NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (EIN 95-1727656)
Tax period
2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30
Filed
2015-03-26
IRS object ID
201540859349300634
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-03-26T15:38:24-05:00ReturnTs
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)
EIN951727656EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA CHAPTERBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNATIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3104794456PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15150 GOLDLEAF CIRCLE NO 400AddressLine1
CityLOS ANGELESCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90056ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPHYLLIS ROBSHAMPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3104794456PhoneNum
Signature2015-03-26SignatureDt
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 TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPHYLLIS ROBSHAMPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15151 GOLDLEAF CIRCLE SUITE 400AddressLine1
CityLOS ANGELESCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90056ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,420,573GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption1048GroupExemptionNum
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NATIONALMSSOCIETY.ORG/CALWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1946FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOUR VISION IS A WORLD FREE OF MS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body34VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent33VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee57TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers421TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$8,497,926PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$9,328,408CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$16,215PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$20,188CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$96,216PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$111,179CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$503,939PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$748,586CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,106,418PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,711,189CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$215,964PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$612,126CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,363,961PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$5,029,224PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,718,447CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,609,149PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$8,108,575CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$502,731PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$602,614CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,665,841TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,424,450TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,560,912TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,717,091TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,104,929NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,707,359NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$1,963,561ExpenseAmt
DescRESEARCH: TO MOVE US CLOSER TO A WORLD FREE OF MS, IN 2014, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & NEVADA 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$1,681,909ExpenseAmt
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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,354,565ExpenseAmt
Grant$397,620GrantAmt
DescCOMMUNITY 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.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,004,615ExpenseAmt
Grant$214,506GrantAmt
Revenue$20,188RevenueAmt
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.EXPENSE: $1,054,255 GRANTS: $214,506 REVENUE: $20,188PROFESSIONAL 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.EXPENSE: $99,990 GRANTS: $0 REVENUE: $0PUBLIC 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.EXPENSE: $850,370 GRANTS: $0 REVENUE: $0Desc
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Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$20,188TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$7,004,650TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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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
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document34IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee57EmployeeCnt
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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member33IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (38 entries)

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KIM PHILLIPS
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON FRACCHIA
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE PERREN
AUDIT CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUE SCHROEDER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY WINTER
GOVERNANCE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN V JACK BOCK JR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY BRIGHT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARRY ENGELMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID FORD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN D FOX
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR BARBARA GIESSER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY GILMORE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID M GOLDSTEIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE HECKER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOYCE HENDERSON JEFFRIES
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA KARPE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAY KARPE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE KAUFER ESQ
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAM KEHALY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL KEOGHAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SIMPSON C SIM LEONARD JR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STANLEY E STAN MARON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY MCEWEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS OJAKIAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT PERREN CPA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES D JAMEY POWER IV
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM REGAL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS RUHE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERI SAFAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FERN SEIZER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DINA TECIMER ESQ
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARIM WEBB
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHET WIDOM
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN BRADLEY
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$159,574$0$11,038
DENISE NOWACK
EXECUTIVE VP OF PROGRAMS40.00$136,637$0$13,689Yes (X)
JAY SCHOENAU
VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION40.00$120,000$0$7,547Yes (X)
KATE MCINTOSH
VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$123,913$0$16,291Yes (X)
PAMELA THOMPSON
VP. DEVELOPMENT, SPECIAL40.00$129,289$0$17,939Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OP3BusinessNameLine1

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 844459AddressLine1
CityLOS ANGELESCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90084ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesEVENT FACILITATORSServicesDesc
Compensation$158,777CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM FEESDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$20,188TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$22,641TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$801,038SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$712,275SecuritiesAmt
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$88,763SecuritiesAmt
Other-$225OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$88,538TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$88,538ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$761,073ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$12,187GamingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,187TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$12,187ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
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Exclusion$300ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$300OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$637,407ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$397,620TotalAmt
Program Services$397,620ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$214,506TotalAmt
Program Services$214,506ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$170,612TotalAmt
Program Services$120,461ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,006ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,145FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,214,958TotalAmt
Program Services$1,563,864ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$129,909ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$521,185FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,161TotalAmt
Program Services$42,502ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$531ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,128FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$176,144TotalAmt
Program Services$113,749ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,449ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,946FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,127TotalAmt
Program Services$120,824ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,266FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,327TotalAmt
Program Services$24,420ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$807ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,100FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,718TotalAmt
Program Services$18,718ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$147,729TotalAmt
Program Services$137,780ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,051ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,898FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$182,185TotalAmt
Program Services$143,701ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,109FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$428,101TotalAmt
Program Services$307,922ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,579ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$94,600FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,894TotalAmt
Program Services$45,962ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,968ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,964FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,614TotalAmt
Program Services$18,902ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$576ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,136FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,645,469TotalAmt
Program Services$3,645,469ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,294TotalAmt
Program Services$7,974ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$662ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,658FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISCELLANEOUS$77,099$31,239$2,492$43,368
FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT$63,625$44,922$3,732$14,971
DUES AND MEMBERSHIP$4,120$3,923$197
PRIZES AND PROMOTION$272$192$16$64

