NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (EIN 13-5661935)
Tax period: 2011-10-01 to 2012-09-30
Filed: 2013-07-29
IRS object ID: 201332109349300438
Schema version: 2011v1.5
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-07-29T14:09:40-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MITCHELL & TITUS LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10004	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	135661935	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	National Multiple Sclerosis Society	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of Name	% JEFF GENTRY CFO	InCareOfName
Name Control	NATI	NameControl
Phone	2129863240	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	733 third avenue	AddressLine1
City	new york	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	100173288	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Jeff Gentry	Name
Title	CFO	Title
Date Signed	2013-07-26	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	FREDERICK DAVIS	Name
Phone	2127094500	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	Cynthia Zagieboylo	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	733 THIRD AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	100173288	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	116208277	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Year Formation	1946	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NY	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) mobilizes people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by Multiple sclerosis (MS).	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	33	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	32	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	251	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	500	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	1418601	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	-129499	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	94112574	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	97248883	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
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Program Service Revenue CY	864665	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
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Other Revenue Prior Year	2765698	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	2231673	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	97212260	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	99506786	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
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Total Expenses Current Year	101141538	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-935041	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-1634752	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	76020323	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	78420407	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	51558467	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	53280149	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	24461856	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	25140258	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	WE MOBILIZE PEOPLE AND RESOURCES TO DRIVE RESEARCH FOR A CURE AND TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF EVERYONE AFFECTED BY MS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	42157320	Expense
Grants	38348183	Grants
Revenue	0	Revenue
Description	Research & Research fellowships - represents grants to support scientific studies or investigation plus all other costs or expenses incurred while conducting a program in which new knowledge is being sought to find cures or alleviations of multiple sclerosis.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	9660856	Expense
Grants	1491537	Grants
Revenue	328825	Revenue
Description	Client and Community Services - represents programs for detecting multiple sclerosis, improving community health practices, supporting clinics, providing physicians and other healthcare providers and other assistances to individuals who have multiple sclerosis.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

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Expense	25110098	Expense
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Revenue	535840	Revenue
Description	Services to chapters - includes the costs associated with providing support for chapter development, campaign development, fund-raising material and supplies and chapter services as provided under the related arrangements.	Description

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Total Of Other Program Service Grnt	0	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceGrnt
Total Of Other Program Service Rev	669259	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense	82504818	TotalProgramServiceExpense
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Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
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Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
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Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
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Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
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Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
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School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
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More Than5000 K To Organizations	true	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
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Gaming	false	Gaming
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Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
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Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
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The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	JEFF GENTRY CFO	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2124760424	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	733 THIRD AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	100173288	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVII

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (41 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
MINDY ALPERT
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
TIMOTHY L BARNES ESQ
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
JOHN BJORNSON
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL A BOGDONOFF ESQ
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
RONALD D BOIRE
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
DOUG COY
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
DANA M FOOTE
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
PETER A GALLIGAN
vice chair	5.0	X	0	0	0	X
LILY JUNG HENSON MD MMM FFAAN
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
JULIUS HOBSON
vice chair	5.0	X	0	0	0	X
MARY HUGHES MD
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
JULIE KAUFER
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
RICHARD KNUTSON
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
THOMAS R KUHN
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
FRED D LUBLIN MD
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
CRAIG T LYNCH
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
DANIEL J MESSINA PHD
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
AARON E MILLER MD
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM MONAHAN
vice chair	5.0	X	0	0	0	X
KIMBERLY PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
DAN RATTNER
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
BRAD W ROBBINS
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
JOHN A SIMMONETTI
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
RICHARD B SLIFKA
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
Robert Sowinski
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
PETER G TARRICONE
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
Jim Tidwell
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
MALCOLM WATTMAN
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
JEFF WESSEL
DIRECTOR	5.0	X	0	0	0
ELI RUBENSTEIN
CHAIR OF BOD	5.0	X	0	0	0	X
LINDA J McALEER
SECRETARY OF BOD	5.0	X	0	0	0	X
JIM E CANTALUPO
TREASURER OF BOD	5.0	X	0	0	0	X
Cynthia Zagieboylo
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.0	X	286430	0	8380	X
JOYCE NELSON
FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO	40.0		411883	0	21150	X
JEFF GENTRY
CFO	40.0		148134	0	13792	X
LISA RISI
FORMER CFO	40.0		213886	0	15607	X
TIM COETZEE
EVP, CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER	40.0		272003	0	32008		X
PAUL WEISS
COO	40.0		282730	0	9269		X
GRAHAM McREYNOLDS
EVP MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT	40.0		256162	0	16051		X
MICHAEL ELKOW
REGIONAL EVP	40.0		232839	0	30756		X
MARK NEAGLI
REGIONAL EVP	40.0		239094	0	21983		X

