NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (EIN 13-5661935)
Tax period: 2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
Filed: 2025-05-21
IRS object ID: 202511419349301321
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-21T15:20:37-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	991856619	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	757 THIRD AVENUE 3RD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	100172013	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	135661935	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NATI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8553721331	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	733 THIRD AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	100173211	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CINDY BERTRANDO	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2677655102	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-21	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DANIEL ROMANO	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00504182	PTIN
Phone	2125990100	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	TIMOTHY COETZEE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	733 THIRD AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	100173211	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$213,116,583	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption	1048	GroupExemptionNum
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NATIONALMSSOCIETY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1946	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	WE WILL CURE MS WHILE EMPOWERING PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS TO LIVE THEIR BEST LIVES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	30	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	29	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1035	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	34000	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$642,657	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$145,194,411	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$164,094,474	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$5,595	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,225,647	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$6,657,527	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,025,593	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$998,636	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$149,451,246	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$171,750,637	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$35,661,069	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$30,200,989	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$89,227,933	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$94,295,974	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$2,544,696	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$2,400,997	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$33,798,958	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$45,452,159	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$42,178,454	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$172,885,857	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$169,076,414	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$23,434,611	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,674,223	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$184,229,514	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$201,117,763	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$74,690,665	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$73,624,690	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$109,538,849	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$127,493,073	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	WE WILL CURE MS WHILE EMPOWERING PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS TO LIVE THEIR BEST LIVES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$47,201,303	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,963,901	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	CLIENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES (SEE SCHEDULE O)CLIENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES - THE SOCIETY EMPOWERS PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS TO SOLVE EVERYDAY CHALLENGES. WE BELIEVE THAT WHEN INDIVIDUALS ARE INFORMED, CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED BY LOVED ONES, COMMUNITIES, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND THE SOCIETY, THEY EXPERIENCE AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE, INCREASED CONFIDENCE, NEW CONNECTIONS, AND TAKE POSITIVE ACTIONS TOWARD LIVING THEIR BEST LIVES. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY SERVING AS A TRUSTED SOURCE OF SUPPORT, OFFERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, RELIABLE INFORMATION, AND ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE THROUGH MS NAVIGATORS. WE ALSO FOSTER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE IMPACTED BY MS, PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. IN FISCAL 2024, MS NAVIGATORS ASSISTED 28,129 INDIVIDUALS IN CONNECTING TO CRITICAL RESOURCES SUCH AS MS EDUCATION AND INFORMATION, HEALTHCARE, FINANCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PERSONALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. THE SOCIETY DELIVERED OVER 106 VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, REACHING 5,912 ATTENDEES. PROGRAMS WERE MADE AVAILABLE ON DEMAND, ALLOWING AN ADDITIONAL 225,493 INDIVIDUALS TO ENGAGE WITH THE CONTENT. TOPICS INCLUDED SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, TREATMENT OPTIONS, AND WELLNESS STRATEGIES. APPROXIMATELY 780 ACTIVE SUPPORT GROUP LEADERS SPANNED THE COUNTRY, HELPING PROVIDE CONNECTIONS BOTH IN-PERSON AND WITHIN VIRTUAL SETTING FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS AND THEIR LOVED ONES. 1,900 INDIVIDUALS WERE REFERRED BY THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TO THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY TO RECEIVE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT IN MANAGING MS.AS A RESULT OF THESE CLIENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, 78% OF PARTICIPATING INDIVIDUALS FEEL MORE CONFIDENT IN ADDRESSING CHALLENGES OF MS, 76% FEEL THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY IS A TRUSTED SOURCE OF SUPPORT, AND 85% OF INDIVIDUALS MADE NEW CONNECTIONS TO INFORMATION, PEOPLE, AND OTHER SOURCES OF SUPPORT.THESE PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT DIRECTLY ADVANCE OUR MISSION TO CURE MS WHILE ENPOWERING PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS TO LIVE THEIR BEST LIVES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$35,715,880	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLIC EDUCATION (SEE SCHEDULE O)PUBLIC EDUCATION - PEOPLE WITH MS CAN BETTER MANAGE THEIR DISEASE WHEN THEY HAVE THE SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM-FROM DOCTORS TO EMPLOYERS TO FAMILY MEMBERS. THAT'S WHY WE WORK RELENTLESSLY TO TELL THE WORLD WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE WITH MS. WE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE SOCIETY'S AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND MOMENTUM, WHICH IS THE SOCIETY'S FLAGSHIP MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTED QUARTERLY TO NEARLY 500,000 PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND SUPPORTERS OF THE SOCIETY. WE SEND BIMONTHLY EMAILS WITH NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT MS TO 850,000 PEOPLE AND MORE THAN 6.2 MILLION PEOPLE VISIT THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE EACH YEAR TO ACCESS INFORMATION AND SUPPORT AND GET INVOLVED.IN ADDITION, MANY PEOPLE GET ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT MS VIA THE SOCIETY'S SOCIAL MEDIA, WITH MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION FOLLOWERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$30,721,142	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$25,529,051	GrantAmt
