NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (EIN 95-2633200)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-03-29
IRS object ID
201720889349300412
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-03-29T10:28:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN461497033PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EKS&H LLLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17979 E TUFTS AVENUE SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802372521ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN952633200EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2PACIFIC SOUTH COAST CHAPTERBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNATIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7604488400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112121 SCRIPPS SUMMIT DRIVE NO 190AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92131ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRICHARD V ISRAELPersonNm
Person TitleCHAPTER PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7604488400PhoneNum
Signature2017-03-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDORI J EGGETTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00645252PTIN
Phone3037409400PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRICHARD V ISRAELPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112121 SCRIPPS SUMMIT DRIVE NO 190AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92131ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,972,711GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption1048GroupExemptionNum
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NATIONALMSSOCIETY.ORG/CHAPTERS/CASWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1974FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOUR VISION IS A WORLD FREE FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body35VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent35VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee37TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1600TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,674,964PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,151,235CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$400PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$9,647PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$47,705CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$494,091PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$342,152CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,190,920PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,856,788CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$192,154PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$177,201CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,922,269PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Other Expenses$3,889,100CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,803,007PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,769,423CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$612,087PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$912,635CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,542,650TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,547,328TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,969,785TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,876,648TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$572,865NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$329,320NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionPEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS CAN LIVE THEIR BEST LIVES AS WE STOP MS IN ITS TRACKS, RESTORE WHAT HAS BEEN LOST AND END MS FOREVER.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,481,384ExpenseAmt
DescRESEARCH: TO MOVE US CLOSER TO A WORLD FREE OF MS, IN 2016, THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY INVESTED $47.7 MILLION TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 380 RESEARCH PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD AIMED AT STOPPING MS IN ITS TRACKS, RESTORING FUNCTION, AND ENDING THE DISEASE FOREVER. THE SOCIETY COLLABORATES WORLDWIDE TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYONE AFFECTED BY MS THROUGH THE ACCELERATED DISCOVERY AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF PROMISING RESEARCH DISCOVERIES, NEW MS THERAPIES, AND RESEARCH TOOLS - PURSUING ALL PROMISING PATHS, WHILE FOCUSING ON PRIORITY AREAS INCLUDING PROGRESSIVE MS, NERVOUS SYSTEM REPAIR, GENE/ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS AND WELLNESS AND LIFESTYLE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,131,411ExpenseAmt
DescPUBLIC EDUCATION: THERE ARE MANY WAYS THE SOCIETY EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS INCLUDING THE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL MS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, MOMENTUM - THE SOCIETY'S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTED TO PEOPLE WITH MS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE SOCIETY - AND MORE. IN ADDITION TO A NATIONWIDE E-NEWSLETTER, A LOCAL NEWSLETTER, MS CONNECTION, INCLUDES LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND INFORMATION ABOUT UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND MORE. IN TOTAL, MORE THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE RECEIVE SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS, NEWSLETTERS AND MOMENTUM EACH YEAR.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,114,259ExpenseAmt
Grant$177,201GrantAmt
DescCLIENT PROGAMS: PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS CONNECT TO ONE ANOTHER AND AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF SERVICES AND RESOURCES. MANY PROGRAMS FACILITATE EDUCATION, RECREATION, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS, AND CONNECTION WITH OTHERS AFFECTED BY MS. OTHER PROGRAMS SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE, SAFETY, HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE. IN 2016, THE MS NAVIGATOR PROGRAM PROVIDED MORE THAN 162,000 PEOPLE WITH INFORMATION, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 62,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED SOCIETY PROGRAMS. MORE THAN 950,000 PEOPLE ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS AND ACCESSED INFORMATION AND SUPPORT ON THE SOCIETY'S ONLINE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDesc
$591,049COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: THE SOCIETY COLLABORATES WITH DOZENS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, FOCUSING ON ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, REHABILITATION, TREATMENTS AND THERAPIES; LONG-TERM CARE; DISABILITY RIGHTS ISSUES; VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND REHAB, WELLNESS AND FITNESS; AND OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO RURAL AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.