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Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	168996	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	50	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

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Convio Inc
11400 Burmet Rd Bldg 5 Ste 200	AUSTIN	TX	78752	Fundraising Software	1922053
Epsilon Data Management
L2751	COLUMBUS	OH	43260	Donor Data Processin	3304706
Merkle Inc
PO Box 64897	BALTIMORE	MD	21264	Direct Mail	9202511
ACT Inc
101 Act Dr PO Box 4030	IOWA CITY	IA	52243	Scholarship Services	1170105
Event 360
205 N Michigan Avenue	CHICAGO	IL	60601	Event Planning	2331459

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Federated Campaigns	16080	FederatedCampaigns
All Other Contributions	97232803	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	97248883	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION	900099	328825	328825
RENTAL INCOME	532000	535840	535840

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	864665	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Exclusion	$193,668	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	15524609	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	16556712	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion	-$1,032,103	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising Direct Expenses	15330	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	143813	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$143,813	ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Cost Of Goods Sold	129449	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	42406	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	42406	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
MOMENTUM ADVERTISING	511120	1418601	1418601
OTHER INCOME RECD AT NATL-NATL SYMPTOM VIDEO	900099	2090		2090
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	900099	624763		624763

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	2045454	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Unrelated Business Revenue	1418601	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	-$694,622	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

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Total	34966369	Total
Program Services	34966369	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1283537	Total
Program Services	1283537	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3589814	Total
Program Services	3589814	ProgramServices

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	782070	Total
Program Services	668838	ProgramServices
Management And General	94660	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	18572	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Program Services	16070841	ProgramServices
Management And General	2274475	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	446246	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	496127	Total
Program Services	431600	ProgramServices
Management And General	54080	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10447	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2787009	Total
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Management And General	303798	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	58685	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total	1403297	Total
Program Services	1220781	ProgramServices
Management And General	152967	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	29549	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	115556	Total
Program Services	84853	ProgramServices
Management And General	15820	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	14883	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Program Services	139695	ProgramServices
Management And General	26050	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	24502	Fundraising

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

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Program Services	27541	ProgramServices
Management And General	5135	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4830	Fundraising

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4779405	Total
Fundraising	4779405	Fundraising

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

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Management And General	22420	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	21090	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2382794	Total
Program Services	1749665	ProgramServices
Management And General	326247	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	306882	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	144998	Total
Program Services	127810	ProgramServices
Management And General	14581	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2607	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5579560	Total
Program Services	4013079	ProgramServices
Management And General	815097	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	751384	Fundraising

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2416558	Total
Program Services	2168443	ProgramServices
Management And General	212556	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	35559	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2273260	Total
Program Services	1976724	ProgramServices
Management And General	244977	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	51559	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1205237	Total
Program Services	1018461	ProgramServices
Management And General	149040	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	37736	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3830709	Total
Program Services	3830709	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1888426	Total
Program Services	1663071	ProgramServices
Management And General	189972	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	35383	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	257467	Total
Program Services	225944	ProgramServices
Management And General	26537	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4986	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
AWARD	32686	30870	1394	422
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	1033402	460122	184302	388978
PRINTING	5015543	1508274	794169	2713100
POSTAGE	3661026	974475	601314	2085237

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2033621	Total
Program Services	1728534	ProgramServices
Management And General	224468	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	80619	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	101141538	Total
Program Services	82504818	ProgramServices
Management And General	6734059	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	11902661	Fundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	X	JointCosts

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCosts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9086690	Total
Program Services	631525	ProgramServices
Management And General	1780991	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6674174	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	26828002	BOY
EOY	30644373	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4701753	BOY
EOY	4827660	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	511655	BOY
EOY	133416	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9106691	BOY
EOY	7430992	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	247048	BOY
EOY	293599	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2999026	BOY
EOY	2175329	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	37082526	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	32250806	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5329662	BOY
EOY	4831720	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	24459309	BOY
EOY	27159413	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1737950	BOY
EOY	801073	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	99227	BOY
EOY	122832	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	76020323	BOY
EOY	78420407	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	16709033	BOY
EOY	16463015	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	34118322	BOY
EOY	36251123	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	666298	BOY
EOY	566011	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiability

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	64814	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	51558467	BOY
EOY	53280149	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	13450687	BOY
EOY	15360468	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7266336	BOY
EOY	6134957	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3744833	BOY
EOY	3644833	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	24461856	BOY
EOY	25140258	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	76020323	BOY
EOY	78420407	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-1634752	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	2313154	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi
Contrib By Controlling Individual	false	ContribByControllingIndividual
Contribution By Related Party	false	ContributionByRelatedParty
Contrib By35 Controlled Entity	false	ContribBy35ControlledEntity

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	103431903	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	88974301	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	99033988	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	94112574	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	97248883	CurrentTaxYear
Total	482801649	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	103431903	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	88974301	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	99033988	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	94112574	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	97248883	CurrentTaxYear
Total	482801649	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	482801649	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	684444	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	86935	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	799703	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	28827	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	193668	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1793577	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	36673	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1065424	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1040132	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1418601	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3560830	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1930407	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	634346	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	663126	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1725566	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	669259	CurrentTaxYear
Total	5622704	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	493778760	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	6618861	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.97777	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.97756	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbying
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbying
Total Lobbying Expenditures		TotalLobbyingExpenditures
Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures		OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures
Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures		TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures
Lobbying Nontaxable		LobbyingNontaxableAmount
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableAmount
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx		TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx		TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx
Volunteers	true	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	true	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	true	MailingsMembers
Mailings Members	$336,370	MailingsMembersAmount
Publications Or Broadcast	true	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Publications Or Broadcast	$14,416	PublicationsOrBroadcastAmount
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	true	DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators	$320,080	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	true	RalliesDemonstrations
Rallies Demonstrations	$312,941	RalliesDemonstrationsAmount
Other Activities	false	OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	983807	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Form 990, Schedule C, Part II-B	Identifier
Explanation	MS activism drives change in public policies to bring positive impact for people affected by MS. Together on the frontline, the National MS Society and MS activists nationwide share the stories of those living with MS, connect with decision makers, work with like-minded partners and create systems change to impact the greatest number of people possible. To make this work possible, the National MS Society's home office and chapters work in partnership. In Washington, DC, the Society's Advocacy Department, also referred to as the public policy office, guides our federal policy priorities. State and local activism priorities are determined by both an organizational process and by advocacy staff and government relations volunteers with our 50-state chapter network. Federal Advocacy. The advocacy department is a component of our home office and carries the primary responsibility for federal advocacy, with guidance from the society's federal activism council and input from other interested society members and partners. This office conducts legislative and regulatory issue research on pending issues, sets priorities, develops positions and advocacy strategies for key priority issues, monitors the progress of important bills and proposed regulations, communicates this information to the chapters and MS activists, and manages the advocacy action required to support or oppose various matters. Each spring, the department hosts the national MS society public policy conference in Washington, DC. For the participating chapter volunteers and staff, the conference provides background information on important federal issues, as well as training in advocacy techniques. One of the annual highlights is when conference participants visit their elected federal legislators to gain support for the society's priority issues. The conference is an excellent opportunity for volunteers and chapter staff to engage as ms activists. The Washington, dc office also follows activity in the executive branch agencies that have jurisdiction over important health policy issues. In the federal executive branch, we closely watch any recommendations from the white house on our issues. In addition, we monitor activity in the following departments and programs: department of health and human services (national institutes of Health, Medicare and Medicaid), the social security administration, the food and drug administration (critical path initiatives), and the justice department (equal employment opportunity commission and other offices enforcing the Americans with disabilities act).	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmts
Held Works Of Art Amts		HeldWorksOfArtAmts

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2797983	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	366190	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	100000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	3064173	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2559985	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	250000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-12002	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	2797983	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2449604	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	250381	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	140000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	2559985	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2393545	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	56059	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	2449604	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	1.00000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Land		Land
Buildings		Buildings