Desc	RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES (SEE SCHEDULE O)RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES - IN FISCAL 2024, THE SOCIETY INVESTED $31.2 MILLION TO SUPPORT 271 NEW AND ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD AIMED AT STOPPING MS IN ITS TRACKS, RESTORING FUNCTION, AND ENDING THE DISEASE FOREVER. THE SOCIETY ENGAGED 104 EXPERT SCIENTIFIC AND PEER REVIEWERS TO EVALUATE 369 PROPOSALS FOR RESEARCH GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS AND EARLY CAREER AWARDS, COMMERCIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, AND TARGETED RESEARCH GRANTS. WE ALSO ENGAGED 15 LAY COMMUNITY REVIEWERS TO HELP THE SOCIETY IDENTIFY THE MOST PROMISING AND APPROPRIATE RESEARCH INVESTMENTS.RESEARCH PRIORITY AREAS TO DRIVE BREAKTHROUGHS TO A CURE INCLUDE: ACCELERATING PROMISING RESEARCH TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS TO LIVE THEIR BEST LIVES AND ADVANCE THE PATHWAYS TO MS CURES ROADMAP, INCLUDING: STOPPING DISEASE ACTIVITY AND PROGRESSION THROUGH PRECISION MEDICINE AND EARLY DETECTION; RESTORING WHAT'S BEEN LOST BY REVERSING SYMPTOMS AND DISABILITY THROUGH REGENERATION AND FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY ENHANCED BY REHABILITATION AND WELLNESS; AND ENDING THE DISEASE THROUGH PREVENTION BY LIMITING EXPOSURE TO RISK FACTORS ACROSS THE POPULATION AND FOR THOSE MOST AT-RISK.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$6,563,759	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,708,037	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING - THE SOCIETY WANTS SCIENTISTS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO BE AWARE OF AND TRAINED IN MS SO THAT THE VERY BEST EXPERTISE WORLDWIDE IS ENGAGED IN FINDING TREATMENTS AND SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYONE WITH MS. THIS INCLUDES ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND CRITICAL JUDGEMENT OF SCIENTISTS, PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS BY KEEPING THEM ABREAST OF NEW DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND THERAPIES. IN FISCAL 2024, 86 CLINICIANS, WHO PROVIDE CARE FOR APPROXIMATELY 12,500 PEOPLE WITH MS, PARTICIPATED IN ECHO MS, WHICH IS A CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT ESTABLISHES A PEER-TO-PEER KNOWLEDGE SHARING NETWORK TO IMPROVE OVERALL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MS. 91% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED THAT THEY WILL BE MAKING A CHANGE TO THEIR CLINICAL PRACTICE AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM. AS OF 2024, THE SOCIETY HAS FUNDED THE TRAINING OF 115 PHYSICIANS TO BECOME MS SPECIALISTS WHO ARE NOW PROVIDING CARE FOR NEARLY 18,000 PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$6,563,759	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$1,708,037	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$120,202,084	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (1)	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	Yes (1)	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1794	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1035	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	30	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	29	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CYNTHIA BERTRANDO CFO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8003444867	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	733 THIRD AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	100173211	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (51 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
CYNTHIA ZAGIEBOYLO
PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 07/2024)	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$630,435	$0	$13,200
TIMOTHY COETZEE
PRESIDENT & CEO (AS OF 07/2024)	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$385,380	$0	$63,156
PETER PORRINO
CHAIR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANA M FOOTE
VICE CHAIR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BONNIE HIGGINS
VICE CHAIR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROLINE WHITACRE
VICE CHAIR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DIANA TWADELL
SECRETARY	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HAFIZ CHANDIWALA
TREASURER	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL BOGDONOFF
DIRECTOR (THRU 11/2023)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS CAMPBELL
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHELE DINN
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KASSAUNDRA ESCALERA
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DON FRACCHIA
DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/2023)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER GALLIGAN
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHYAM GIDUMAL
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDY HARRIS
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
IAN HARRIS
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM HOLLEY
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY HUSKEY
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD KNUTSON
DIRECTOR (THRU 11/2023)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMIE LARSEN
DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/2023)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREA LINDSLEY
DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/2023)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK LIVINGSTON
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA MCALEER
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK MCDERMOTT
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM T MONAHAN
DIRECTOR (THRU 11/2023)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HELEN MYERS
DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/2023)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH PAGE
DIRECTOR (THRU 11/2023)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUSSELL PARKER
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHET POREMBSKI
DIRECTOR (THRU 11/2023)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOBI ROGOWSKY
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID M ROTTKAMP
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT SHIN
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY SICOTTE
DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/2023)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMI STEWART
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WENDI WASIK
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MALCOLM P WATTMAN ESQ
DIRECTOR (THRU 11/2023)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA BERTRANDO
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$275,591	$0	$52,587
LISA GOLDFARB THRU 052024
CHIEF PPL, VOL & COMM ENG OFFICER	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$391,879	$0	$13,200
TAMI CAESAR THRU 122023
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$704,634	$0	$33,730
JENNIFER LEE
EVP, DEVELOPMENT	40.00	0.00			$292,165	$0	$34,237	Yes (X)
BRUCE BEBO
EVP, RESEARCH	40.00	0.00			$233,185	$0	$37,795	Yes (X)
RONDA KRIER
EVP, TECHNOLOGY	40.00	0.00			$217,874	$0	$61,568	Yes (X)
KAREN MARINER
EVP, PROGRAMS & SUPPORT	40.00	0.00			$194,331	$0	$22,048	Yes (X)
MISTY FLOWERS AS OF 062024
EVP, FINANCE & OPERATIONS	40.00	0.00			$163,811	$0	$47,585	Yes (X)
PHYLLIS ROBSHAM THRU 072024
EVP, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP	40.00	0.00			$277,045	$0	$30,177		Yes (X)
WHITNIE GLADDEN
GENERAL COUNSEL	40.00	0.00			$270,835	$0	$25,810		Yes (X)
BARI TALENTE
EVP, ADVOCACY & HEALTHCARE ACCESS	40.00	0.00			$271,742	$0	$64,698		Yes (X)
RON ZWERIN THRU 062024
EVP, MKT, BRAND & COMMUNICATIONS	40.00	0.00			$230,421	$0	$54,341		Yes (X)
REBECCA FEHLIG
EVP, OPERATIONS (THRU 07/2024)	40.00	0.00			$222,208	$0	$8,815		Yes (X)
GRAHAM MCREYNOLDS
FORMER AVP, GLOBAL INITIATIVES	0.00	0.00			$122,590	$0	$4,931			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$4,884,126	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$567,878	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	155	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
MERKLE INC
7001 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE	COLUMBIA	MD	21046	SEE SCHEDULE O	$9,988,394
SLALOM INC
255 S KING ST STE 1800	SEATTLE	WA	98104	IT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	$3,424,178
GLOBAL CLOUD LTD
30 WEST THIRD STREET	CINCINNATI	OH	45202	IT/PROCESSING SERVICES	$1,568,667
PROVIDENT CONTRUCTION INC
12424 E WEAVER PLACE	CENTENNIAL	CO	80111	CONSTRUCTION	$849,159
INTECROWD LLC
8927 HYPOLUXO ROAD STE A4-330	LAKE WORTH	FL	33467	IT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	$754,004

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	36	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$79,917,639	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$358,012	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$83,818,823	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$2,511,664	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$164,094,474	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,121,225	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,121,225	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$20,106	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$20,106	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$20,106	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$20,106	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$20,431,044	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$17,894,742	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,536,302	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,536,302	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,536,302	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$23,465,772	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$79,917,639	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$23,465,772	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$74,985	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$5,432	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$69,553	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$69,553	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ADVERTISING INCOME	900099	$642,657	$642,657
