NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (EIN 94-1294935)
Tax period: 2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed: 2017-03-21
IRS object ID: 201730809349300218
Schema version: 2015v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-03-21T10:29:34-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	461497033	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EKS&H LLLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7979 E TUFTS AVENUE SUITE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	802372521	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	941294935	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NATI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4152306678	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1700 OWENS STREET NO 190	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN FRANCISCO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94158	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JANELLE DEL CARLO	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAPTER PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4152306678	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-03-20	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DORI J EGGETT	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00645252	PTIN
Phone	3037409400	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JANELLE DEL CARLO	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1700 OWENS STREET NO 190	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN FRANCISCO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94158	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$7,673,870	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption	1048	GroupExemptionNum
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NATIONALMSSOCIETY.ORG/CAN	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation	1954	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	OUR VISION IS A WORLD FREE OF MS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	26	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	25	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	29	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1600	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,322,844	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$6,966,020	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,278	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$10,245	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$41,363	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$39,482	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$353,799	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$557,931	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,013,686	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,457,816	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$130,454	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$269,611	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,576,053	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,605,057	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$2,157	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$877,824	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,122,676	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$5,194,956	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,829,183	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,071,781	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$184,503	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$613,965	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,760,271	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,027,643	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$769,039	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$565,259	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,991,232	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,462,384	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	PEOPLE 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 Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,900,786	ExpenseAmt
Desc	RESEARCH - 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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,091,311	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$269,611	GrantAmt
Revenue	$10,245	RevenueAmt
Desc	CLIENT PROGRAMS - 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 Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,089,703	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PUBLIC 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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	DescDesc
$635,829	COMMUNITY 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.
$205,921	PROFESSIONAL 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.

ExpenseExpenseAmt

DescDesc

$635,829

COMMUNITY 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.

$205,921

PROFESSIONAL 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.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$841,750	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$5,923,550	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	56	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	29	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	26	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	25	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALTHEA SAMUELS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2124760401	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	733 THIRD AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10017	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JAY THAYER
CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NATALIE L BRISBIN
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHERINE BOCK
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS M GALIZIA
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT G WELLNER
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANGELA E LAI
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILL BRYANT
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY N BYL PT PHD
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JONAH R CHAN PHD
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
C BUDD COLBY PHD
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH CRABTREE-HARTMAN MD
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE DENNEDY
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HEATHER FARGO
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATT FRINZI
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS S GOODIN MD
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID R HULTMAN
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WARREN KIST
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID LARSON
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHUCK ROBBINS
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN A SCHAFER MD
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAN STOKES
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANKIT SHAH
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES D CARNEY
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOANNA SOFFA
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN STEDMAN
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANELLE DEL CARLO
CHAPTER PRESIDENT	35.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$182,145	$0	$13,776
JACLYN SMOCZYNSKI
VP, PROGRAMS & SERVICES	35.00			$113,538	$0	$3,075	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$295,683	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$16,851	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$3,899,961	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$3,066,059	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$58,856	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$6,966,020	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM FEES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$10,245	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,245	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$10,245	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$42,971	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$42,971	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$581,727	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$585,216	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$3,489	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$3,489	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$3,489	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$72,907	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$3,899,961	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$630,838	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$557,931	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$557,931	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,457,816	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,245	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$518,449	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$269,611	TotalAmt
Program Services	$269,611	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$185,858	TotalAmt
Program Services	$146,828	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,586	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,444	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,205,934	TotalAmt
Program Services	$931,948	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$37,634	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$236,352	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,049	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,652	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,053	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,344	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$123,216	TotalAmt
Program Services	$95,492	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,929	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,795	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,326	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,853	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$973	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,500	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,218	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,218	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,157	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$2,157	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$331,646	TotalAmt
Program Services	$86,587	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$518	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$244,541	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$91,653	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,420	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$749	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,484	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$300,628	TotalAmt
Program Services	$232,987	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,025	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$55,616	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$115,894	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,420	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$359	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46,115	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$84,280	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,839	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$364	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,077	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,048,271	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,810,185	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$189,585	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$48,501	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,984	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,963	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$359	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,662	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES	$146,607	$12,928	$652	$133,027
FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT	$15,118	$11,716	$605	$2,797
PRIZES & PROMOTIONS	$1,758	$496	$3	$1,259
DUES & MEMBERSHIPS	$1,573	$1,407	$13	$153

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,071,781	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,923,550	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$270,407	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$877,824	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,131,324	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,138,607	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$476,849	BOYAmt
EOY	$240,251	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,752	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,383	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$254,549	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$245,576	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,701	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,973	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,010,338	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,568,424	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,307	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,005	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,760,271	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,027,643	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$398,281	BOYAmt
EOY	$338,888	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100,907	BOYAmt
EOY	$156,855	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$269,851	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,516	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$769,039	BOYAmt
EOY	$565,259	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,935,368	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,453,947	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,864	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,437	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,991,232	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,462,384	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,760,271	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,027,643	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$613,965	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$85,117	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,356,713	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,496,608	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,812,191	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,322,844	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,966,020	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$31,954,376	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,356,713	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,496,608	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,812,191	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,322,844	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,966,020	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$31,954,376	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,204,064	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$30,750,312	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$191	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$140	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,301	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$47,065	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$42,971	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$103,668	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$27,873	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,747	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$35,620	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$32,093,664	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$29,244	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.95810	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98010	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 27,873. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 7,747. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	Yes (1)	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$5,300	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	Yes (1)	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	$61,349	RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$66,649	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MS 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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$15,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$15,000	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$152,213	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$143,603	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,610	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$87,336	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$86,973	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$363	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$8,973	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	POOLED INVESTMENTS	Desc
Book Value	$1,568,424	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$1,568,424	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT	$66,585
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS	$2,931

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$69,516	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,629,933	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$85,117	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$87,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$172,117	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,457,816	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,457,816	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,158,781	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$87,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$87,000	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,071,781	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,071,781	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SOCIETY MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS IT HAS TAKEN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT, AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2016, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR ARE 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 AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS ARE CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE CHAPTER IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO SUCH AUDITS FOR YEAR ENDED ON OR PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 UNDER FEDERAL AND OTHER STATE TAX JURISDICTIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	MS WALK	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$1,669,193	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$1,669,193	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$27,120	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$63,662	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$35,334	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$36,749	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	MS BIKE	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$2,107,970	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$2,040,288	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$67,682	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$47,961	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$96,798	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$122,371	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$5,727	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$99,577	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	6	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$195,705	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$190,480	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$5,225	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$6,702	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$3,066	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$21	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$267	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$85,483	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$3,972,868	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$3,899,961	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$72,907	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$81,783	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$163,526	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$157,726	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$5,994	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$221,809	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$630,838	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$557,931	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE G, PART II, LINE 11:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ALTHOUGH THE FUNRASING EVENTS SHOW A 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	363	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$269,611	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM PROGRESS REPORTS THAT ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BEFORE ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS PROVIDED. 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.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JANELLE DEL CARLO	PersonNm
Title	CHAPTER PRESIDENT	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$170,645	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$11,500	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$5,484	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$8,292	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$195,921	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	EVENT F&B	Desc
Contribution	2	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$58,856	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	CHAPTER 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 7A	THE 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 11	THE 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 12C	ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, CHAPTER MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORMS FILED BY TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. 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 15	THE 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 19	THE 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.