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2315455	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1268039	Depreciation
Book Value	1047416	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	33258933	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	30010470	Depreciation
Book Value	3248463	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1508138	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	972297	Depreciation
Book Value	535841	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	4831720	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Federal Income Tax Liability	0	FederalIncomeTaxLiability
Total Of Amounts	0	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	99506786	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	101141538	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-1634752	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	2313154	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	2313154	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	678402	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	106138910	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	2313154	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	4467391	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	6780545	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	99358365	RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included	163751	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included	-15330	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	148421	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	99506786	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	105460508	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	4467391	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included	15330	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	4482721	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	100977787	ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2	163751	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	163751	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	101141538	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Schdeule D, Part V, Line 4	The endowment fund represents those funds that are designated for the long-term benefit of the Society and are not to be used for operating or capital purposes. However, endowment fund earnings may be used for operating and capital purposes.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2	Society management has analyzed the tax positions it has taken and has concluded that, as of September 30, 2012, there were no uncertain tax positions taken or are expected to be taken. Accordingly, no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions have been accrued in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. National Headquarters is subject to audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, no audits for any tax periods are currently in progress. Management believes that the National Headquarters is no longer subject to such audits for years ended on or prior to September 30, 2008 under federal and other state tax jurisdictions.
Form 990, Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2b and Part XIII, Line 2a	Donated services: $403,920 Donated public service announcements: $4,063,471 Total donated services: $4,467,391
Form 990, Schedule D, Part XII 4b and Part XIII, Line 2d	HAWAII CHAPTER SPECIAL EVENT Direct expenses: $15,330

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	true	GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (4 entries)

RegionRegion	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided	Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Grantmaking	n/a	2371183
East Asia and the Pacific	Grantmaking	n/a	592438
North America	Grantmaking	n/a	488712
South America	Grantmaking	n/a	137481

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices	0	SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees	0	SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices	0	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	0	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent	3589814	SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent	3589814	TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS (21 entries)

RegionRegion	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement	Description Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistance	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
East Asia/Pacific	170185	check	n/a	ACCRUAL
East Asia/Pacific	174753	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Research
East Asia/Pacific	247500	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Fast Forward
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	91474	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	research
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	19275	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Research
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	282000	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Fast Forward
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	153496	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Research
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	40000	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Research
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	69000	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Research
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	39953	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Research
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	239085	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Fast Forward
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	134746	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Research
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	175000	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Research
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	283286	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Research
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	581693	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Research
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	120000	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Fast Forward
Middle East/North Africa	142176	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Fast Forward
North America	147737	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Research
North America	190975	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Research
North America	150000	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Research
South America	137480	check	n/a	ACCRUAL	Research

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of501c3 Orgs	21	TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs
Total Number Of Other Orgs	0	TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	false	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Form 990, Schedule F, Part I, Line 2	Identifier
Explanation	The society has an independent research committee that evaluates all grant applications and selects grants based upon the qualifications of the institution and researcher(s), and the project's scientific merit and potential applicability to multiple sclerosis. Once a grant has been approved, grantees are required to submit progress reports before additional funding is provided.	Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	X	MailSolicitations
Email Solicitations	X	EmailSolicitations
Phone Solicitations	X	PhoneSolicitations
In Person Solicitations	X	InPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfGovtGrants
Special Fundraising Events	X	SpecialFundraisingEvents
Agreement Ref Fundraising	true	AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation (3 entries)

Name Of IndividualNameOfIndividual	ActivityActivity	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFunds	Amount Retained By ContractorAmountRetainedByContractor
Merkle	Donor Data base manage	false	1974096
Infocision	Telemarketi	false	473850
Event 360	Event Plan	false	2331459

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	4779405	TotalRetainedByContractors
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStates
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStates
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStates
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStates
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStates
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStates
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStates
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStates
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStates
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStates
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStates
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStates
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStates
Licensed States	IA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStates
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStates
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MT	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NE	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStates
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStates
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStates
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStates
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStates
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	PR	LicensedStates
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStates
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStates
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStates
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStates
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStates
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStates
Licensed States	VT	LicensedStates
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStates
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStates
Licensed States	WY	LicensedStates

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	MS BIKE	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	41956	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	41956	GrossRevenueEvent1
Non Cash Prizes Event1	2034	NonCashPrizesEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	1594	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Name Of Event2	MS WALKS	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	81567	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	81567	GrossRevenueEvent2
Non Cash Prizes Event2	483	NonCashPrizesEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event2	64	RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Food And Beverage Event2	682	FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	1188	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	1	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	35620	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	35620	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	4110	NonCashPrizesOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events	5018	FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events	157	EntertainmentOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	159143	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	159143	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	6627	NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	1658	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	5700	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	157	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	1188	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	15330	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	143813	NetIncomeSummary

