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100% of your donations go towards finding a cure for PDCD.

In 2023, The Hope for PDCD Foundation successfully completed Stage 1: Mice Model Study after raising $500,000.

Donate to Stage 2: Change the World for PDCD

Donations for Stage 2 will go toward comprehensive efforts to establish high quality translational research for PDCD, including but not limited to: manufacturing a toxicology AAV batch and conducting GLP safety studies (UTSW), an N of 1 Prospective Study for Newborn Screening, developing a new PDC Activity Assay (CHOP), and a Standards of Care Research and Family Symposium. 

  • Please make check payable to “Hope for PDCD Foundation” and mail to:

    Hope for PDCD Foundation

    1106 Buckbrush Dr.

    Folsom, CA 95630

    A receipt of donation will be mailed back to you.

Dr. Sumana Venkat examines a tissue section at the Gray Lab at UTSW

How your dollars translate into research for a cure:

  • $50 can purchase cell media to culture PDHA1 patient fibroblasts for in vitro studies. 

  • $100 can fund the preparation of plasmid for making preclinical lot of PDHA1 vector. 

  • $250 can purchase 10 western blot gels to examine PDHA1 protein expression.    

  • $500 can purchase antibodies to test PDHA1 protein expression in fibroblasts or on tissue sections. 

  • $1,000 can purchase kits or probes to examine mRNA expression on tissue sections OR 1 week of a post-doc's research to test candidate therapies for PDHA1. 

  • $2,000 can fund 1 month of laboratory supplies to perform PDHA1 research.  

Sponsorship Levels

Fish Friends | $500 - $999

  • Business name listed sponsorship page on hopeforpdcd.org (+1,000 unique monthly visitors)

  • Link to business website

  • Thanked on social media

  • Will be added to a commemorative Change the World for PDCD t-shirt

Butter Bronze | $1,000 - 4,999

  • Everything listed above, plus:

  • Commemorative Hope for PDCD tumbler

  • Acknowledged at Family Standards of Care and Research Symposium (date TBD)

Coconut Silver | $5,000 - 9,9999

  • Everything listed above, plus:

  • Logo placement sponsorship page on hopeforpdcd.org (+1,000 unique monthly visitors)

  • 2 tickets + Logo presence at Family Standards of Care and Research Symposium (date TBD)

Avocado Gold | $10,000 - 24,999

  • Everything listed above, plus:

  • 4 tickets + Logo presence at Family Standards of Care and Research Symposium (date TBD)

MCT Oil Platinum | $25,000 and above

  • Everything listed above, plus:

  • 6 tickets + Logo presence at Family Standards of Care and Research Symposium (date TBD)