NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (EIN 95-2633200)
Tax period: 2014-10-01 to 2015-09-30
Filed: 2016-03-29
IRS object ID: 201620899349300237
Schema version: 2014v6.0
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 D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-03-29T16:34:36-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-09-30	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	2014-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	952633200	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	PACIFIC SOUTH COAST CHAPTER	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NATI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7604488400	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12121 SCRIPPS SUMMIT DRIVE NO 190	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92131	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RICHARD V ISRAEL	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAPTER PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7604488400	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-03-29	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	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-08-17 19:52:53Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RICHARD V ISRAEL	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12121 SCRIPPS SUMMIT DRIVE NO 190	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92131	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$7,368,586	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption	1048	GroupExemptionNum
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NATIONALMSSOCIETY.ORG/CHAPTERS/CAS	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation	1974	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	OUR VISION IS A WORLD FREE FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	34	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	33	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	38	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1600	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,925,749	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$5,674,964	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$6,850	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$400	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$105,166	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$9,647	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$1,065,596	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$494,091	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,972,169	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,190,920	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$211,597	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$192,154	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,921,787	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,922,269	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$435,529	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,657,580	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,688,584	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,790,964	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,803,007	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$818,795	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$612,087	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,128,360	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,542,650	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,898,732	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,969,785	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,229,628	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$572,865	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	$1,576,794	ExpenseAmt
Desc	RESEARCH: TO MOVE US CLOSER TO A WORLD FREE OF MS, IN 2015, THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY INVESTED IN EXCESS OF $53 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, INCLUDING THOSE WITH PROGRESSIVE MS, THROUGH THE ACCELERATED DISCOVERY AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF PROMISING RESEARCH DISCOVERIES, NEW MS THERAPIES, AND RESEARCH TOOLS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,297,582	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, SUPPORTERS OF THE SOCIETY AND MORE. IN ADDITION TO A NATION-WIDE E-NEWSLETTER, CHAPTERS ALSO DISTRIBUTE A LOCAL NEWSLETTER, MS CONNECTION, TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS THAT INCLUDES LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND INFORMATION ON UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND MORE. IN TOTAL, MORE THAN 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE RECEIVE SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS, NEWSLETTERS AND MOMENTUM EACH YEAR.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,188,898	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$192,154	GrantAmt
Revenue	$400	RevenueAmt
Desc	CLIENT PROGAMS: PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS CONNECT TO EACH OTHER AND AN EXTENSIVE VARIETY OF SERVICES AND RESOURCES. MANY PROGRAMS FACILITATE EDUCATION, RECREATION, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS, AND CONNECTION WITH OTHERS. OTHER PROGRAMS SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE, SAFETY, HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THE MS NAVIGATOR PROGRAM PROVIDED MORE THAN 172,000 PEOPLE INFORMATION, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 160,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED GROUPS AND PROGRAMS. MORE THAN 800,000 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)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	DescDesc
$602,287	COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: THE SOCIETY COLLABORATES WITH DOZENS OF OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, FOCUSING ON ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, 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.
$246,860	PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING: ACTIVITIES OR PROGRAMS DESIGNEDTO IMPROVE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND CRITICAL JUDGMENT OF PHYSICIANSAND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) INPROVIDING CLIENT SERVICES BY KEEPING THEM ABREAST OF NEW DIAGNOSTICTECHNIQUES, THERAPIES, ETC. THE SOCIETY PROVIDES INFORMATION ANDEDUCATION TO THOUSANDS OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS THROUGH THESOCIETY'S CLINICAL CARE NETWORK AND WEBSITE, THE SOCIETY'S MD ON CALLPROGRAM, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONALTHERAPISTS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, NURSES AND CNAS AND OTHERS. AFREE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER IS DISTRIBUTED QUARTERLY TO MORE THAN 10,000HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND THE SOCIETY'S DIAGNOSTIC AND SYMPTOMMANAGEMENT SMARTPHONE APP HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED NEARLY 45,000 TIMES.

ExpenseExpenseAmt

DescDesc

$602,287

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: THE SOCIETY COLLABORATES WITH DOZENS OF OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, FOCUSING ON ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, 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.