Form990 Schedule G Part IV Form990ScheduleGPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Part I-Line 2B	Identifier
Explanation	The society used Merkle, Infocision, and Blackbaud on all the majority of its direct mail campaigns in FY 2012. These campaigns raised $16,976,905 in revenue for FY 2012.	Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (126 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	IRC SectionIRCSection
Abt Associates Inc
55 Wheeler St	Cambridge	MA	02138	042347643	424375	Research Grant
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1300 Morris Park Ave	New York	NY	10461	204933752	195756	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation
57 West 57th St	New York	NY	10019	201082179	40000	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza	Houston	TX	77030	741613878	432620	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Benaroya Research Institute
1201 9th Ave	Seattle	WA	98101	910653422	191668	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Ave	Boston	MA	02215	421038811	94392	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
BloodCenter of Wisconsin
8278 Watertown Plank Rd	Milwaukee	WI	53201	390807235	318337	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Brentwood Biomedical Research Institute
11301 Wilshire Blvd	Los Angeles	CA	90073	954183712	280863	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
45 Francis St	Boston	MA	02115	042312909	2326648	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Brown University
164 Angell St	Providence	RI	02912	050258809	343449	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Buffalo General Hospital
55 Fruit Street	Boston	MA	02114	041564655	94952	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Ave	Cleveland	OH	44106	341018992	316200	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
8700 Beverly Blvd	Los Angeles	CA	90048	951644600	300542	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Center for Social Innovation
189 Wells Ave	Newton Centre	MA	02459	870763049	36725	Research Grant
Children's Hospital of PA
34th St Civic Center Blvd	Philadelphia	PA	19104	231352166	207000	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Office of Grants Contracts	Cleveland	OH	44193	912153073	1129385	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Columbia University
615 W 131 St	New York	NY	10027	135998093	44000	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Cornell University Medical College
1300 York Ave	New York	NY	10021	131623978	204569	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Critical Path Institute
1730 E River Rd	Tucson	AZ	85718	201991334	652500	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney St	Boston	MA	02115	042263040	57114	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Dartmouth Medical School
11 Rope Ferry Rd	Hanover	NH	03755	020222111	74250	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Drexel University
3141 Chestnut St	Philadelphia	PA	19104	231352630	196647	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Duke University Medical Center
200 Trent Dr	Durham	NC	27710	560532129	179518	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Emory University
201 Dowman Drive	Atlanta	GA	30322	580566256	221448	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
PO Box 19024	Seattle	WA	98109	237156071	56251	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Georgetown University Medical Center
3800 Reservoir Rd NW	Washington	DC	20007	530196603	83878	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Georgia Health Sciences University
1120 15th S	Augusta	GA	30912	586002053	137388	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Harvard Medical School
1350 Massachusetts Ave	Cambridge	MA	02138	042103580	52434	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Harvard School of Public Health
677 Huntington Ave	Boston	MA	02115	421035800	99947	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Harvard University
1350 Massachusetts Ave	Cambridge	MA	02138	421035800	155605	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Henry Ford Health Sciences Center
2799 W Grand Boulevard	Detriot	MI	48202	381357020	210438	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Henry M Jackson Foundation
1401 Rockville Pike	Rockville	MD	20852	521317896	192573	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Johns Hopkins University
1101 E 33rd St Suite D200	Baltimore	MD	21218	520595110	1552468	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
1800 Harrison St 16th Fl	Oakland	CA	94612	941105628	167136	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Kessler Foundation Research Center
300 Executive Dr Suite 150	West Orange	NJ	07052	760637670	182373	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
433 Bolivar St	New Orleans	LA	70112	726087770	159534	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Massachusetts General Hospital
50 Staniford St Suite 1001	Boston	MA	02114	041564655	121231	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
200 First St SW	Rochester	MN	55905	411937751	207140	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
13400 East Shea Blvd	Scootsdale	AZ	85259	860800150	183784	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard	Houston	TX	77030	746001118	39039	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Mississippi State University
75 B S Hood Rd	Mississippi State	MS	39762	646000819	63850	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
