Room shot of past Prevent Cancer Foundation Annual Gala at the National Building Museum.

EVENTS

Annual Gala

The Prevent Cancer Foundation Annual Gala is recognized as one of Washington’s premier events, attracting more than 1,000 guests from business, diplomatic, government, medical, philanthropic, sports and social communities. The Gala consistently ranks among top Washington charity events and is a widely attended event. It follows all gifts and ethics guidelines of the Senate and House.

The Prevent Cancer Foundation®
40th Anniversary and Gala

The United States: Innovation & Inspiration

National Building Museum
Thursday, September 18, 2025
6 p.m.

We look forward to hosting everyone once again at the National Building Museum on September 18, 2025, mark the date on your calendar.

You can view a photo gallery from last year’s event here.

Cancer Champions 

To be announced

(View the list of prior awardees)

 

Gala Co-Chairs 

Nickie Currie and Jason Van Pelt

For more information on the Annual Gala or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Aimée Kanter at aimee.kanter@preventcancer.org or (703) 519-2219.

 

Donate

 

 

Thank you to the 2024 Gala Sponsors!

 

Presenting Sponsor

Emerald

Gilead and Kite logos.

Diamond

2024 Gala Diamond sponsors

Platinum

 

Cencora logo

 

 

 

Gold

 

 

FedEx Corporation

Terry and Deborah Houlihan

 

Barbara Stohlman

Novartis logo.

Susanna Quinn

 

Virginia A. Weil

 

Silver

American College of Radiology Association

Eisai, Inc.

Frier Levitt

Guardant

Incyte Corporation

Mastercard

Novocure

Precision X-Ray, Inc.

Southern Company

Taiho Oncology, Inc.

Todd Strategy Group

Bronze

AdvaMed

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP

Susan Ahlquist

Association for Accessible Medicines

Avalere

Bristol Myers Squibb

Brown Advisory

Caris Life Sciences

Sharon and Gary Cook (in loving memory of William A. Stark)

CGCN Group

Crossroads Strategies

Nickie and Rodger Currie

The Duberstein Group, Inc

Eagle Pharmaceuticals

Edison Electric Institute

EMD Serono

Farragut Partners

FFF Enterprises

Flatiron Health

Fox News

Genentech

General Motors Company

Genmab US, Inc.

Don Hutchins

Amy Jensen

Kathryn and Brian Kennedy

MassMutual

Jonathon Nevett and Karen Post

Penn Quarter Partners

PG&E

Joann Piccolo and Tim Carmody

Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

Strategic Consulting

Miller Strategies

The Nickles Group

Tarplin, Downs & Young, LLC

T-Mobile

George York and Kevin Gooch

For more information on sponsorships for 2025 please reach out to Aimée Kanter aimee.kanter@preventcancer.org or (703) 519-2219.