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	900099	$266,320		$266,320

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$908,977	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$171,750,637	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$642,657	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$7,013,506	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,849,553	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,849,553	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,972,701	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,972,701	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,378,735	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,378,735	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,169,243	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,964,189	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$480,919	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$724,135	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,233,910	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,511,984	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,870,726	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,851,200	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,175,478	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,546,691	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$250,940	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$377,847	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,279,185	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,152,013	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,647,092	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,480,080	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,438,158	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,866,345	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$627,287	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$944,526	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,444	TotalAmt
Management And General	$65,444	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$620,418	TotalAmt
Management And General	$620,418	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$179,230	TotalAmt
Management And General	$179,230	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,567	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,567	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,400,997	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$2,400,997	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$292,609	TotalAmt
Management And General	$292,609	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,027,307	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,504,109	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,549	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,483,649	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,361,682	TotalAmt
Program Services	$841,901	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$120,281	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,399,500	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,439,444	TotalAmt
Program Services	$96,582	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$71,601	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,271,261	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,823,660	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,962,681	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,012,090	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,848,889	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,794,244	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,978,077	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$694,219	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,121,948	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$887,201	TotalAmt
Program Services	$420,837	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,583	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$430,781	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,554,220	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,306,081	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,859	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$206,280	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,025,420	TotalAmt
Program Services	$704,427	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$122,587	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$198,406	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,312,107	TotalAmt
Program Services	$900,715	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$157,284	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$254,108	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING, PUB., & POST.	$6,480,071	$2,188,112	$613,791	$3,678,168
AWARDS & PRIZES	$439,110	$421,990	$3,513	$13,607
EQUIPMENT RENTAL	$229,649	$157,705	$27,490	$44,454
BAD DEBTS	$58,856	$18,169	$30,359	$10,328

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$515,215	TotalAmt
Program Services	$385,920	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$70,501	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$58,794	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$169,076,414	TotalAmt
Program Services	$120,202,084	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,075,372	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,798,958	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,077,088	TotalAmt
Program Services	$608,713	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$668,475	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,799,900	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,147,637	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,733,586	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,179,235	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,993,676	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$426,663	BOYAmt
EOY	$343,656	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,743,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,471,020	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$9,439,020	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$5,553,046	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,025,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,885,974	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$97,185,609	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,852,609	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$153,584	BOYAmt
EOY	$154,480	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,367,263	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,682,762	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$184,229,514	BOYAmt
EOY	$201,117,763	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,683,244	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,142,448	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,307,666	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,049,274	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,422,973	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,624,082	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,687,461	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,564,199	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,589,321	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,244,687	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$74,690,665	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,624,690	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,017,006	BOYAmt
EOY	$54,418,000	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,521,843	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,075,073	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,538,849	BOYAmt
EOY	$127,493,073	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$184,229,514	BOYAmt