185 S Orange Ave MSB F607D	Newark	NJ	07103	136171197	308263	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
National Cancer Institute National Institutes of
9609 Medical Center Dr	Bethesda	MD	20892	520858115	44000	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
New York University
70 Washington Sq So	ny	NY	10012	135562308	617751	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
New York University Medical Center
1 Park Ave	New York	NY	10016	135562308	221607	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Northwestern University
633 Clark St Crown Room G-547	Evanston	IL	60208	362167817	789478	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Ohio State University
1960 Kenny Rd 4th Fl	Columbus	OH	43210	316025986	439404	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Oregon Health & Science University
2525 SW First Ave Suite 220	Portland	OR	97201	931176109	408076	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Pennsylvania State University
408 Old Main	University Pk	PA	16802	246000376	42835	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Purdue University
401 S Grant St	West Lafayette	IN	47907	356002041	175598	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
RTI International
1440 Main St Suite 310	Waltham	MA	02451	560686338	122748	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Rush University Medical Center
1700 W Van Buren	Chicago	IL	60612	362174823	182045	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
332 N Lauderdale	Memphis	TN	38105	620646012	220000	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
St Louis University
3700 W Pine Mall Fusz memorial Ha	St Louis	MO	63108	430654872	103125	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Stanford University
326 Galvez St	Stanford	CA	94305	941156365	516906	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Stanford University Medical Center
3172 Porter Dr	Palo Alto	CA	94304	941156365	165412	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
State University of New York at Stony Brook
W5510 Melville Library	Stony Brook	NY	11794	116077945	188580	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Texas A&M University
3578 Texas AM University	College Station	TX	77843	741464577	186745	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
The Burnham Institute
10901 N Torrey Pines Rd	La Jolla	CA	92037	510197108	188570	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
The Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Ave NW Room 5340	Washington	DC	20010	521640403	179192	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
The J David Gladstone Institutes
Grants Contracts Officer	San Francisco	CA	94158	237203666	52587	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
The Research Foundation of SUNY
80 Maiden LN	Albany	NY	12201	141368361	234928	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
10010 N Torrey Pines Rd	San Diego	CA	92037	952160097	44000	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
The Scripps Research Institute
10550 N Torrey Pines Rd	La Jolla	CA	92037	330435954	39039	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
The University of Iowa
Jessup Hall	Iowa City	IA	52242	420796760	83477	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
The University of Tennessee
1331 Circle Park Dr	Knoxville	TN	37916	626001636	44000	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Cente
5323 Harry Hines Blvd	Dallas	TX	75235	756002868	315068	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Trustees of Dartmouth College
11 Rope Ferry Rd 6120	Hanover	NH	03775	020222111	371413	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
65 Bergen St SSB 5th Fl Room 550	Newark	NJ	07103	221775306	44000	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Univ of Texas Health Science Center Houston
6431 Fannin St Suite 7044	Houston	TX	77030	741761309	152646	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
701 20th St S AB 1170	Birmingham	AL	35294	636005396	575413	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 W Markham St	Little Rock	AR	72205	716046242	207060	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of California Irvine
111 Academy Way Suite 210	Irvine	CA	92697	952226406	236060	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of California San Diego-M
9500 Gilman Dr	La Jolla	CA	92093	952544535	68383	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of California Berkeley
481 University Hall	Berkeley	CA	94720	946002123	36357	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of California Davis
1441 Research Park Dr	Davis	CA	95616	946036494	307040	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of California Los Angeles-M
405 Hilgard Ave	Los Angeles	CA	90095	956006143	842242	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of California Riverside
900 University Ave	Riverside	CA	92521	956006142	44000	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of California San Francisco
1855 Folsom St	San Francisco	CA	94143	946036493	1517398	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Chicago
970 East 58th St	Chicago	IL	60637	362177139	269755	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Colorado Denver
PO Box 6508	Aurora	CO	80045	846000555	649576	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Connecticut
115 N Eagleville Rd	Storrs	CT	06269	060772160	34375	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue	Farmington	CT	06030	237187838	819912	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Illinois