$246,860

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING: ACTIVITIES OR PROGRAMS DESIGNEDTO IMPROVE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND CRITICAL JUDGMENT OF PHYSICIANSAND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) INPROVIDING CLIENT SERVICES BY KEEPING THEM ABREAST OF NEW DIAGNOSTICTECHNIQUES, THERAPIES, ETC. THE SOCIETY PROVIDES INFORMATION ANDEDUCATION TO THOUSANDS OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS THROUGH THESOCIETY'S CLINICAL CARE NETWORK AND WEBSITE, THE SOCIETY'S MD ON CALLPROGRAM, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONALTHERAPISTS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, NURSES AND CNAS AND OTHERS. AFREE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER IS DISTRIBUTED QUARTERLY TO MORE THAN 10,000HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND THE SOCIETY'S DIAGNOSTIC AND SYMPTOMMANAGEMENT SMARTPHONE APP HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED NEARLY 45,000 TIMES.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$849,147	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,912,421	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	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	Yes (1)	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	54	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	38	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	34	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	33	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES WILSON	PersonNm
Phone	3036986194	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	900 SOUTH BROADWAY SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80209	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (37 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RICH ISRAEL
CHAPTER PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$170,153	$0	$15,555
TIM HOLL
FINANCE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK MALBORN
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA PERAZZO
CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS SEROCKE
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JUSTIN RECKERS
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALLY MCGRORY
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA MAURAIS
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARRY CLARKSON
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CECELIA GARR
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLOTTE HAYES
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANA TWADELL
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE WARD
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG JOUMAS
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAY MCCABE
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JERRY SANDERS
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIM KESARIS
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JODY COREY-BLOOM MD PHD
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN G MOST
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN SEDGWICK TYLER
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIMBERLY ROUSH
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LIZBETH NAJM
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NAN LUKE
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NORV TURNER
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PENNY MARTIN
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PHIL BRESNICK
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK HAUSMAN
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK HERSCHBERG
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SELINA HUDGINS
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUZANNE SCHULMAN
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TROY PARISH
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM HORNSTEIN MD
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA KATZ
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NICK LOCKE
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SAMIR MEHTA
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIM PONDER
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNALIESE TRAIN
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$170,153	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$15,555	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	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	$4,435,543	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,239,421	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$192,230	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$5,674,964	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM FEES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$400	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$400	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$400	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$18,882	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$18,882	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$640,700	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$649,935	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$9,235	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$9,235	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$9,235	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$1,033,640	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$4,435,543	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$1,527,731	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$494,091	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$494,091	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,190,920	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$400	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$484,444	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$192,154	TotalAmt
Program Services	$192,154	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$176,925	TotalAmt
Program Services	$141,538	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,694	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,693	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,447,041	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,155,542	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$80,205	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$211,294	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,368	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,457	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,261	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,650	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$143,017	TotalAmt
Program Services	$114,214	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,143	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,660	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$130,918	TotalAmt
Program Services	$104,564	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,842	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,512	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,080	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,037	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,203	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,840	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,285	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,403	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,155	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,727	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,688	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,524	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,107	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,057	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$147,204	TotalAmt
Program Services	$123,988	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,820	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,396	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$168,329	TotalAmt
Program Services	$134,444	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,083	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,802	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,661	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,709	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,730	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,222	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$157,642	TotalAmt
Program Services	$140,968	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,397	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,277	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,878,140	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,532,235	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$307,687	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$38,218	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,701	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,898	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,917	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,886	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT	$67,474	$53,891	$4,042	$9,541
MISCELLANEOUS	$15,718	$11,167	$1,061	$3,490
PRIZES AND PROMOTIONAL	$5,955	$1,876	$2,468	$1,611
DUES AND MEMBERSHIP	$4,707	$3,812	$242	$653