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,108,575TotalAmt
Program Services$7,004,650ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$210,387ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$893,538FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,454TotalAmt
Program Services$2,584ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,870FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$560,239BOYAmt
EOY$983,205EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$787BOYAmt
EOY$402EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,701,782BOYAmt
EOY$2,243,251EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,185BOYAmt
EOY$335,896EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$134,343LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$93,400LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,312BOYAmt
EOY$40,943EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$2,625EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,240,831BOYAmt
EOY$555,329EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,705BOYAmt
EOY$262,799EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,665,841BOYAmt
EOY$4,424,450EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$479,107BOYAmt
EOY$571,846EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$792,993BOYAmt
EOY$1,080,957EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$288,812BOYAmt
EOY$64,288EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,560,912BOYAmt
EOY$1,717,091EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$594,606BOYAmt
EOY-$692,593EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,699,535BOYAmt
EOY$3,399,952EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,104,929BOYAmt
EOY$2,707,359EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,665,841BOYAmt
EOY$4,424,450EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$602,614ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$184NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,940,988CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,306,472CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,671,149CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,497,926CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,328,408CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$47,744,943TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,940,988CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,306,472CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,671,149CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,497,926CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,328,408CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$47,744,943TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,012,988SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$45,731,955PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$99,014CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$40,187CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$35,884CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,313CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,641CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$230,039TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$300CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$300TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$47,975,282TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$166,610GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.95320PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91010PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceLINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS INCOME: $300ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$15,191DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$3,527OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$18,718TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLINE 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. LINE 1D: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 - $3,498 MEETINGS - $29ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,150OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$157DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,993BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,911OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,296DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,615BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$120,282OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$86,947DepreciationAmt
Book Value$33,335BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$40,943TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNMSS POOLED INVESTMENT FUNDDesc
Book Value$555,329BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$555,329TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM OTHER CHAPTERS$207,665
DUE FROM NATIONAL OFFICE$31,787
DEPOSITS$23,347
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$262,799TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO HOME OFFICE$12,374
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTER$51,914
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$64,288TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,115,434TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$184NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$26,814DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$377,615OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$404,245RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,711,189RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,711,189TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,513,004TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$26,814DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$377,615OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$404,429ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,108,575ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,108,575TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 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 FOR THE MAXIMUM CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS DEDUCTION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE CHAPTER IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA STATE AND LOS ANGELES 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 ON OR PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 UNDER FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA STATE TAX JURISDICTIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 377,615.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 377,615.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1MS WALKNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$2,557,209GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$2,545,206CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$12,003GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$24,624NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$105,090RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$32,902FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$103EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$249,655OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2MS BIKENameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2$1,247,888GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$1,247,888CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$16,443NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$3,251RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$55,592FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$213,199OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total7OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$839,154GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$615,346CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$223,808GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$16,257RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$145,713FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$1,408EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$132,647OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$4,644,251GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$4,408,440CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$235,811GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$41,067NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$124,598RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$234,207FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$1,511EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$595,501OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$996,884DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$761,073NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA REGENTSBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1710 WESTWOOD PLAZA STE 4151AddressLine1
CityLOS ANGELESCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90095ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$397,620CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantTO SUPPORT PROGRAM SERVICESPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeGRANTS/ASSISTANCEGrantTypeTxt
Recipient378RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$214,506CashGrantAmt
Non Cash AssistanceN/ANonCashAssistanceDesc

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 WHICHA RE 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 (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
SUSAN BRADLEY
PRESIDENT$159,574$0$0$0$0$0$4,560$0$6,478$0$170,612$0$0$0
DENISE NOWACK
EXECUTIVE VP OF PROGRAMS$136,637$0$0$0$0$0$4,077$0$9,612$0$150,326$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution16ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$70,657NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescPROMOTIONSDesc
Contribution10ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$11,023NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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 2THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES HAVE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS: DAVID PERREN AND SCOTT PERREN LISA KARPE AND RAY KARPE
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.

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