901 West Illinois Street	Urbana	IL	61801	376000511	348387	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Illinois at Chicago-M
700 S Halsted St	Chicago	IL	60607	376000511	441468	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
901 West Illinois Street	Urbana	IL	61801	376000511	482818	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Kentucky
109 Kinkead Hall	Lexington	KY	40506	616033693	31119	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Maryland
737 West Lombard Street	Baltimore	MD	21203	526002033	165000	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Maryland at Baltimore
22 S Greene St	Baltimore	MD	21201	526002033	89412	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
335 George Street	New Brunswick	NJ	08903	221775306	649841	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Miami
1320 S Dixie Hwy	Coral Gables	FL	33146	590624458	197855	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Michigan
3003 South State Street	Ann Arbor	MI	48109	386006309	236538	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Minnesota
1300 South 2nd Street	Minneapolis	MN	55454	416007513	328174	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Missouri - Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Road	Kansas City	MO	64110	436003859	149095	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
220 E Cameron Ave	Chapel Hill	NC	27514	566001393	970733	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Pennsylvania
3451 Walnut Street Franklin Buildi	Philadelphia	PA	19104	311538725	451326	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Rochester
500 Wilson Blvd	Rochester	NY	14627	160743209	170809	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Rochester Medical Center
518 Hylan Bldg Box 270140	Rochester	NY	14627	160743209	213748	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Southern California
Contracts and Grants	Los Angeles	CA	90033	576001153	198575	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Utah
201 Presidents Cir	Salt Lake City	UT	84112	876000525	570626	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Washington
4333 Brooklyn Ave NE Box 359472	Seattle	WA	98195	916001537	60168	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
University of Wisconsin
Research Sponsored Programs	Madison	WI	53715	396006492	44000	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Universtiy of California San Francisco (UCSF)
1855 Folsom Street	San Francisco	CA	94143	946036493	551124	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard PO Box	Dallas	TX	75284	741761309	392524	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2201 West End Ave	Nashville	TN	37235	620476822	100000	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Veterans Administration Medical Center
PO Box 69539	Portland	OR	97239	943090170	42000	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Virginia Commonwealth University
1111 W Broad St	Richmond	VA	23220	540757884	44000	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Washington University School of Medicine
700 Rosedale Avenue	Saint Louis	MO	63112	237060605	1614438	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Wayne State University
5057 Woodward Avenue Suite 13202	Detroit	MI	48202	386028429	356404	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Yale University School of Medicine
333 Cedar St	New Haven	CT	06510	060646973	626282	Research Grant	501(c)(3)
Concert Pharmaceuticals Inc
99 Hayden Avenue Suite 500	Lexington	MA	02421	204839882	705000	Fast Forward-Domestic
Athersys Inc
3201 Carnegie Avenue	Cleveland	OH	44115	204864095	305000	Fast Forward-Domestic
Lineagen Inc
423 Wakara Way Suite 200	Salt Lake City	UT	84108	204508128	280000	Fast Forward-Domestic
DioGenix Inc
50 West Watkins Mill Road	Gaithersburg	MD	20879	261414582	250000	Fast Forward-Domestic
The J David Gladstone Institutes
Grants and Contracts Officer	San Francisco	CA	94158	237203666	128690	Fast Forward-Domestic	501(c)(3)
University of California
9500 Gilman Dr	La Jolla	CA	92093	946006143	67285	Fast Forward-Domestic	501(c)(3)
University of Miami
1320 S Dixie Hwy	Coral Gables	FL	33146	590624458	185000	Fast Forward-Domestic	501(c)(3)
Acadia
3911 Sorrento Valley Blvd	San Diego	CA	92121	613766510	54538	Fast Forward-Domestic
Ezose
25 Riverside Drive	Pine Brook	NJ	07058	264390281	150000	Fast Forward-Domestic
Oregon Health & Science University
2525 SW First Avenue Suite 220	Portland	OR	97201	931176109	27980	Fast Forward-Domestic	501(c)(3)
The Medical Foundation of No Carolina
880 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	Chapel Hill	NC	27514	566057494	10000	Clinical Grant	501(c)(3)
Neuroscience Institute NW
IN Methodist Hospital 200 E 89th	Merrilville	IN	46410	350868133	22000	Clinical Grant	501(c)(3)
NY University School of Medicine
545 1st Ave GBH-SCL-47	New York	NY	10016	135562308	44000	Clinical Grant	501(c)(3)
Mt Sinai School of Medicine
One Gustave L Levy Place	New York	NY	10029	136171197	44000	Clinical Grant	501(c)(3)
West County Multiple Sclerosis Center
1176 Town Country Commons	Chesterfield	MO	63017	270067529	44000	Clinical Grant	501(c)(3)
Johns Hopkins University
1101 E 33rd Street	Baltimore	MD	21218	520595110	44000	Clinical Grant	501(c)(3)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	118	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	8	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII (3 entries)