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,803,007	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,912,421	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$455,057	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$435,529	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,612,777	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,218,701	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$250,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$250,000	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$295,936	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,974	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,431	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$152,614	BOYAmt
EOY	$164,623	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$260,220	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$204,088	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$104,834	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,132	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$645,719	BOYAmt
EOY	$730,214	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,049	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,006	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,128,360	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,542,650	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$409,634	BOYAmt
EOY	$448,364	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,198,980	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,249,684	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$290,118	BOYAmt
EOY	$271,737	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,898,732	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,969,785	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$926,454	BOYAmt
EOY	$265,215	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,449	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,532	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$286,725	BOYAmt
EOY	$279,118	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,229,628	BOYAmt
EOY	$572,865	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,128,360	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,542,650	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$612,087	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$44,676	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	$5,400,070	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,530,642	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,992,817	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,925,749	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,674,964	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$28,524,242	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,400,070	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,530,642	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,992,817	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,925,749	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,674,964	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$28,524,242	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$205,371	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$28,318,871	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,480	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,971	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$12,341	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$19,424	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$18,882	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$71,098	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$18,265	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$18,265	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,761	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$15,054	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,388	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,941	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$43,144	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$28,656,749	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$29,256	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98820	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98760	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	SCH A PART II, SECTION B, LINE 10	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MISCELANEOUS INCOME 2010 - $12,761 2011 - $15,054 2012 - $ 9,388 2013 - $ 5,941 2014 - $ 0	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$32,419	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,256	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$35,675	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$32,310	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$109	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$32,419	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$12,482	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$11,425	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,057	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$123,145	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$90,011	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$33,134	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$124,593	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$102,652	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$21,941	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$56,132	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	NMSS POOLED INVESTMENT FUND	Desc
Book Value	$730,214	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$730,214	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DUE TO HOME OFFICE	$143,596
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS	$107,271
DEFERRED RENT	$20,870

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$271,737	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,748,736	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$44,676	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$60,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$542,491	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$557,815	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,190,921	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,190,921	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,405,499	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$60,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$542,491	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$602,491	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,803,008	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,803,008	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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, 2015 AND 2014, 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, 2011 UNDER FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII STATE TAX JURISDICTIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 542,491.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 542,491.
SCH D, PART V LINE 4	THE INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO SUPPORT THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	MS WALK	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$1,613,028	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$1,386,315	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$226,713	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$52,229	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$102,815	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$25,425	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$8,315	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$163,485	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	MS BIKE	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$2,493,476	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$1,999,652	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$493,824	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$124,563	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$39,257	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$201,741	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$3,550	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$318,169	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	5	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$1,362,679	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$1,049,576	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$313,103	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$64,441	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$90,996	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$135,869	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$8,627	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$188,249	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$5,469,183	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$4,435,543	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$1,033,640	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$241,233	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$233,068	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$363,035	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$20,492	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$669,903	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$1,527,731	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$494,091	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 FUNDRAISING 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/CONTRIBUTONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN A WAY THAT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE BY OTHER METHODS SUCH AS DIRECT MAIL SOLICIATIONS. 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	191	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$192,154	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE I, PART 1, LINE 1:	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 SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST AND APPLICATION, ALONG WITH DOCUMENTATION CONFIRMING THE FINANCIAL NEED AND AVAILABILITY OF OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES WHICH ARE USED BEFORE COMMITTING SOCIETY RESOURCES. AN APPLICANT'S DIAGNOSIS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IS ALSO CONFIRMED. ANNUAL SPENDING CAPS ARE ESTABLISHED AND MONITORED TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE.
SCHEDULE I, PART III, GRANTS/ASSISTANCE:	THE PURPOSE OF THESE GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE IS THE SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE, SAFETY, HEALTH, AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, OFFERING GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES TO HELP CONTAIN THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.

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	RICH ISRAEL	PersonNm
Title	CHAPTER PRESIDENT	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$170,153	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$4,995	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$10,560	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$185,708	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	2	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$69,245	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	DECORATIONS	2	$46,290	FMV
Yes (X)	PRIZES	3	$39,359	FMV
Yes (X)	EVENT ITEMS	1	$37,336	FMV

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 THE TREASURER'S REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE CHAPTER (SUBJECT TO AUDIT AND ADJUSTMENT) AND ANY OTHER 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	A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR EACH CHAPTER, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF AT LEAST THREE BUT NO MORE THAN FIVE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES, DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHAPTER PRESIDENT AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EACH CHAPTER WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SALARY DATA FOR THE CHAPTER PRESIDENT AND REVIEWS AND PROVIDES INPUT ON THE CHAPTER PRESIDENT COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OTHER KEY POSITIONS BASED UPON COMPARABLE BUDGET SIZE AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION. IN ADDITION, THE CHAPTER PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE IS EVALUATED ANNUALLY IN A JOINT REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDING THE REGIONAL EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND THE LOCAL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF LOCAL TRUSTEES. THE CHAPTER PRESIDENT CONDUCTS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS FOR KEY EMPLOYEES AND THE OUTCOME IS SHARED WITH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO INFORM THE DECISIONS ABOUT COMPENSATION.
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 IRS FORM 990-T, IF APPLICABLE), AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CHAPTER'S WEBSITE.