EOY	$201,117,763	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,674,223	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$14,976,095	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$303,906	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$150,008,066	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$139,286,957	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$166,995,681	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$145,194,411	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$164,094,474	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$765,579,589	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$150,008,066	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$139,286,957	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$166,995,681	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$145,194,411	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$164,094,474	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$765,579,589	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$7,572,010	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$758,007,579	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,899,079	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,907,536	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,602,458	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,712,323	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,141,331	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$19,262,727	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,190,061	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,262,718	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$760,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$409,144	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$642,657	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,265,128	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,629,516	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,188,509	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$19,870,045	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$22,796,887	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$23,807,077	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$82,292,034	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$871,399,478	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$38,195	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.86990	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.88160	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GROSS INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 7,531,945. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 8,057,964. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 19,793,927. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 22,412,256. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 23,465,772. GROSS RECEIPT FROM GAMING - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 201,720. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 74,985. MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 97,571. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 130,545. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 76,118. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 182,911. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 266,320.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	Yes (1)	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	Yes (1)	MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members	$385,749	MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast	Yes (1)	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Publications Or Broadcast	$19,287	PublicationsOrBroadcastAmt
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$546,477	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	Yes (1)	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	$334,316	RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$1,285,829	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MS ACTIVISTS WITH PERSONAL CONNECTIONS TO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ARE ON THE FRONTLINE, MOVING TOGETHER AND SPEAKING WITH ONE VOICE TO CREATE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY CHANGES THAT BENEFIT PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THEIR ACTIONS DRIVE CHANGE IN PUBLIC POLICIES TO BRING POSITIVE IMPACT FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS. VOLUNTEERS SHARE STORIES ABOUT LIVING WITH MS, CONNECT WITH DECISION MAKERS, WORK WITH LIKE-MINDED PARTNERS AND CREATE SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO IMPACT THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE POSSIBLE. STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY PRIORITIES ARE DETERMINED BY BOTH AN ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS AND BY STAFF AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS VOLUNTEERS. TOP AREAS OF FOCUS IN FISCAL 2024 INCLUDED ADVOCATING FOR ACCESS TO QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH COVERAGE; ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICATION (PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER REFORM); EXTENDING BENEFITS OF TELEHEALTH SERVICES; AND INCREASED FUNDING FOR MS RESEARCH.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$19,860,478	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,561,084	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$703,347	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$60,885	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$23,657,330	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$18,296,930	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,600,261	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,011,097	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$30,616	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$19,860,478	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$23,355,758	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$553	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$4,254,137	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$734,562	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$70,682	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$18,296,930	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$20,280,605	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$211,969	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$5,090,737	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,182,798	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$44,755	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$23,355,758	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$21,446,141	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$291,990	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$870,352	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$193,288	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$393,886	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$20,280,605	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.70292	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.29708	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,527,792	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$619,253	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$908,539	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,127,436	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,158,301	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,969,135	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,783,792	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,775,492	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,300	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,885,974	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN TRUSTS	$29,509,660
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS	$9,239,016
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS	$5,934,086

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$44,682,762	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
LEASE LIABILITIES	$10,551,044
DUE TO ANNUITANTS	$1,308,174
OTHER LIABILITIES	$385,469

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$12,244,687	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$196,824,341	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$14,976,095	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$10,086,312	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$303,906	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$25,366,313	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$171,458,028	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$292,609	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$292,609	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$171,750,637	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$178,870,117	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$10,086,312	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$10,086,312	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$168,783,805	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$292,609	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$292,609	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$169,076,414	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:	ESCROW LIABILITY ARRANGEMENT EXPLANATION THE SOCIETY IS THE LEAD AGENCY AND A MANAGING MEMBER OF THE PROGRESSIVE MS ALLIANCE, ALONG WITH ASSOCIANZIONE ITALIANA SCLEROSI MULTIPLA (ITALY), MS AUSTRALIA, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION, MS SOCIETY (UNITED KINGDOM), AND THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY OF CANADA. THE ALLIANCE IS OPEN TO MS ORGANIZATIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND IT IS CONTINUALLY SEEKING NEW MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE GLOBAL MS COMMUNITY. THE ALLIANCE MADE A JOINT COMMITMENT TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TREATMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE MS. THE ALLIANCE HAS THREE PRIORITY OBJECTIVES WHICH