NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (EIN 95-2633200)
Tax period
2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30
Filed
2015-03-27
IRS object ID
201500869349300335
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-03-27T15:18:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN461497033PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EKS&H LLLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17979 E TUFTS AVENUE SUITE 400AddressLine1
CityDENVERCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code802372521ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN952633200EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2PACIFIC SOUTH COAST CHAPTERBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNATIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7604488400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112121 SCRIPPS SUMMIT DRIVE NO 190AddressLine1
CitySAN DIEGOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code92131ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRICHARD V ISRAELPersonNm
Person TitleCHAPTER PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7604488400PhoneNum
Signature2015-03-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDORI J EGGETTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00645252PTIN
Phone3037409400PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRICHARD V ISRAELPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112121 SCRIPPS SUMMIT DRIVE NO 190AddressLine1
CitySAN DIEGOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code92131ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,935,370GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body32VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent31VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee37TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1670TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,992,817PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,925,749CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,865PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$6,850CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$12,341PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$105,166CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$34,143PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$1,065,596CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,043,166PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,972,169CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$157,794PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$211,597CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,687,787PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,921,787CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$612,351CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,276,567PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,657,580CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,182,016PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,790,964CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$861,150PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$818,795CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,633,830TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,128,360TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,843,725TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,898,732TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,790,105NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,229,628NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$1,459,086ExpenseAmt
DescRESEARCH: TO MOVE US CLOSER TO A WORLD FREE OF MS, IN 2014, THE PACIFIC SOUTH COAST CHAPTER CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY'S INVESTMENT OF AN ESTIMATED $50.6 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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,142,462ExpenseAmt
DescSOCIETY ACTIVITIES: COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FUNDING CONSTITUENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CONDUCTED NATIONWIDE (BEYOND THE CHAPTER'S TERRITORY) FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MS. THIS PAST YEAR, MORE THAN 200,000 PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS RECEIVED INFORMATION, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS THROUGH THE SOCIETY'S MS NAVIGATOR PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED GROUPS AND PROGRAMS, AND OVER 1.1 MILLION PEOPLE ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS AND ACCESSED INFORMATION AND SUPPORT THROUGH THE SOCIETY'S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,069,221ExpenseAmt
Grant$211,597GrantAmt
Revenue$6,850RevenueAmt
DescCLIENT PROGRAMS: PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS, FAMILY MEMBERS, CAREGIVERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEMS CONNECT TO EACH OTHER AND TO AN EXTENSIVE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND RESOURCES. MANY COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS FACILITATE EDUCATION, RECREATION, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS, CONNECTION WITH OTHERS WITH MS, AND FAMILY COMMUNICATION. OTHER PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE, SAFETY, HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY OFFERING GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES TO HELP CONTAIN THE FINANCIAL AND OTHER IMPACTS OF MS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDesc
$533,100COMMUNITY 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.
$188,300PROFESSIONAL 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.
$681,811PUBLIC 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 1.6 MILLION PEOPLE RECEIVE SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS, NEWSLETTERS AND MOMENTUM EACH YEAR.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,403,211TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$5,073,980TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document18IRPDocumentCnt
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
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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members32GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member31IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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)
PersonJAMES WILSONPersonNm
Phone3036986194PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1900 SOUTH BROADWAY SUITE 200AddressLine1
CityDENVERCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code80209ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RICH ISRAEL
CHAPTER PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$174,700$0$8,154
TIM HOLL
FINANCE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MALBORN
AUDIT CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA PERAZZO
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS SEROCKE
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN RECKERS
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLY MCGRORY
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA MAURAIS
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARRY CLARKSON
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CECELIA GARR
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLOTTE HAYES
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANA TWADELL
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE WARD
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG JOUMAS
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY MCCABE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY SANDERS
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM KESARIS
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JODY COREY-BLOOM MD PHD
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN G MOST
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN SEDGWICK TYLER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY ROUSH
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZBETH NAJM
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NAN LUKE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORV TURNER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PENNY MARTIN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL BRESNICK
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK HAUSMAN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK HERSCHBERG
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SELINA HUDGINS
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUZANNE SCHULMAN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TROY PARISH
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM HORNSTEIN MD
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN HOOPER
EXECUTIVE VP40.00$100,975$0$11,145Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$275,675TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$19,299TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$4,700,278FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$1,225,471AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$101,162NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,925,749TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

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DescPROGRAM FEESDesc
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Total Revenue Column$6,850TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,850RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,850TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$19,424TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$19,424ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$645,719SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$557,572SecuritiesAmt
Other$2,405OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$88,147SecuritiesAmt
Other-$2,405OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$85,742TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$85,742ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$331,687FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$4,700,278ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$1,403,224FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$1,071,537TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$1,071,537ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$5,941ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$5,941OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,850RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion-$960,430ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$211,597TotalAmt
Program Services$211,597ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$182,854TotalAmt
Program Services$139,187ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,121ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,546FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,492,045TotalAmt
Program Services$1,135,053ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,708ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$298,284FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,356TotalAmt
Program Services$36,030ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,859ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,467FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,845TotalAmt
Program Services$93,464ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,824ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,557FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,687TotalAmt
Program Services$58,343ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,014ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,330FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,950TotalAmt
Program Services$1,862ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,035FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,442TotalAmt
Program Services$19,533ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$559ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,350FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,289TotalAmt
Program Services$37,289ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,366TotalAmt
Program Services$140,027ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,007ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,332FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,186TotalAmt
Program Services$114,446ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,665FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$228,559TotalAmt
Program Services$172,483ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,192FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,696TotalAmt
Program Services$64,234ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,435ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,027FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$181,966TotalAmt
Program Services$136,838ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$618ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,510FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,601,547TotalAmt
Program Services$2,601,547ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,265TotalAmt
Program Services$36,719ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,897ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,649FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT$70,975$53,997$2,789$14,189
MISCELLANEOUS$25,026$16,083$2,466$6,477
PRIZES AND PROMOTIONAL$12,573$3,276$3,138$6,159
DUES AND MEMBERSHIP$2,740$1,972$186$582

