Impact

The John Maclean Foundation (JMF) exists to change the lives of young Australians who use wheelchairs.

Our mission is to inspire, motivate and enable these great kids to chase their dreams. JMF provides support to children who experience paraplegia, quadriplegia, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and similar conditions.

In many cases the families are surviving on extremely low incomes and Government assistance and incurring extraordinary costs associated with the welfare of their child.

JMF provides financial assistance to purchase items such as new wheelchairs, vehicle and house modifications, surgery and medical assistance, computers, remedial aids or any item that improves the quality of life for the child and their family.

How Your Donations Are Used

Your financial support goes towards:

• Custom fitted wheelchairs. An average custom manual wheelchair for a child costs around $5,000. A power wheelchair can cost as much as $20,000.
• Home modifications. Houses need special fittings to provide a little wheelie with access, or assistance to complete day to day tasks.A bathroom hoist can cost more than $10,000.
• Vehicle modifications. Modifications to make a vehicle accessible and safe for a young wheelie costs in excess of $20,000
• Surgery and medical assistance.
• Computers, remedial aids or any item that improves the quality of life for the child and their family.