, neurologists, nurses, paediatricians, psychologists, psychiatrists, social science researchers, and PhD student • Supported Brain Foundation Australia • Part of the Medical Co-Funders Alliance • Supported AustralasianWinter Conference for Brain Research, Australasian Course in Advanced Neuroscience (ACAN) and an Early Career Researchers retreat Our CEO, Rich Easton: • Met with MPs from Labour and National, plus officials from Ministry of Health/Health NZ, leading the Neurological Alliance in advocacy for better outcomes for people living with neurological conditions in NZ • Presented at COMPASS research day, Manukau • Collaborated with Neurological Alliance in Australia on their national action plan • Presented atMātai Medical Research Institute public open day Our Head of Research, Dr Sarah Schonberger: • Spoke to Life Education Trust (see page 28) • Presented clinical fellowship opportunities to Neurological Association of NZ • Worked with five other charities to co-fund bespoke development in our grants management system The Neurological Foundation's enduring collaboration with our generous community (individual supporters and donors, regular givers, and those who include a gift in theirWill) is at the heart of everything we do. *proudly managed by Perpetual Guardian 34 35