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,790,964TotalAmt
Program Services$5,073,980ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$104,633ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$612,351FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,550TotalAmt
Program Services$2,231ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,319FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,343,485BOYAmt
EOY$1,612,777EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$291,874BOYAmt
EOY$295,936EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$3,431EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,831BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$235,905BOYAmt
EOY$152,614EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$260,220LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$155,386LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,416BOYAmt
EOY$104,834EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$587,989BOYAmt
EOY$645,719EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,330BOYAmt
EOY$63,049EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,633,830BOYAmt
EOY$3,128,360EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$352,338BOYAmt
EOY$409,634EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,293,153BOYAmt
EOY$1,198,980EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$198,234BOYAmt
EOY$290,118EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,843,725BOYAmt
EOY$1,898,732EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,705,139BOYAmt
EOY$926,454EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,241BOYAmt
EOY$16,449EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,725BOYAmt
EOY$286,725EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,790,105BOYAmt
EOY$1,229,628EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,633,830BOYAmt
EOY$3,128,360EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$818,795ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$48,791NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$307,109OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$5,786,318CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,400,070CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,530,642CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,992,817CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,925,749CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,635,596TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,786,318CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,400,070CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,530,642CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,992,817CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,925,749CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,635,596TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$202,720SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$28,432,876PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,262CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,480CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,971CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,341CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,424CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,478TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,265CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$18,265TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,834CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,761CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,054CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,388CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,941CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$63,978TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$28,789,317TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$30,208GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.98760PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98490PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCH A PART II, SECTION B, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELANEOUS INCOME 2009 - $20,834 2010 - $12,761 2011 - $15,054 2012 - $ 9,388 2013 - $ 5,941ExplanationTxt

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$32,346DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$4,943OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$37,289TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLINE 1, LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: THE ORGANIZATION SENDS OUT MAILINGS TO MEMBERS, LEGISLATORS, AND/OR THE PUBLIC ELECTRONICALLY, THEREFORE COST IS VIRTUALLY ZERO. LINE 1G: AMOUNTS PAID TO A PROFESSIONAL LOBBYIST. LINE 1I: THE VICE PRESIDENT ATTENDS A CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND A LOBBYING DAY IN SACRAMENTO, CA. THE AMOUNT SHOWN REPRESENTS THE TOTAL TRAVEL COST FOR BOTH. THE ORGANIZATION PAID TRAVEL - $4,871 MEETINGS - $72 PART II-B, LINE 1, LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: LINE 1A: MS ACTIVISTS ARE ON THE FRONTLINE, 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. TOGETHER ON THE FRONTLINE, ACTIVISTS SHARE THE STORIES ABOUT LIVING WITH MS, CONNECT WITH DECISION-MAKERS, WORK WITH LIKE-MINDED PARTNERS AND CREATE SYSTEMATIC CHANGE TO IMPACT THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE POSSIBLE. STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVISM PRIORITIES ARE DETERMINED BY BOTH AN ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS AND BY ADVOCACY STAFF AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS VOLUNTEERS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,136BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,174InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$32,310EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.98830PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.01170TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,482OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,928DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,554BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$123,145OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$68,724DepreciationAmt
Book Value$54,421BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$124,593OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$77,734DepreciationAmt
Book Value$46,859BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$104,834TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNMSS POOLED INVESTMENT FUNDDesc
Book Value$645,719BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$645,719TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO HOME OFFICE$140,280
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS$149,838
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$290,118TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,532,882TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$48,791NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$313,432DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$296,072OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$560,713RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,972,169RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,972,169TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,400,468TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$313,432DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$296,072OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$609,504ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,790,964ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,790,964TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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, 2014 AND 2013, 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, 2010 UNDER FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII STATE TAX JURISDICTIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 296,072.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 296,072.
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)
Name Of Event1MS WALKNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$1,610,296GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,610,296CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$45,394NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$77,151RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$47,611FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$3,970EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$149,348OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2MS BIKENameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2$2,309,407GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$2,249,131CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$60,276GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$75,880NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$20,689RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$198,072FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$4,230EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$338,754OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total6OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$1,112,262GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$840,851CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$271,411GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$21,705NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$27,235RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$103,872FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$9,662EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$279,651OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$5,031,965GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$4,700,278CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$331,687GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$142,979NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$125,075RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$349,555FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$17,862EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$767,753OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,403,224DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$1,071,537NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE G, PART II, LINE 11:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALTHOUGH 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

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeFINANCIAL ASSISTANCEGrantTypeTxt
Recipient205RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$211,597CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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

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$159,700BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$15,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$2,644DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$5,510NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$182,854TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$90,816NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescEVENT ITEMSDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$10,346NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 (7 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 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 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. 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 15A 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 19THE 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.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:REALIGNMENT WITH ALL-AMERICA CHAPTER 307,109.

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