NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (EIN 36-2249887)
Tax period
2011-10-01 to 2012-09-30
Filed
2013-02-22
IRS object ID
201340539349300624
Schema version
2011v1.5
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)
Timestamp2013-02-22T16:30:48-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN362938874EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OSTROW REISIN BERK & ABRAMS LTDBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 N CITYFRONT PLAZA DRIVE SUITE 1AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code606115313ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN362249887EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2GREATER ILLINOIS CHAPTERBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlNATINameControl
Phone3124214500Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1525 WMONROE STREET NO 900AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60661ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJOHN BLAZEKName
TitleCHAPTER PRESIDENTTitle
Phone3124214500Phone
Date Signed2013-02-13DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameKENNETH L TORNHEIMName
PTINP00079651PTIN
Phone3126707444Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonJOHN BLAZEKNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

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Address Line1525 WMONROE STREET NO 900AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60661ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts7047414GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
Group Exemption Number1048GroupExemptionNumber
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web SiteWWW.MSILLINOIS.ORGWebSite
Type Of Organization AssociationXTypeOfOrganizationAssociation
Year Formation1953YearFormation
State Legal DomicileILStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionWE MOBILIZE PEOPLE AND RESOURCES TO DRIVE RESEARCH FOR A CURE AND TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF EVERYONE AFFECTED BY MS.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Nbr Independent Voting Members25NbrIndependentVotingMembers
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Total Nbr Volunteers1660TotalNbrVolunteers
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Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Investment Income Prior Year5902InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year2092InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year-487239OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year-613994OtherRevenueCurrentYear
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Total Revenue Current Year6220416TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year163565GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY1426824NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
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Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense2262573Expense
DescriptionRESEARCH - REPRESENTS COSTS INCURRED TO SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OR INVESTIGATIONS PLUS ALL OTHER COSTS OR EXPENSES INCURRED WHILE CONDUCTING A PROGRAM IN WHICH NEW KNOWLEDGE IS BEING SOUGHT TO FIND CAUSES OF THE DISEASE, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.Description

Activity2 Activity2

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Expense1321805Expense
Grants170290Grants
Revenue1630Revenue
DescriptionCLIENT SERVICES - ARE THOSE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED DIRECTLY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIVING WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. THE PURPOSE OF THESE SERVICES IS TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, OR ASSISTIVE DEVICE SUPPORT. IT ALSO INCLUDES FURNISHING OF EQUIPMENT AND OTHER TANGIBLE ITEMS TO THOSE IN NEED PLUS ALL OTHER COSTS OR EXPENSES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF LIVING WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.Description

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Expense612478Expense
DescriptionPUBLIC EDUCATION - REPRESENTS PROGRAMS CONDUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFORMING AND ALERTING THE 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 OF PHYSICAL CONDITIONS, PLUS ALL OTHER COSTS OR EXPENSES WHICH DIRECTLY RELATE TO THE PERFORMANCE OF HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES.Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

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Expense682383Expense
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Total Of Other Program Service Exp682383TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Program Service Expense4879239TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C31DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required1ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities0PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities1LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds0DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments1TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip1ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities0ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest0ReportProgRelInvest
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Report Other Liabilities1ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote0ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt1IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School0School
Foreign Office0ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations0MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities1FundraisingActivities
Gaming0Gaming
Hospital0Hospital
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals1GrantsToIndividuals
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Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBonds
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntity
Related Entity1RelatedEntity
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Transaction Related Entity0TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org0TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
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Schedule O Required1ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With109652NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
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Employment Tax Returns Filed1EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income0UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions1QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure1QuidProQuoDisclosure
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Funds To Pay Premiums0FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid0PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members26NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
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Family Or Business Relationship0FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties0DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs0ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholders
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Decisions Subject To Approval0DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees1MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters0LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body1Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy1ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons1AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement1RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy1WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy1DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO1CompensationProcessCEO
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
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Own WebsiteXOwnWebsite
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Business Name Line1MARLENE PAGANBusinessNameLine1
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Telephone Number3124214500TelephoneNumber

