Fund Research
Our Medical Advisory Board, with Dr. Michelle Monje of Stanford, guides our research priorities. Our Golden Gala on December 12, 2026 raises funds for our first research grants.
Impact
Before founding the Brave Ronil Foundation, Manisha and Milan Mehta spent years helping fund pediatric brain cancer research, support affected families, and raise awareness. That experience is the foundation we carry forward.
The Brave Ronil Foundation is a new, independent 501(c)(3). Here is the work underway today. Coming in 2027, funded by the Golden Gala: our first research grants in January, and financial support for families.
Our Medical Advisory Board, with Dr. Michelle Monje of Stanford, guides our research priorities. Our Golden Gala on December 12, 2026 raises funds for our first research grants.
We offer families facing DIPG compassionate guidance and connect them with counseling, support groups and trusted resources.
Our team attended CureFest 2026 in Washington, DC, joining families and organizations calling for more pediatric cancer research.
FOUNDERS' IMPACT
The impact below reflects work our co-founders, Manisha and Milan Mehta, helped achieve over years of pediatric cancer advocacy and fundraising before founding the Brave Ronil Foundation. BRF is a new, independent organization and does not claim these accomplishments as its own.
For 50+ families through nurse navigation, tumor board participation and direct financial help
Granted to 8 research projects at leading institutions
UCSF, Stanford, Dana-Farber, Michigan and more, across 5 countries
Since Ronil’s passing in 2018
Research Grants
Beginning in January 2027, BRF will fund clinical trials, early-stage research, and partnerships that advance treatment for children with DIPG.
CureFest
CureFest for Childhood Cancer is an annual gathering in Washington, DC during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month that brings together families, foundations, researchers, and lawmakers as one voice against childhood cancer. Our team attended CureFest 2026 to represent DIPG families, raise awareness, and join hundreds of childhood cancer organizations advocating for increased research funding and better treatments.
BrainStorm Summit
Our co-founders and advisory board have participated in the BrainStorm Summit, engaging with researchers, families, clinicians, and advocates to share insights, explore emerging treatments, and support future collaboration in pediatric brain cancer research.
FOUNDERS' ADVOCACY
In 2025, Ronil's younger brother, Sahil Mehta, helped pass California Assembly Bill 703, the state's first voluntary tax check-off dedicated to childhood cancer research. Signed by Governor Newsom in July 2025, AB 703 lets Californians donate a portion of their state tax refund to pediatric cancer research beginning in 2026.
Sahil brought the idea to Assemblymember Alex Lee, testified before the legislature, and rallied support. The bill was co-sponsored by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and by the nonprofit our founders co-led before starting the Brave Ronil Foundation.
This work predates the Brave Ronil Foundation and reflects our founding family's advocacy. Sahil continues to advocate nationally for pediatric cancer research, continuing Ronil's legacy and helping other families to bring the AB 703 model to other states.
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