INCLUDE: UNDERSTAND, PREVENT AND REVERSE PROGRESSION, SPEED UP AND IMPROVE CLINICAL TRIALS, AND IMPROVE WELL-BEING THROUGH PROVEN THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES. OUR FOCUS AND MISSION REMAIN CLEAR: TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WORLDWIDE. THE ALLIANCE INVESTS IN RESEARCH THAT ADVANCES OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PROGRESSIVE MS, IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL NEW TREATMENTS, AND CREATES TOOLS TO SPEED UP AND IMPROVE CLINICAL TRIALS. AS A MANAGING MEMBER, THE SOCIETY CONTRIBUTED $14,331,769 THROUGH FISCAL 2024 AND HAS COMMITTED $558,036 OVER THE NEXT YEAR, CONDITIONAL ON VARIOUS FACTORS. IN ADDITION, AS THE LEAD AGENCY, THE SOCIETY MAINTAINS CUSTODY OF THE POOLED FUNDS CONTRIBUTED FROM OTHER ALLIANCE MEMBERS. THE DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FOR PROGRESSIVE MS RESEARCH INITIATIVES IS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MADE UP OF THE CEOS OF THE MANAGING MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. THE SOCIETY RECEIVED A TOTAL OF $2,912,489 DURING THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 FROM ALLIANCE MEMBERS, WHICH WILL BE HELD UNTIL SUCH TIME THE FUNDS ARE APPROVED FOR EXPENDITURE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THE SOCIETY RECORDED UNSPENT DONATED FUNDS, CONSISTING OF BOTH SOCIETY AND OTHER ALLIANCE MEMBERS' MONIES, TOTALING $14,564,199, AS A LIABILITY.
PART V, LINE 4:	INTENDED USES OF ENDOWMENT FUND THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS ARE INVESTED IN A MANNER INTENDED TO PRESERVE THEIR VALUE CONSISTENT WITH SUCH DONOR STIPULATIONS, MINIMIZE THE EFFECT OF HIGH ECONOMIC VOLATILITY AND/OR LOW INVESTMENT RETURN AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAMS SPECIFIED BY THE DONORS, INCLUDING THE MARILYN HILTON MS ACHIEVEMENT CENTER, DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, RESEARCH, AND OTHER GENERAL SERVICES, PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:	FIN 48 FOOTNOTE GUIDANCE IN "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES" UNDER THE ASC OF THE FASB CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, INCLUDING ISSUES RELATING TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT. THIS STANDARD PROVIDES THAT THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ONLY IF THE POSITION IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED IF THE POSITION WERE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE STANDARD ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON MEASUREMENT, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, AND DISCLOSURE. THE SOCIETY HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS NEXUS; AND, TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. THE SOCIETY HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THE SOCIETY RECORDED $8,600 AS A PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME ACTIVITIES WHICH IS REFLECTED WITHIN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES ON THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUST 379,089. CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS -75,183.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	14	GRANTMAKING	$1,787,068
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	5	GRANTMAKING	$1,051,271
NORTH AMERICA	6	GRANTMAKING	$540,396

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	25	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	25	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$3,378,735	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$3,378,735	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (25 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	RESEARCH	$65,380	WIRE	$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	RESEARCH	$297,356	WIRE	$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	RESEARCH	$161,762	WIRE	$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	RESEARCH	$226,773	WIRE	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$162,623	WIRE	$0
NORTH AMERICA	RESEARCH	$25,781	WIRE	$0
NORTH AMERICA	RESEARCH	$65,509	WIRE	$0
NORTH AMERICA	RESEARCH	$129,009	WIRE	$0
NORTH AMERICA	RESEARCH	$175,167	WIRE	$0
NORTH AMERICA	RESEARCH	$100,000	WIRE	$0
NORTH AMERICA	RESEARCH	$44,930	WIRE	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$160,740	WIRE	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$250,544	WIRE	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$119,624	WIRE	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$193,746	WIRE	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$33,000	WIRE	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$223,131	WIRE	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$18,457	WIRE	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$100,000	WIRE	$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	RESEARCH	$300,000	WIRE	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$84,594	WIRE	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$24,495	WIRE	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$147,102	WIRE	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$23,158	WIRE	$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$245,854	WIRE	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	25	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS THE SOCIETY HAS INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEES THAT EVALUATE ALL GRANT APPLICATIONS AND RECOMMEND GRANTS TO BE FUNDED BY THE SOCIETY BASED UPON THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE INSTITUTION AND RESEARCHER(S), AND THE RESEARCH PROJECT'S SCIENTIFIC MERIT AND POTENTIAL APPLICABILITY TO MS. ONCE A GRANT HAS BEEN APPROVED, GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PROGRESS REPORTS ON AN ANNUAL OR MORE FREQUENT BASIS BEFORE ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS AUTHORIZED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
MERKLE GROUP
7001 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE	COLUMBIA	MD	21046	DONOR DATA	0	$8,113,445	$2,272,601	$5,840,844
CLINTON MATTHEW BELL
3262 WALDEN GLEN	ESCONDIDO	CA	92027	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$601,813	$36,570	$565,243
MATTHEW WALTER NEWSOM
1901 KILMONACK LANE	CHARLOTTE	NC	28270	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$189,892	$12,150	$177,742
SCOTT ROBERTSON PA
2759 JANET STREET	MATLACHA	FL	33993	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$77,900	$5,800	$72,100
BEN FARRELL AUCTION & REAL ESTATE LLC
920 GREEN VALLEY DRIVE	NASHVILLE	TN	37220	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$62,228	$14,971	$47,257
BENEFIT AUCTIONS 360 LLC
PO BOX 12633	PORTLAND	OR	97212	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$49,750	$7,000	$42,750
MENISH PRODUCTIONS INC
PO BOX 221066	LOUISVILLE	KY	40252	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$37,445	$5,600	$31,845
SUSAN L JOHNSON
7393 NORTH DEARBORN RD	GUILFORD	IN	47022	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$29,897	$6,275	$23,622
HUNT AUCTIONEERS
2 GOLD STREET 4503	NEW YORK	NY	10038	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$23,606	$5,500	$18,106

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$9,185,976	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$2,366,467	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$6,819,509	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	BIKE MS (50)	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$51,813,064	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$38,551,089	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$13,261,975	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$1,539,045	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$1,331,701	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$2,483,465	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$286,268	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$7,621,496	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	WALK MS (218)	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$33,645,011	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$27,694,542	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$5,950,469	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$1,004,590	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$964,354	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$384,423	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$229,992	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$3,367,110	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	96	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$17,925,336	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$13,672,008	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$4,253,328	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$72,601	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$732,456	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$1,903,026	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$635,891	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$909,354	