$243,449PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING: THE SOCIETY KEEPS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ENGAGED IN PATIENT CARE BY KEEPING THEM ABREAST OF NEW DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, THERAPIES, ETC. INFORMATION AND EDUCATION IS PROVIDED TO THOUSANDS OF PROFESSIONALS THROUGH THE SOCIETY'S CLINICAL CARE NETWORK, MD ON CALL PROGRAM, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, NURSES AND OTHERS. A FREE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER IS EMAILED TO MORE THAN 18,000 PROFESSIONALS, AND THE SOCIETY'S DIAGNOSTIC AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT MOBILE APP HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED MORE THAN 66,300 TIMES.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$834,498TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$4,561,552TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document56IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee37EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members35GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALTHEA SAMUELSPersonNm
Phone2124760401PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1733 THIRD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (40 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RICH ISRAEL
CHAPTER PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$176,496$0$15,716
CYNTHIA PERAZZO
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS SEROCKE TERM END 91316
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM HOLL
FINANCE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MALBON
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN RECKERS
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL BRESNICK
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM KESARIS
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARRY CLARKSON
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JODY COREY-BLOOM MD PHD
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CECELIA GARR
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLOTTE HAYES
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK HERSCHBERG
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SELINA HUDGINS TERM END JAN 16
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG JOUMAS TERM END MAR 16
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA KATZ
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICK LOCKE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NAN LUKE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PENNY MARTIN TERM END MAR 16
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY MCCABE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLY MCGRORY
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMIR MEHTA
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN G MOST
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZBETH NAJM
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TROY PARISH
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM PONDER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY ROUSH
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY SANDERS
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUZANNE SCHULMAN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN SEDGWICK TYLER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNALIESE TRAIN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORV TURNER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANA TWADELL
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE WARD
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRICIA BOTHMER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MONIQUE CANONICO MD BEG JAN 16
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL DECHARY
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MAHIGIAN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARI SEGAL TERM OCT - DEC 15
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG WALSH
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$176,496TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$15,716TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$4,218,794FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$932,441AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$156,221NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,151,235TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$20,635TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$20,635ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$250,000SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$222,930SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$27,070SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$27,070TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$27,070ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$539,591FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$353,402TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$353,402ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER REVENUEDesc
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Exclusion$11,250ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$11,250OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$294,447ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,201TotalAmt
Program Services$177,201ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,361TotalAmt
Program Services$157,090ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,636ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,635FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,276,400TotalAmt
Program Services$1,013,827ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$200,569FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,508TotalAmt
Program Services$94,143ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,880ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,485FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,853TotalAmt
Program Services$88,923ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,778FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,708TotalAmt
Program Services$14,078ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$974ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,656FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,927TotalAmt
Program Services$3,917ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$271ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$739FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$286,885TotalAmt
Program Services$74,975ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,958ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$209,952FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$182,811TotalAmt
Program Services$85,656ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,563ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$92,592FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$187,438TotalAmt
Program Services$149,013ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,309ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,116FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,797TotalAmt
Program Services$65,908ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,792ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,097FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,868TotalAmt
Program Services$92,771ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,246ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,851FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,762,708TotalAmt
Program Services$2,491,420ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$217,419ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,869FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,100TotalAmt
Program Services$25,519ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,766ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,815FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISCELLANEOUS$141,061$3,816$1,360$135,885
FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT$25,678$19,989$1,383$4,306
PRIZES AND PROMOTIONAL$5,846$1,626$2,111$2,109
DUES AND MEMBERSHIP$3,273$1,680$1,076$517

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,769,423TotalAmt
Program Services$4,561,552ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$340,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$866,971FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,218,701BOYAmt
EOY$243,280EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250,000BOYAmt
EOY$250,000EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,974BOYAmt
EOY$229,126EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$164,623BOYAmt
EOY$192,859EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$260,220LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$236,188LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,132BOYAmt
EOY$24,032EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$730,214BOYAmt
EOY$534,884EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,006BOYAmt
EOY$73,147EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,542,650BOYAmt
EOY$1,547,328EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$448,364BOYAmt
EOY$168,090EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,249,684BOYAmt
EOY$1,677,912EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$271,737BOYAmt
EOY$30,646EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,969,785BOYAmt
EOY$1,876,648EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$265,215BOYAmt
EOY-$654,720EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,532BOYAmt
EOY$47,699EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$279,118BOYAmt
EOY$277,701EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$572,865BOYAmt
EOY-$329,320EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,542,650BOYAmt
EOY$1,547,328EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$912,635ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$10,450NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,530,642CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,992,817CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,925,749CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,674,964CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,151,235CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,275,407TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,530,642CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,992,817CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,925,749CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,674,964CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,151,235CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,275,407TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$210,195SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$28,065,212PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,971CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,341CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,424CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,882CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,635CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$80,253TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,265CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$18,265TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,054CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,388CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,941CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$11,250CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$41,633TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$28,415,558TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.98770PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98820PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCH A PART II, SECTION B, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELANEOUS INCOME 2011 - $15,054 2012 - $ 9,388 2013 - $ 5,941 2014 - $ 0 2015 - $ 11,250ExplanationTxt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$25,997DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsYes (1)RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations$25,684RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$51,681TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, SECTION B, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMS ACTIVISTS ARE HELPING CHANGE THE WORLD, MOVING TOGETHER AND SPEAKING WITH ONE VOICE TO CREATE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY CHANGES THAT BENEFIT PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS AND THEIR FAMILIES. MS ACTIVISM DRIVES CHANGE IN PUBLIC POLICIES TO BRING POSITIVE IMPACT FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS, SHARING POWERFUL STORIES ABOUT LIVING WITH MS, CONNECTING WITH DECISION-MAKERS, WORKING WITH LIKE-MINDED PARTNERS AND CREATING SYSTEMATIC CHANGE TO IMPACT THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE POSSIBLE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$279,118BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,750InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$4,167AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$277,701EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$290,110BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$519InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$11,511AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$279,118EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$36,725BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$250,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,385InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$290,110EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$35,675BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,050InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$36,725EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$32,419BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,256InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$35,675EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,482OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,482DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$123,145OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$109,057DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,088BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$124,593OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$114,649DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,944BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$24,032TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNMSS POOLED INVESTMENT FUNDDesc
Book Value$534,884BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$534,884TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS$10,752
DEFERRED RENT$19,894
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$30,646TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,874,833TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$10,450NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$7,595DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$18,045RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,856,788RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,856,788TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,777,018TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$7,595DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$7,595ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,769,423ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,769,423TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE CHAPTER QUALIFIES AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AS DEFINED BY INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3), AND, ACCORDINGLY, IT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(A). ADDITIONALLY, SINCE THE CHAPTER IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED, CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO THE CHAPTER QUALIFY FOT THE MAXIMUM CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE CHAPTER IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII STATE AND SAN DIEGO CITY INCOME TAX. MANAGEMENT ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE CHAPTER AND CONCLUDED THAT, AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 AND 2015, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. ACCORDINGLY, NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAVE BEEN ACCRUED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CHAPTER IS SUBJECT TO AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, NO AUDIT FOR ANY TAX PERIOD IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE CHAPTER IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO SUCH AUDITS FOR YEARS ENDED IN OR PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 UNDER FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII STATE TAX JURISDICTIONS.
