BrainStorm Summit

✨ Our final day of this year’s 3-day BrainStorm Summit! ✨
📍 McLean, Virginia | Friday, September 18 | Day 3 of 3

What a 3-day event it’s been — filled with grief shared, advocacy strengthened, hope renewed, and bonds formed that will last long after we head home.

👀 Check out today’s closing speakers, sessions, and activities: https://2026.brainstormsummit.org/schedule

As we wrap up, we’re overflowing with gratitude for our Presenting Sponsor, Jazz Pharmaceuticals — thank you for standing with our families all 3 days and making BrainStorm Summit possible! 🙏💛

🌟 Because of sponsors like Access for Kids, families will gather this year at BrainStorm Summit. 🌟

As a proud Charity Premier Sponsor Access for Kids is helping open the doors to a 3-day event where families impacted by childhood brain cancer can heal, connect, and find community.

✨ Kids get to just be kids with fun activities made for them
✨ Adults find space to advocate, share, and support one another
✨ Everyone leaves with new knowledge on research and progress in the fight ahead

Sponsors like Access for Kids are the reason this family event can happen at all. We’re so thankful for their generosity and heart! 💙

📍 September 16–18 | McLean, Virginia

💫 Sponsor Love: TaterTough Foundation 💫
Charity Premier Sponsor Sponsor of BrainStorm Summit

Grieving together. Advocating together. Being together. Learning together — over 3 unforgettable days. 🧡

TaterTough FoundationME]’s generous support helps make it all possible for our families this year — from kid-approved fun to powerful research updates for the adults.

We’re endlessly grateful. Thank you,TaterTough Foundation! 🙏

📍 September 16–18 | McLean, Virginia

🎉 Shoutout to ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation — Charity Premier Sponsor of BrainStorm Summit! 🎉

We are thrilled to welcome families for 3 days of connection, comfort, and community — and it wouldn’t be possible without incredible supporters like ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation.

From grieving alongside those who understand, to advocating shoulder-to-shoulder, to simply enjoying time TOGETHER — this summit gives families a place to belong. Add in kid-friendly activities, meaningful adult sessions, and updates on cutting-edge research, and you’ve got a truly special event.

Thank you, ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation, for helping bring families together and giving them a reason to hope! 🙌

📍 September 16–18 | McLean, Virginia

🌟 Because of Focused Ultrasound Foundation, families will gather this year at BrainStorm Summit. 🌟

As a proud Charity Premier Sponsor, Focused Ultrasound Foundationis helping open the doors to a 3-day event where families impacted by childhood brain cancer can heal, connect, and find community.

✨ Kids get to just be kids with fun activities made for them
✨ Adults find space to advocate, share, and support one another
✨ Everyone leaves with new knowledge on research and progress in the fight ahead

Sponsors like Focused Ultrasound Foundation are the reason this family event can happen at all. We’re so thankful for their generosity and heart! 💙

📍 September 16–18 | McLean, Virginia

Day 2 of our 3-day BrainStorm Summit is here! 🌤️
📍 McLean, Virginia | Thursday, September 17 | Day 2 of 3

Another day of connection, learning, and togetherness for families impacted by childhood brain cancer — with fun activities for the kids and meaningful sessions for the adults, plus the latest on research and progress.

👀 See today’s speakers, sessions, and activities here: https://2026.brainstormsummit.org/schedule

A heartfelt thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, for making it possible for our families to be here together today! 🧡

💛 Sponsor Spotlight: AYJ Fund💛

We are so grateful to AYJ Fund, a Charity Premier Sponsor for helping make this year’s BrainStorm Summit possible!

Because of partners like AYJ Fund, families facing childhood brain cancer can come together to grieve together, advocate together, and simply be together — while also learning about the latest research and progress giving us all hope for tomorrow.

BrainStorm is more than a summit — it’s a reunion, a support system, and a celebration of resilience over a 3-day event, with activities for kids AND adults alike. None of it happens without sponsors who believe in this community.

Thank you, AYJ Fund, for standing with our families! 🧡

📍 September 16–18 | McLean, Virginia

💫 Sponsor Love: Tough2gether Foundation💫
Presenting Charity Sponsor of BrainStorm Summit

Grieving together. Advocating together. Being together. Learning together — over 3 unforgettable days. 🧡

Tough2gether Foundation’s generous support helps make it all possible for our families this year — from kid-approved fun to powerful research updates for the adults.

We’re endlessly grateful. Thank you, Tough2gether Foundation! 🙏

📍 September 16–18 | McLean, Virginia

🎉 Shoutout to Gift From a Child — Premier Charity Sponsor of BrainStorm Summit! 🎉

We are thrilled to welcome families for 3 days of connection, comfort, and community — and it wouldn’t be possible without incredible supporters like Gift From a Child.

From grieving alongside those who understand, to advocating shoulder-to-shoulder, to simply enjoying time TOGETHER — this summit gives families a place to belong. Add in kid-friendly activities, meaningful adult sessions, and updates on cutting-edge research, and you’ve got a truly special event.

Thank you, Gift From a Child, for helping bring families together and giving them a reason to hope! 🙌

📍 September 16–18 | McLean, Virginia

🌟 Because of CV Biomanufacturing, families will gather this year at BrainStorm Summit. 🌟

As the proud Break Sponsor, CV Biomanufacturing is helping open the doors to a 3-day event where families impacted by childhood brain cancer can heal, connect, and find community.

✨ Kids get to just be kids with fun activities made for them
✨ Adults find space to advocate, share, and support one another
✨ Everyone leaves with new knowledge on research and progress in the fight ahead

Sponsors like CV Biomanufacturingare the reason this family event can happen at all. We’re so thankful for their generosity and heart! 💙

📍 September 16–18 | McLean, Virginia