Type Of GrantTypeOfGrant	Number Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipients	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation	Description Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistance
Scholarships	664	1163425	FMV	N/A
Stepping Stones Patient Assistance	101	105112	FMV	N/A
Clinical Grant	1	15000	FMV	n/a

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Form 990, Schedule I, Part I, Line 2	Identifier
Explanation	The society utilized a volunteer committee of renowned scientists and neurolYgists to select research grants for funding in the U.S. and abroad all grantees are required to provide scientific and financial progress reports on a quarterly basis which are reviewed by qualified staff. Upon acceptance of the progress reports, payments are disbursed to grantees.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (9 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Cynthia Zagieboylo
286430	0	0	0	0	0	7350	0	1030	0	294810	0	0	0
JOYCE NELSON
411883	0	0	0	0	0	7350	0	13800	0	433033	0	0	0
JEFF GENTRY
148134	0	0	0	0	0	4588	0	9204	0	161926	0	0	0
LISA RISI
213886	0	0	0	0	0	6299	0	9308	0	229493	0	0	0
TIM COETZEE
272003	0	0	0	0	0	7350	0	24658	0	304011	0	0	0
PAUL WEISS
282730	0	0	0	0	0	7350	0	1919	0	291999	0	0	0
GRAHAM McREYNOLDS
256162	0	0	0	0	0	7350	0	8701	0	272213	0	0	0
MICHAEL ELKOW
232839	0	0	0	0	0	6990	0	23766	0	263595	0	0	0
MARK NEAGLI
239094	0	0	0	0	0	7048	0	14935	0	261077	0	0	0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d	Public Education represents programs conducted for the purpose of informing and alerting the general public about multiple sclerosis and its effects, the distribution of literature and other materials designed to increase the public's awareness and knowledge about this disease, including complexity and variety of symptoms or physical conditions, plus all other costs or expenses which directly relate to the performance of health educational service. Professional Education and Training represents activities or programs designed to improve the knowledge, skills and critical judgment of physicians and other healthcare professionals engaged (directly or indirectly) in providing client services by keeping them abreast of new diagnostic techniques, therapies, etc.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b	The delegate assembly elects Governing Body, approves any by-law changes and approves the strategic response.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b	THE IRS FORM 990 AND ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES are PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR REVIEW, COMMENTS,CORRECTIONS AND EDITS. THE REVIEW COMMENTS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE IRS FORM 990 BY THE VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE. A MEETING OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS HELD TO APPROVE THE IRS FORM 990, AND TO APPROVE DISTRIBUTION TO THE ENTIRE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE GIVEN A PERIOD OF TIME TO REVIEW BEFORE AND COMMENT THE IRS FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c	ALL STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY. THE SURVEYS ARE REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, THE CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER PRESENTS ALL EXISTING CONFLICTS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. WHERE CONFLICTS EXIST, THE BOARD MEMBER, TRUSTEE, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY VOTE AND TRANSACTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO BIDDING. AS OF SEPTERMBER 30, 2012, NO CONFLICTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a and 15b	THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH IS COMPRISED OF AT LEAST THREE (3) INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO AND ALL OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMMITTEE IS PROVIDED WITH COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION DATA FOR ALL POSTIONS AT OTHER VOLUNTARY HEALTH CARE AGENCIES OF SIMILAR BUDGET SIZE(S) AND NATIONAL INFLUENCE. THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S PERFORMANCE IS EVALUATED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE PRESIDENT & CEO, OR HER DESIGNEE CONDUCT PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS FOR THE OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. THE OUTCOME OF THESE EVALUATIONS IS SHARED WITH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO HELP INFORM THEIR DECISIONS ABOUT COMPENSATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IRS FORM 990,IRS FORM 990-T, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.NMSS.ORG, AND ON THE CHARITY NAVIGATOR WEBSITE. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Form 990 Part X, line 12	Fast Forward Warrants $801,073-FMV
Form 990, Part X, Line 15	Israeli bonds $6,000 Charitable Gift Annuity $116,832 Total other assets: $122,832
Form 990, Part XI, Line 5	The other change in net assets is as follows as of September 30, 2012: Unrealized gains on investments $2,313,154

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part I Form990ScheduleRPartI

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Fast Forward llc	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	733 Third Avenue	AddressLine1
City	New York	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10017	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	261933619	EIN
Primary Activities	research	PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileState
Total Income	693961	TotalIncome
EOY Assets	38067	EOYAssets

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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