NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (EIN 13-5661935)
Tax period: 2020-10-01 to 2021-09-30
Filed: 2022-06-28
IRS object ID: 202221799349301247
Schema version: 2020v4.2
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	2022-06-28T15:58:46-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	366055558	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRANT THORNTON LLP	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	2020-10-01	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	2129863240	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	TAMI CAESAR	PersonNm
Person Title	COO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2129863240	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-04-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	TAMI	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	CAESAR	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CYNTHIA ZAGIEBOYLO	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	$180,094,550	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	37	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	36	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1001	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	45000	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,262,718	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$68,643	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$150,008,066	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$139,286,957	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$24,770	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$2,859,446	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$4,882,323	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,338,232	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,255,372	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$155,230,514	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$146,424,652	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$31,812,020	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$30,593,737	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$80,367,312	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$69,824,540	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$2,196,878	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$2,900,044	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$25,526,402	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$44,217,459	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$35,108,057	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$158,593,669	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$138,426,378	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,363,155	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$7,998,274	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$173,433,035	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$201,483,349	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$57,601,368	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$67,259,714	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$115,831,667	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$134,223,635	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	$38,580,871	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$3,792,118	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE OCLIENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES - THE SOCIETY PROVIDES INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT THAT SEEKS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS AS A WHOLE AND INDIVIDUALLY. THE SOCIETY IS COMMITTED TO OFFERING PROGRAMS FOR ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE OR WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR MS JOURNEY. PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS FACILITATE EDUCATION, RECREATION, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS, PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND A CONNECTION FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS.MS NAVIGATORS PARTNER WITH INDIVIDUALS TO NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES OF MS UNIQUE TO EACH SITUATION. THEY PROVIDE: INFORMATION AND EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL SUPPORT RESOURCES; ASSIST WITH THE COMPLEXITIES OF FINDING A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, BENEFITS, INSURANCE AND ACCESS TO COVERAGE, AND EMPLOYMENT; RESOURCES TO FACE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE; WELLNESS STRATEGIES THAT CAN MAKE AN IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE WITH MS; ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT; AND CRISIS INTERVENTION IN TIMES OF NEED. IN 2021, MS NAVIGATORS PROVIDED SUPPORT TO 34,376 PEOPLE. OUR SELF SERVICE APPLICATIONS ASSISTED AN ADDITIONAL 114,000 PEOPLE IN FINDING DOCTORS AND OTHER RESOURCES DIRECTLY.IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN 113 SOCIETY PROGRAMS (IN PERSON, PHONE BASED, AND ONLINE) ON TOPICS SUCH AS: COVID & MS, MS EDUCATION; HEALTH AND WELLNESS; FAMILY AND RELATIONSHIPS; FINANCIAL RESOURCES; MOBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY; SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; AND RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIAL UPDATES.COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INCLUDE COLLABORATING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, FOCUSING ON ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, REHABILITATION, TREATMENTS AND THERAPIES; LONG-TERM CARE; DISABILITY RIGHTS ISSUES; VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND REHABILITATION, WELLNESS AND FITNESS; AND, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO RURAL AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$28,697,414	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$25,032,315	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE ORESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES - IN FISCAL 2021, THE SOCIETY INVESTED $28.8 MILLION TO SUPPORT 355 NEW AND ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD AIMED AT STOPPING MS IN ITS TRACKS, RESTORING FUNCTION, AND ENDING THE DISEASE FOREVER. THE SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDED RESCUE FUNDING TO QUALIFYING GRANTEES TO ENABLE WORK THAT HAD BEEN DISRUPTED BY COVID-19 TO CONTINUE WITH ADDITIONAL TIME AND FUNDING. THE SOCIETY ENGAGED 80 EXPERT PEER REVIEWERS TO EVALUATE 218 RESEARCH GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND TARGETED RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSALS, AND ENGAGED 10 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 Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$28,006,408	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE OPUBLIC EDUCATION - THE SOCIETY SEEKS TO EXPAND AND DEEPEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCES OF THE MS MOVEMENT. THIS INCLUDES EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS INCLUDING THE SOCIETY'S AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, MOMENTUM, WHICH IS THE SOCIETY'S FLAGSHIP MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTED QUARTERLY TO 556,000 PEOPLE LIVING WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND SUPPORTERS OF THE SOCIETY. THE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN INCLUDES OUTREACH ACROSS ONLINE AND OFFLINE CHANNELS AND BIWEEKLY EMAILS FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WHICH REACH NEARLY 700,000 RECIPIENTS.IN ADDITION, MANY PEOPLE GET ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS VIA THE SOCIETY'S SOCIAL MEDIA, WITH MORE THAN 1 MILLION FOLLOWERS. 6.5 MILLION PEOPLE VISIT THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE EACH YEAR TO ACCESS INFORMATION AND SUPPORT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$5,349,465	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,769,304	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 - 7,772 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS PARTICIPATED IN THESE PROGRAMS DURING 2021. OF THOSE WHO ATTENDED, 94% REPORTED INCREASED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MS CARE. IN 2021, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS MADE 8,259 REFERRALS TO THE SOCIETY.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$5,349,465	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$1,769,304	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$100,634,158	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	0	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	0	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	738	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1001	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	37	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	36	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	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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	TAMI CAESAR COO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2124760424	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 (59 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	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