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Address Line1525 WEST MONROE SUITE 900AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (26 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
SEAN GALLAGHER
CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.00XX000
CHAD SMITH
VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.00XX000
RONALD BERNSTEIN
CHAIR, AUDIT COMMITTEE1.00XX000
MIKE SHELTON
CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE1.00XX000
KIM ALBIN
TRUSTEE1.00X000
MATT ANDRESEN
TRUSTEE1.00X000
SCOTT BUCKLEY
TRUSTEE1.00X000
CHARLES CONNORS SR
TRUSTEE1.00X000
ELLEN CRAWLEY
TRUSTEE1.00X000
ELIZABETH FORSTNEGER
TRUSTEE1.00X000
BILL GILLISPIE JR
TRUSTEE1.00X000
EMILY GREENBERG
TRUSTEE1.00X000
GUILLERMO HERRERA
TRUSTEE1.00X000
MAUREEN LINEHAN HOWARD
TRUSTEE1.00X000
BRIAN LEDEBUHR
TRUSTEE1.00X000
JAMES MCQUEEN III
TRUSTEE1.00X000
DAVE PEREZ
TRUSTEE1.00X000
DAVID RESNICK
TRUSTEE1.00X000
S BRIAN ROOT
TRUSTEE1.00X000
STEVEN SHAPIRO
TRUSTEE1.00X000
JOSEPH SIOK
TRUSTEE1.00X000
YOLANDA TREIGUTS
TRUSTEE1.00X000
MARY JO VIERO
TRUSTEE1.00X000
JOSEPH WEIL
TRUSTEE1.00X000
JEFFREY WESSEL
TRUSTEE1.00X000
JOHN BLAZEK
CHAPTER PRESIDENT55.00X14523005924
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Formers Listed0FormersListed
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Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources
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Total Program Service Revenue1630TotalProgramServiceRevenue

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Real0Real

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Total170290Total
Program Services170290ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Occupancy Occupancy

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Travel Travel

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

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Total2262573Total
Program Services2262573ProgramServices

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Total60363Total
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Insurance Insurance

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Fundraising1002090Fundraising
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Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
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Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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BOY1380751BOY
EOY274650EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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BOY22574BOY
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Land Buildings Equipment Basis743671LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec442254LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

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BOY235676BOY
EOY301417EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

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BOY86783BOY
EOY0EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

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BOY3723831BOY
EOY3004877EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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EOY240029EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

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BOY34100BOY
EOY242999EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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BOY1965967BOY
EOY1095025EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY2315482BOY
EOY1578053EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY414732BOY
EOY511559EOY

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BOY623617BOY
EOY545265EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

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BOY370000BOY
EOY370000EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1408349BOY
EOY1426824EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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EOY3004877EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses18475ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years8168252CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years7462539CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years6987737CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year7556744CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year6784615CurrentTaxYear
Total36959887Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years7462539CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years6987737CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year7556744CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year6784615CurrentTaxYear
Total36959887Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total17036959887PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years61001CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years12553CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year13637CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year43876CurrentTaxYear
Total248615Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years17818CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years5550CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years14439CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year10492CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total48299Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support37256801TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc766945GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.99200PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.96330PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures0PoliticalExpenditures
Volunteer Hours0VolunteerHours
Volunteers1Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management1PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members1MailingsMembers
Mailings Members$1,271MailingsMembersAmount
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators1DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators$32,311DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities0OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB33582TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c30NotDescribedIn501c3