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$103,383,411	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$79,917,639	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$23,465,772	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$2,616,236	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$3,028,511	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$4,770,914	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$1,152,151	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$11,897,960	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$23,465,772	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$0	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming	$74,985	GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Gaming	$5,432	OthDirectExpnssOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming	0	VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Gross Revenue Total Gaming	$74,985	GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Gaming	$5,432	OthDirectExpnssTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming	$5,432	DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary	$69,553	NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming Conducted	DE	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	FL	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	MA	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	MI	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	MO	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	NC	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	OR	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	PA	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	TX	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
Licensed	Yes (1)	LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc	0	LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With Nonmembers	Yes (1)	GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity	0	MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Own Facility	0.00000	GamingOwnFacilityPct
Gaming Other Facility	1.00000	GamingOtherFacilityPct
Individual With Books	CYNTHIA BERTRANDO CFO	IndividualWithBooksNm

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	733 THIRD AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	100173211	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev	0	CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Gaming Manager Person	CYNTHIA BERTRANDO CFO	GamingManagerPersonNm
Gaming Manager Compensation	$0	GamingManagerCompensationAmt
Gaming Manager Services Prov	CYNTHIA BERTRANDO, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, PREPARES THE BOOKS AND RECORDS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GAMING/SPECIAL EVENTS AND OVERSEES THE MANAGEMENT OF THE GAMING OPERATION. THESE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE PART OF HER ROLE AS CFO. SHE DOES NOT RECEIVE SEPARATE COMPENSATION RELATED TO MANAGEMENT OF THE GAMING ACTIVITIES.	GamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is Director Ofcr	Yes (X)	GamingManagerIsDirectorOfcrInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr	Yes (1)	CharitableDistributionRqrInd
Distributed	$62,230	DistributedAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V)

PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISERS THE SOCIETY USED MERKLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF ITS DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGNS IN FY2024. THESE CAMPAIGNS COLLECTIVELY RAISED $8,113,445 IN REVENUE FOR FY2024. ADDITIONALLY, EVENT AUCTIONEERS ASSIST THE SOCIETY IN ACQUIRING MERCHANDISE TO BE AUCTIONED. COLLECTIVELY, THEY RAISED $1,072,531 IN REVENUE FOR 2024.

SCHEDULE G, PART II

FUNDRAISING EVENTS BIKE MS BIKE MS IS THE LARGEST CHARITY CYCLING SERIES IN THE WORLD. BIKE MS HAS 50 RIDES ACROSS THE U.S. WITH EXPERIENCES THAT ARE UNIQUE TO EACH RIDE FOR CASUAL, NOVICE, AND EXPERIENCED CYCLISTS. IN FISCAL 2024, NEARLY 40,000 CYCLISTS AND MORE THAN 4,000 TEAMS RODE AND PROVIDED FUNDRAISING SUPPORT FOR THE SOCIETY. WALK MS 136,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN WALK MS EVENTS IN FISCAL 2024. WALK MS IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO RAISE FUNDS AND CONNECT TO THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT OFFERED BY THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY. THERE WERE 218 HOSTED EVENTS AND 1,600 PARTICIPANTS IN OUR VIRTUAL WALK MS YOUR WAY PROGRAM.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (86 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
ACCELERATED CURE PROJECT FOR MS
460 TOTTEN POND ROAD SUITE 420	WALTHAM	MA	02452	043555864	501(C)(3)	$479,172	$0	RESEARCH
AMERICAN BRAIN FOUNDATION
201 CHICAGO AVE	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55415	411717098	501(C)(3)	$150,000	$0	RESEARCH
BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE
1201 9TH AVE ATTN ACCOUNTS	SEATTLE	WA	981012795	910653422	501(C)(3)	$190,819	$0	RESEARCH	RECEIVABLE
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
60 FENWOOD RD 10TH FL STE 10002J	BOSTON	MA	02115	042312909	501(C)(3)	$116,875	$0	CLINICAL
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
60 FENWOOD RD 10TH FL STE 10002J	BOSTON	MA	02115	042312909	501(C)(3)	$714,496	$0	RESEARCH
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
10900 EUCLID AVENUE	CLEVELAND	OH	441067015	341018992	501(C)(3)	$210,335	$0	RESEARCH
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
8700 BEVERLY BLVD	LOS ANGELES	CA	90048	951644600	501(C)(3)	$197,327	$0	RESEARCH
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL CORPORATION
300 LONGWOOD AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	042774441	501(C)(3)	$98,432	$0	RESEARCH
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
3333 BURNET AVENUE	CINCINNATI	OH	45229	310833936	501(C)(3)	$200,000	$0	RESEARCH
CLENE NANOMEDICINE INC
6550 S MILLROCK DRIVE SUITE G50	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	84121	320446164	N/A	$427,031	$0	RESEARCH
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
9500 EUCLID AVENUE	CLEVELAND	OH	44195	340714585	501(C)(3)	$163,219	$0	CLINICAL
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
9500 EUCLID AVENUE	CLEVELAND	OH	44195	340714585	501(C)(3)	$1,360,586	$0	RESEARCH
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
MOBY B 201A 1582 CAMPUS DELIVERY	FORT COLLINS	CO	805231582	846000545	GOV	$256,508	$0	RESEARCH	ATTN BRETT FLING
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
615 WEST 131ST STREET 3RD FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10027	135598093	501(C)(3)	$85,606	$0	CLINICAL
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
615 WEST 131ST STREET 3RD FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10027	135598093	501(C)(3)	$1,160,387	$0	RESEARCH
DIGNITY HEALTH
350 WEST THOMAS ROAD	PHOENIX	AZ	85013	941196203	501(C)(3)	$254,668	$0	RESEARCH
EMORY UNIVERSITY
201 DOWMAN DRIVE	ATLANTA	GA	30322	580566256	501(C)(3)	$18,750	$0	CLINICAL
EMORY UNIVERSITY
202 DOWMAN DRIVE	ATLANTA	GA	30322	580566256	501(C)(3)	$112,671	$0	RESEARCH
EMPIRE DISCOVERY INSTITUTE INC
601 ELMWOOD AVE BOX EDI	ROCHESTER	NY	14642	823993697	501(C)(3)	$506,837	$0	RESEARCH
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
37TH AND O STREETS NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20057	530196603	501(C)(3)	$123,046	$0	RESEARCH
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM
2799 WEST GRAND BLVD	DETROIT	MI	48202	381357020	501(C)(3)	$199,450	$0	RESEARCH
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
ONE GUSTAVE L LEVY PLACE	NEW YORK	NY	100296574	136171197	501(C)(3)	$191,875	$0	CLINICAL
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
ONE GUSTAVE L LEVY PLACE	NEW YORK	NY	100296574	136171197	501(C)(3)	$151,875	$0	RESEARCH
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
1101 EAST 33RD STREET STE D200	BALTIMORE	MD	21218	520595110	501(C)(3)	$186,925	$0	CLINICAL
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
1101 EAST 33RD STREET STE D200	BALTIMORE	MD	21218	520595110	501(C)(3)	$1,149,283	$0	RESEARCH
KESSLER FOUNDATION RESEARCH CENTER
120 EAGLE ROCK AVENUE SUITE 100	EAST HANOVER	NJ	07936	311562134	501(C)(3)	$434,893	$0	RESEARCH
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
820 N MICHIGAN AVE LT 1300	CHICAGO	IL	60611	361408475	501(C)(3)	$137,500	$0	RESEARCH
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
55 FRUIT STREET	BOSTON	MA	02114	042697983	501(C)(3)	$56,250	$0	CLINICAL
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
55 FRUIT STREET	BOSTON	MA	02114	042697983	501(C)(3)	$114,259	$0	RESEARCH
MCKING CONSULTING CORP
2810 OLD LEE HWY SUITE 300	FAIRFAX	VA	22031	542006067	N/A	$146,377	$0	RESEARCH
MOUNT SINAI REHABILITATION HOSPITAL INC
114 WOODLAND STREET MS 510358	HARTFORD	CT	06105	061422973	501(C)(3)	$141,562	$0	RESEARCH
NAT'L INST OF HEALTHNAT'L INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS & STROKE
9000 ROCKVILLE PIKE	BETHESDA	MD	20892	520858115	501(C)(3)	$312,447	$0	RESEARCH
NEUROGENESIS BIO INC
410 WHITE SPRUCE BLVD	ROCHESTER	NY	146231608	874502118	N/A	$120,000	$0	RESEARCH
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER
545 FIRST AVENUE	NEW YORK	NY	10016	135562308	501(C)(3)	$18,750	$0	CLINICAL
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER
550 FIRST AVENUE	NEW YORK	NY	10016	135562308	501(C)(3)	$130,763	$0	RESEARCH
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
633 CLARK STREET	EVANSTON	IL	60208	362167817	501(C)(3)	$56,250	$0	CLINICAL
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
2525 SW 3RD AVE SUITE 245	PORTLAND	OR	97201	931176109	501(C)(3)	$116,875	$0	CLINICAL
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
2525 SW 3RD AVE SUITE 245	PORTLAND	OR	97201	931176109	501(C)(3)	$418,299	$0	RESEARCH
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
5082 WOLVERINE TOWER 3003 SOUTH	ANN ARBOR	MI	481091287	386006309	GOV	$191,875	$0	CLINICAL	STATE STREET
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
5082 WOLVERINE TOWER 3003 SOUTH	ANN ARBOR	MI	481091287	386006309	GOV	$384,235	$0	RESEARCH	STATE STREET
REHABILITION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
355 E ERIE STREET	CHICAGO	IL	60611	362256036	501(C)(3)	$118,643	$0	RESEARCH
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
3145 PORTER DRIVE	PALO ALTO	CA	94304	941156365	501(C)(3)	$741,761	$0	RESEARCH
STATE OF MARYLAND
220 ARCH ST	BALTIMORE	MD	21201	526002033	GOV	$195,240	$0	RESEARCH
THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
ONE UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD	ST LOUIS	MO	63121	436003859	GOV	$53,955	$0	RESEARCH
THE MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
36 1ST AVENUE	CHARLESTOWN	MA	02129	042868893	501(C)(3)	$240,276	$0	RESEARCH
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
901 WOODY HAYES DRIVE	COLUMBUS	OH	43210	316025986	GOV	$18,750	$0	CLINICAL
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
901 WOODY HAYES DRIVE	COLUMBUS	OH	43210	316025986	GOV	$39,587	$0	RESEARCH
THE POPULATION COUNCIL INC
1230 YORK AVE ONE DAG HAMMARSKJLD	NEW YORK	NY	10017	131687001	501(C)(3)	$330,000	$0	RESEARCH	PLAZA 3 RD FLOOR
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
105 JESSUP HALL	IOWA CITY	IA	52242	426004813	GOV	$205,596	$0	RESEARCH
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
4202 E FOWLER AVE ALN147	TAMPA	FL	336205800	593102112	501(C)(3)	$56,250	$0	CLINICAL
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
5323 HARRY HINES BLVD MC 9029	DALLAS	TX	75390	756002868	501(C)(3)	$281,202	$0	RESEARCH
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
7 LEBANON STREET SUITE 302	HANOVER	NH	03755	020222111	501(C)(3)	$16,916	$0	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
701 20TH STREET S - AB 921	BIRMINGHAM	AL	352940109	636005396	GOV	$28,149	$0	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
9500 GILMAN DRIVE	LA JOLLA	CA	92093	956006144	GOV	$56,250	$0	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
9500 GILMAN DRIVE	LA JOLLA	CA	92093	956006144	GOV	$229,954	$0	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
1855 FOLSOM STREET BOX 0812	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	946036493	GOV	$29,219	$0	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
1855 FOLSOM STREET BOX 0812	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	946036493	GOV	$1,170,335	$0	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
2195 HEARST AVENUE ROOM 159	BERKELEY	CA	947201101	946002123	GOV	$41,490	$0	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE
900 UNIVERSITY AVE	RIVERSIDE	CA	92521	956006142	GOV	$368,803	$0	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
AMC BLDG 500 13001 E 17TH PL	AURORA	CO	800452571	846000555	GOV	$93,750	$0	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
AMC BLDG 500 13001 E 17TH PL	AURORA	CO	800452571	846000555	GOV	$721,158	$0	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
PO BOX 113201	GAINESVILLE	FL	326113201	596002052	GOV	$65,923	$0	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
800 SOUTH MARSHFIELD AVENUE 511MB	CHICAGO	IL	606127205	376000511	GOV	$482,342	$0	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC
3901 RAINBOW BLVD MAIL STOP 1039	KANSAS CITY	KS	66160	481108830	501(C)(3)	$186,719	$0	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
100 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD	BOSTON	MA	02125	043167352	GOV	$239,799	$0	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
55 LAKE AVE NORTH	WORCESTER	MA	01605	043167352	GOV	$16,916	$0	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
145 E CAMERON STREET	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27514	566001393	GOV	$17,124	$0	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC
724 GRACE HALL	NOTRE DAME	IN	46556	350868188	501(C)(3)	$222,933	$0	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
3451 WALNUT STREET P221 FRANKLIN	PHILADELPHIA	PA	191046205	231352685	GOV	$537,646	$0	RESEARCH	BUILDING
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
518 HYLAN BUILDING	ROCHESTER	NY	146270140	160743209	501(C)(3)	$116,875	$0	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY GARDENS SUITE 205	LOS ANGELES	CA	900898006	951642394	GOV	$96,250	$0	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY GARDENS SUITE 205	LOS ANGELES	CA	900898006	951642394	GOV	$206,731	$0	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
110 INNER CAMPUS DR STOP K5300	AUSTIN	TX	78712	746000203	GOV	$18,750	$0	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
201 S PRESIDENTS CIRCLE ROOM 411	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	841120922	876000525	GOV	$1,285,905	$0	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
4300 ROOSEVELT WAY NE SUITE 300	SEATTLE	WA	98105	916001537	GOV	$18,750	$0	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
4300 ROOSEVELT WAY NE SUITE 300	SEATTLE	WA	98105	916001537	GOV	$432,194	$0	RESEARCH
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
1161 21ST AVE SOUTH SUITE D3300MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	372325545	352528741	501(C)(3)	$112,500	$0	CLINICAL
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
1161 21ST AVE SOUTH SUITE D3300MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	372325545	352528741	501(C)(3)	$30,568	$0	RESEARCH
VERSITI WISCONSIN INC
638 N 18TH STREET	MILWAUKEE	WI	53233	390807235	501(C)(3)	$110,000	$0	RESEARCH
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 843035	RICHMOND	VA	23284	546001758	GOV	$97,900	$0	CLINICAL
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 843035	RICHMOND	VA	23284	546001758	GOV	$286,929	$0	RESEARCH
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
700 ROSEDALE AVENUE CB 1034	ST LOUIS	MO	63112	430653611	GOV	$176,963	$0	CLINICAL
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
700 ROSEDALE AVENUE CB 1034	ST LOUIS	MO	63112	430653611	GOV	$277,019	$0	RESEARCH
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5057 WOODWARD AVENUE 13TH FL	DETROIT	MI	48202	386028429	GOV	$398,074	$0	RESEARCH
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE
1300 YORK AVENUE	NEW YORK	NY	10065	311623978	501(C)(3)	$564,561	$0	RESEARCH
YALE UNIVERSITY
2 WHITNEY AVENUE 6TH FLOOR	NEW HAVEN	CT	06510	060646973	501(C)(3)	$883,888	$0	RESEARCH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	83	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE	3938	$2,963,901
RESEARCH GRANT	1	$8,800

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS RESEARCH GRANTS THE SOCIETY UTILIZES VOLUNTEER COMMITTEES OF RENOWNED SCIENTISTS AND NEUROLOGISTS TO SELECT RESEARCH GRANTS FOR FUNDING IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. ALL GRANTEES ARE TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC AND FINANCIAL PROGRESS REPORTS ON A REGULAR BASIS WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY QUALIFIED STAFF. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS MS NAVIGATORS WORK WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL TOWARD A CUSTOMIZED AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION THAT SOMETIMES INCLUDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. APPROVED REQUESTS RESULT IN PAYMENTS MADE DIRECTLY TO THE VENDOR DETERMINED TO BE BEST SUITED TO ADDRESS THE NEED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
TAMI CAESAR THRU 122023
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	$393,122	$0	$0	$0	$311,512	$0	$13,200	$0	$20,530	$0	$738,364	$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA ZAGIEBOYLO
PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 07/2024)	$630,435	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,200	$0	$1,758	$0	$645,393	$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY COETZEE
PRESIDENT & CEO (AS OF 07/2024)	$385,380	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,200	$0	$49,956	$0	$448,536	$0	$0	$0
LISA GOLDFARB THRU 052024
CHIEF PPL, VOL & COMM ENG OFFICER	$391,879	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,200	$0	$2,791	$0	$407,870	$0	$0	$0
BARI TALENTE
EVP, ADVOCACY & HEALTHCARE ACCESS	$271,742	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,552	$0	$53,146	$0	$336,440	$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA BERTRANDO
