On August 4, 2026, the Mithil Prasad Foundation proudly joined families, youth advocates, nonprofit organizations, children’s hospitals, policymakers, and industry partners at the California State Capitol for the inaugural California Pediatric Cancer Advocacy & Awareness Day. MPF was honored to be one of the founding organizations that partnered with the Neev Kolte Foundation, Joey’s Wings and Unravel Pediatric Cancer, to plan this important event. Together, we created a day

The week of September 15th in Washington, DC was an extraordinary journey of advocacy and awareness for childhood cancer.

We are thrilled to share some groundbreaking news that marks a significant step forward in the fight against DMG. The FDA has granted accelerated approval for ONC201 (now Modeyso™) for the treatment of recurrent H3 K27M-mutant diffuse midline glioma (DMG), including DIPG. This is the first-ever FDA-approved therapy for this devastating disease, and it would not have been possible without your support. Your belief in our mission and your unwavering generosity fueled the fundin

Big News for Childhood Cancer Awareness! 🎗️ We are thrilled to share that California Resolution SR-53, co-authored by Senator Dave Cortese and California Senator Susan Rubio, was officially passed on August 25th, declaring September 2025 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in California. Childhood cancer remains the leading disease-related cause of death among children in the U.S., a reality we cannot ignore. By passing this resolution, California is taking a meaningful step

Lobbying for childhood Cancer at Sacramento as part of 2025 Cancer Action Day organized by ACSCAN. Excited to have Veda Bharath, MPF youth volunteer join our co-founder, Sarva Channarajurs, advocating for the cause. Reach out to your CA assembly member and ask them to co-author these bills: AB 703 Childhood Cancer Research Tax Checkoff AB 573 CDTFA Tobacco Retail License Fee AB 957 Tobacco Free Pharmacies

We are thrilled to welcome Sunny Singh to the Mithil Prasad Foundation’s Board of Directors! A passionate leader in technology and...

The two projects we funded last year—led by Dr. Praveen Raju and Dr. Mueller—have shown significant progress. Recognizing their impact,...

On February 28th, I was on Capitol Hill alongside dedicated childhood cancer families, survivors, and advocates as part of...

Our president and co-founder, Sarva Channarajurs was invited to the White House to moderate a panel discussion on childhood cancer as...

On Feb 14th, I was volunteering for ACSCAN at ActionDays2024 in Washington DC, representing the golden state of California - advocating...