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPART IV, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:Identifier
ExplanationTHE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY PAYS FOR ALL LOBBYIST CONTRACT FEES FOR THE YEAR INCLUDING THE ANNUAL LOBBYIST REGISTRATION FEE. THE LOBBYING SERVICE WAS RENDERED BY LIZ BROWN-REEVES CONSULTING WHO WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE OF VOLUNTEERS TO FULFILL ITS ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THE STAFF AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE MEMBERS SURVEYED OUR CONSTITUENTS TO DEVELOP PRIORITY ISSUES THAT THE CHAPTER WILL FOCUS ON. THEN, THE LOBBYIST ASSISTED THE ORGANIZATION IN DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO PURSUE VIA LEGISLATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS. THE PRIORITY ISSUES FOR 2012 ARE: 1) IMPROVE SAFE PATIENT HANDLING IN HOSPITALS AND 2) IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY DISABILITIES WHEN REFUELING AT GAS STATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION PLANNING AND ATTENDANCE, THE LOBBYIST ALSO SENDS MONTHLY REPORTS DURING THE RECESS AND BI-WEEKLY REPORTS DURING SESSION. THE LOBBYIST ALSO MEETS WITH OUR ADVOCACY COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS NEEDED. THE LOBBYIST ALSO CALLS IN FOR MEETINGS WITH THE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP AND STAFF DURING SESSION AND EVERY TWO WEEKS DURING RECESS. IN COLLABORATION WITH AN ADVOCACY PLANNING COMMITTEE, THE LOBBYIST ASSISTS WITH TRAINING OUR MS ACTIVISTS AND MEETING WITH LEGISLATORS IN SPRINGFIELD DURING OUR ANNUAL MS ACTION DAY (VISIT TO THE CAPITOL). LASTLY, THEY WORK WITH US ON COMMUNICATION TOOLS (E.G. LETTERS TO LEGISLATOR/INTEREST GROUPS, EMAILS/CALLS) TO FURTHER OUR GOALS ALONG.Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance827449BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses1524InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures1049OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance827924EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance826147BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses4454InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures3152OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance827449EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance884954BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses10785InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures69592OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance826147EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance879539BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses40270InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures34855OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance884954EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.45000PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0.55000TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis500858OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation334077Depreciation
Book Value166781BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis242813OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation108177Depreciation
Book Value134636BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings301417TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
DUE TO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS$371,756
DEFERRED RENT AND LEASE INCENTIVE$615,100
DUE TO OTHER CHAPTERS$4,841
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION$103,328
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts1095025TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue6220416TotalRevenue
Total Expenses6201941TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year18475ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS18475ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt6220416TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Not Rptd F9900RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal6220416RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9906220416TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt6201941TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal6201941ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9906201941TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:Identifier
Return ReferencePART V, LINE 4:ReturnReference
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION HAS TWO ENDOWMENT FUNDS. ONE OF THE FUNDS IS USED TO PAY EXPENSES RELATED TO THE ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM. THE OTHER FUND IS USED FOR DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1WALKNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event12735730GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event12735730CharitableContributionsEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event114315RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event131395FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event11462EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1164869OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2BIKENameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event21541755GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event21541755CharitableContributionsEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event26150RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Food And Beverage Event261796FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Entertainment Event24800EntertainmentEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2180654OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events9TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events890723GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events825963CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events64760GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Rent Facility Costs Other Events3275RentFacilityCostsOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events172964FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events6810EntertainmentOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events70123OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total5168208GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total5103448CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events64760GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events23740RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events266155FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events13072EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events415646OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events718613DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary-653853NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII (7 entries)

Type Of GrantTypeOfGrantNumber Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipientsAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant
SCHOLARSHIP1010000
COUNSELING33751
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & HOME MODIFICATION2822254
HOME CARE1725794
TRAVEL ASSISTANCE6050180
EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE104139
MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND WELLNESS7854172

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: DIRECT ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. THE ORGANIZATION PAYS THE SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE GRANT RECIPIENTS DIRECTLY. INVOICES ARE CAREFULLY MONITORED TO ENSURE THAT EXPENSES ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANT.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonJOHN BLAZEKNamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org145230BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org0BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org0DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org5924NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org151154TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions4NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99021602NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesSTOCK QUOTEMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
DescriptionSPECIAL EVENT GOODSDescription
Number Of Contributions3NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99046073NoncashContribsRptdF990
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of8283 Received0NumberOf8283Received
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts1ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE CHAPTER'S AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. A COPY OF THE 990 FORM 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, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS FILED BY THE TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. WHERE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS EXIST, THE TRUSTEE, OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE IS NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY VOTE AND TRANSACTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH IS COMPRISED OF AT LEAST THREE BUT NO MORE THAN FIVE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EACH CHAPTER WITH COMPARABLE SALARY DATA FOR PRESIDENTS AND OTHER KEY POSITIONS AT NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY CHAPTERS AND OTHER VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES OF SIMILAR BUDGET SIZE(S) AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION(S). IN ADDITION, THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE IS EVALUATED ANNUALLY IN A JOINT REVIEW PROCESS BY THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION'S CEO OR A DESIGNEE AND THE LOCAL COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES. THE PRESIDENT CONDUCTS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS FOR THE OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES THE OUTCOME OF WHICH IS SHARED WITH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO HELP INFORM THEIR DECISIONS ABOUT COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE CHAPTER'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE CHAPTER'S FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CHAPTER'S WEBSITE AND WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED IN A HARD COPY FORMAT UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1733 THIRD AVENUEAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10017ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN135661935EIN
Primary ActivitiesUTILIZES THE SERVICES OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status509(A)(1)PublicCharityStatus

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NOBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Org0ControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org1OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org1OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

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