SCH D, PART V LINE 4THE INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO SUPPORT THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1MS WALKEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,458,087GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,457,047CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$1,040GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$39,758NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$71,564RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$71,426FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$5,130EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$43,768OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2MS BIKEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$2,486,549GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$2,426,018CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$60,531GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$129,931NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$76,492RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$192,866FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$1,223EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$63,595OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total6OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$813,749GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$335,729CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$478,020GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$41,747NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$9,146RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$109,646FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$800EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$35,901OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$4,758,385GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$4,218,794CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$539,591GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$211,436NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$157,202RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$373,938FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$7,153EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$143,264OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$892,993DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$353,402NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCH G, PART II, LINE 11FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALTHOUGH THE FUNDRAISING EVENTS SHOW NET LOSS AS PRESENTED ON SCHEDULE G, WHEN CONSIDERED IN TOTAL, THE GROSS RECEIPTS FROM THESE EVENTS REDUCED BY DIRECT EXPENSES NET OUT TO A GAIN FOR THE ORGANIZATION. WE CONDUCT SUCH EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN ORDER TO CREATE A PLATFORM TO GENERATE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF REVENUE/CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN A WAY THAT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE BY OTHER METHODS SUCH AS DIRECT MAIL SOLICITATIONS. THESE FUNDS ARE THEN USED TO FURTHER THE MISSION TO DRIVE RESEARCH FOR A CURE AND TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeFINANCIAL ASSISTANCEGrantTypeTxt
Recipient309RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$177,201CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM PROGRESS REPORTS THAT ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BEFORE ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS PROVIDED.
SCHEDULE I, PART 1, LINE 2:IN ORDER TO SECURE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AN INDIVIDUAL MUST WORK WITH AN MS NAVIGATOR TO RESEARCH AND OBTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS WHERE POSSIBLE. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT, CONFIRMATION OF AN MS DIAGNOSIS, AND WHERE APPLICABLE A PHYSICIAN'S PRESCRIPTION AND/OR ESTIMATES FROM VENDORS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED. ANNUAL SPENDING CAPS ARE ESTABLISHED AND MONITORED TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRICH ISRAELPersonNm
TitleCHAPTER PRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$176,496BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$5,297DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$10,419NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$192,212TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescEVENT ITEMSDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$156,221NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF ALL PERSONS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY AND WHO RESIDE WITHIN (OR WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY RESIDED WITHIN AND HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WISH TO RETAIN THEIR MEMBERSHIP) THE CHAPTER'S TERRITORY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE CHAPTER HOLDS A MEETING OF ITS MEMBERS ANNUALLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ELECTING A BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CONSIDERING ANY REPORTS THAT MAY BE PRESENTED, AND FOR THE TRANSACTION OF SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE CHAPTER'S AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE IRS FORM 990 AND ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. A COPY OF THE IRS FORM 990 AND ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD WITH A PERIOD FOR PROVIDING COMMENTS, EDITS OR CORRECTIONS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CON AN ANNUAL BASIS, CHAPTER MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORMS FILED BY TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. ADDITIONALLY, ALL COVERED PERSONS HAVE AN ONGOING DUTY TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO CHAPTER MANAGEMENT. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE PRESENTED TO THE CHAPTER'S AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. WHERE CONFLICTS EXIST, A CONFLICT RESOLUTION REPORT IS CREATED AND THE TRUSTEE, OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE IS NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY VOTE OR DISCUSSION OF THE DISCLOSED MATTER. AT THE CURRENT TIME, NO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SALARY DATA FOR SOCIETY LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT TEAM - WHICH INCLUDES THE PRESIDENTS. THE COMMITTEE PROVIDES INPUT TO THE CEO ON THE COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE IS EVALUATED ANNUALLY BY EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH INPUT PROVIDED BY THE PRESIDENT REVIEW AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CHAPTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE CHAPTER'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE CHAPTER'S IRS FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CHAPTER'S WEBSITE.

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