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$275,591	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,308	$0	$41,279	$0	$328,178	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER LEE
EVP, DEVELOPMENT	$292,165	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,913	$0	$22,324	$0	$326,402	$0	$0	$0
PHYLLIS ROBSHAM THRU 072024
EVP, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP	$277,045	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,004	$0	$19,173	$0	$307,222	$0	$0	$0
WHITNIE GLADDEN
GENERAL COUNSEL	$270,835	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,958	$0	$14,852	$0	$296,645	$0	$0	$0
RON ZWERIN THRU 062024
EVP, MKT, BRAND & COMMUNICATIONS	$230,421	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,581	$0	$44,760	$0	$284,762	$0	$0	$0
RONDA KRIER
EVP, TECHNOLOGY	$217,874	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,391	$0	$52,177	$0	$279,442	$0	$0	$0
BRUCE BEBO
EVP, RESEARCH	$233,185	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,500	$0	$28,295	$0	$270,980	$0	$0	$0
REBECCA FEHLIG
EVP, OPERATIONS (THRU 07/2024)	$222,208	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,815	$0	$1,968	$0	$232,991	$0	$0	$0
KAREN MARINER
EVP, PROGRAMS & SUPPORT	$194,331	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,807	$0	$14,241	$0	$216,379	$0	$0	$0
MISTY FLOWERS AS OF 062024
EVP, FINANCE & OPERATIONS	$163,811	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,854	$0	$40,731	$0	$211,396	$0	$0	$0
GRAHAM MCREYNOLDS
FORMER AVP, GLOBAL INITIATIVES	$122,590	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,931	$0	$3,289	$0	$130,810	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 4A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	TAMI CAESAR RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023 OF $311,512 THAT IS INCLUDED IN HER WAGES IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	222	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,511,664	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY SERVE ON THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY AND ARE COMPRISED OF CHAIRS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES AND GOVERNANCE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE CHAIRS FROM EACH OF THE 31 CHAPTERS OF THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY, THE NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THE CEO ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AS OUTLINED IN THE BYLAWS. THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY IS COMPRISED OF (1) THE DIRECTORS OF THE SOCIETY; (2) THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR EACH CHAPTER OF THE SOCIETY; (3) THE CHAIR OF EACH CHAPTER'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE; (4) THE CHAIR OF EACH CHAPTER'S GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE; AND (5) THE CHAIR OF EACH CEO ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF MEMBERS THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY ELECTS THE GOVERNING BODY, APPROVES ANY BY-LAW CHANGES AND APPROVES THE SOCIETY'S STRATEGIC PLAN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 THE FORM 990 AND ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES ARE PREPARED BY AN EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH MANAGEMENT. IT IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR REVIEW, COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS, AND EDITS. A MEETING OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS HELD TO DISCUSS ANY EDITS, APPROVE THE REVISED FORM 990, AND APPROVE DISTRIBUTION TO THE SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE SOCIETY BOARD IS GIVEN A TWO-WEEK PERIOD TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON FORM 990 BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY EACH DIRECTOR MUST COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE PRIOR TO BECOMING A DIRECTOR AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. EACH OFFICER, KEY PERSON OR COVERED INDIVIDUAL MUST COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONAIRE WHEN ASSUMING THE RELEVANT POSITION AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. ALL INFORMATION IN COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES OR SUBSEQUENT DISCLOSURES SHALL BE COMPILED AND REPORTED BY MANAGEMENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IDENTIFIED AS RELATED PARTIES THROUGH THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE PROCESS ("RELATED PARTY LIST") SHALL BE ASSEMBLED AND PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES OF THE SOCIETY OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE AUTHORITY TO SIGN CONTRACTS, ENTER INTO TRANSACTIONS, OR SIGN CHECKS ON BEHALF OF THE SOCIETY. SUCH INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE RELATED PARTY LIST BEFORE ENTERING INTO A TRANSACTION OR SIGNING A CHECK TO CONFIRM WHETHER IT IS A POTENTIAL RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION. IN ADDITION, TO PROACTIVELY IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, WE INQUIRE THE BOARD AT THE START OF EACH BOARD MEETING. IF A POTENTIAL RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION IS IDENTIFIED, INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR REVIEW. SUCH INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONFIRMING WHETHER THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION IS A RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION AND MAY CONSULT WITH OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL TO ASSIST WITH THIS REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION PROCESS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF AT LEAST THREE (3) INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE BOARD CHAIR. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE COMMITTEE IS PROVIDED WITH COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION AND DATA FOR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS AT OTHER VOLUNTARY HEALTHCARE AGENCIES OF SIMILAR SIZE AND NATIONAL INFLUENCE. THIS INFORMATION IS USED TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF AND DETERMINE ANY COMPENSATION CHANGES FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AS WELL AS ENSURE THE EQUITABILITY OF SOCIETY OFFICERS. RESULTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S COMPENSATION ARE REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 17 & SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 3 THE SOCIETY IS REGISTERED OR LICENSED TO SOLICIT IN THE FOLLOWING STATES AND JURISDICTIONS: AL, AK, AR, CA, CO, CT, D.C., FL, GA, HI, IL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION THE SOCIETY'S IRS FORM 990, IRS FORM 990-T AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.NATIONALMSSOCIETY.ORG, AND ON THE CHARITY NAVIGATOR WEBSITE. THE SOCIETY'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, RECORD RETENTION AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII/SCHEDULE J TIM COETZEE WAS PROMOTED TO CEO AS OF JULY 2024. THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023 COMPENSATION REFLECTED ON BOTH PART VII AND SCHEDULE J CORRESPONDS TO HIS PREVIOUS ROLE AS CHIEF ADVOCACY, SERVICES & SCIENCE OFFICER. MISTY FLOWERS WAS PROMOTED TO EVP, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS AS OF JUNE 2024. THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023 COMPENSATION REFLECTED ON BOTH PART VII AND SCHEDULE J CORRESPONDS TO HER PREVIOUS ROLE AS VP, FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ENTERPRISE ANALYTICS. FORM 990, PART VII-B, THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FROM INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, MERKLE INC. MERKLE INC. SUPPORTS THE SOCIETY BY DEVELOPING STRATEGIES, SEGMENTATION PLANS, AND TACTICAL APPROACHES FOR ITS DIRECT MARKETING INITIATIVES. THESE EFFORTS ENCOMPASS FUNDRAISING AND STEWARDSHIP THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS SUCH AS DIRECT MAIL, EMAIL, AND WEB ASSET CAMPAIGNS. BEYOND STRATEGIC PLANNING, MERKLE ALSO MANAGES THE EXECUTION OF THE SOCIETY'S COMPREHENSIVE DIRECT MARKETING PROGRAM, ENCOMPASSING OVER TWENTY-ONE ACQUISITION CAMPAIGNS EACH YEAR, MONTHLY RENEWAL CAMPAIGNS, MONTHLY EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS, AND ONGOING ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND TAX RECEIPTING OF DONOR GIFTS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUST 379,089. CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS -75,183.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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Explanation	DISREGARDED ENTITIES FAST FORWARD LLC ("FAST FORWARD"), A CONSOLIDATED NOT-FOR-PROFIT AFFILIATE OF THE SOCIETY DERIVES ITS TAX EXEMPTION FROM THE SOCIETY AND IS TREATED AS A "DISREGARDED ENTITY" FOR TAX PURPOSES. FAST FORWARD PARTNERS WITH SELECTED BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ENGAGED IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AIMED AT IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING THERAPIES AND/OR DIAGNOSTICS TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT OF MS.	ExplanationTxt