CYNTHIA ZAGIEBOYLO
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$478,104	$0	$11,400
MAUREEN REEDER
FORMER EVP, LEAD & ORG	0.00	0.00			$369,476	$0	$0	Yes (X)
TAMI CAESAR
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$284,048	$0	$55,642
ERIC HILTY
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER (THRU 11/6/20)	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$212,642	$0	$39,237
TIM COETZEE
CHIEF ADVOC, SVC & SCIENCE OFFICER	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$304,314	$0	$52,829
JOHN SCOTT
CHIEF MKT & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$317,903	$0	$25,867
PAUL WEISS THRU 11220
CHIEF CRM, MKT & TECH OFFICER	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$293,001	$0	$41,390
LISA GOLDFARB
CHIEF PPL, VOL & COMM ENG OFFICER	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$300,242	$0	$11,400
JENNIFER LEE
EVP, FUNDRAISING EVENTS	40.00	0.00			$239,392	$0	$36,541		Yes (X)
BARI TALENTE
EVP, ADVOCACY & HEALTHCARE ACCESS	40.00	0.00			$223,985	$0	$51,467		Yes (X)
PHYLLIS ROBSHAM
EVP, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP	40.00	0.00			$244,943	$0	$25,056		Yes (X)
KAY JULIAN
EVP, SERVICES (THRU 11/2/20)	40.00	0.00			$221,221	$0	$25,037		Yes (X)
RON ZWERIN
EVP, MKT, BRAND & COMMUNICATIONS	40.00	0.00			$197,704	$0	$41,155			Yes (X)
BRUCE BEBO
EVP, RESEARCH	40.00	0.00			$200,351	$0	$31,310			Yes (X)
ELIZABETH CRITES
EVP, INDIV GIVING & CORP ENG.	40.00	0.00			$197,262	$0	$32,978			Yes (X)
BETH OVERHULS
EVP, TECHNOLOGY (THRU 11/25/20)	40.00	0.00			$210,863	$0	$8,330		Yes (X)
REBECCA FEHLIG
EVP, OPERATIONS	40.00	0.00			$184,382	$0	$7,162			Yes (X)
GRAHAM MCREYNOLDS
AVP, GLOBAL INITIATIVES	40.00	0.00			$104,611	$0	$15,603	Yes (X)
RICHARD KNUTSON
CHAIR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM T MONAHAN
VICE CHAIR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURA VACCARO
VICE CHAIR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EUGENE MAY
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY (AS OF 11/20/20)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LINDA MCALEER
SECRETARY (THRU 11/20/20)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER PORRINO
TREASURER	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MINDY B ALPERT
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREGORY R BISHOP
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL BOGDONOFF
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS CAMPBELL
DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/20/20)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HAFIZ CHANDIWALA
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUG COY
DIRECTOR (THRU 11/20/20)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KASSAUNDRA ESCALERA
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROLINE WHITACRE
VICE CHAIR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANA M FOOTE
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH FORSTNEGER
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRENDON GALLAGHER
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER A GALLIGAN
DIRECTOR (THRU 11/20/20)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHYAM GIDUMAL
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER HARBILAS
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
LILY JUNG HENSON
DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/20/20)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BONNIE HIGGINS
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM HOLLEY
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE KRAMER
DIRECTOR (FROM 11/20 THRU 02/21)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK LIVINGSTON
DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/20/20)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK MCDERMOTT
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH PAGE
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUSSELL PARKER
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE PONGON
DIRECTOR (THRU 11/20/20)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHET POREMBSKI
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANETTE REID
DIRECTOR	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 (AS OF 11/20/20)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANA TWADELL
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WENDI WASIK
DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/20/20)	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MALCOLM P WATTMAN ESQ
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MITZI WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$4,584,444	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$512,404	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	128	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	DIRECT MARKETING	$7,624,477
BLACKBAUD
65 FAIRCHILD STREET	CHARLESTON	SC	29492	FUNDRAISING SOFTWARE	$1,496,006
ACCENTURE LLP
161 N CLARK STREET	CHICAGO	IL	606013206	CONSULTING	$939,511
GLOBAL CLOUD LTD
30 WEST THIRD STREET	CINCINNATI	OH	45202	FUNDRAISING SOFTWARE	$762,813
EVENT 360 INC
55 E JACKSON BOULEVARD SUITE 1010	CHICAGO	IL	60604	EVENT PRODUCTION	$758,177

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	30	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$73,540,290	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$368,594	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$65,378,073	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,665,354	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$139,286,957	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,045,427	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,045,427	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$862,109	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	$862,109	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$862,109	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$862,109	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$28,448,830	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$25,611,934	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,836,896	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,836,896	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,836,896	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$8,057,964	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$73,540,290	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$8,057,964	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ADVERTISING INCOME	900099	$1,262,718	$1,262,718
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	900099	$130,545		$130,545

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,393,263	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$146,424,652	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,262,718	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5,874,977	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,337,763	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,337,763	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,798,518	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,798,518	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,457,456	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,457,456	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,321,305	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,360,725	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$399,136	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$561,444	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,882,621	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,166,466	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,114,796	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,601,359	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,702,718	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,210,262	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$204,623	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$287,833	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,904,499	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,039,942	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,190,269	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,674,288	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,013,397	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,852,652	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$482,308	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$678,437	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,705	TotalAmt
Management And General	$26,705	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$257,507	TotalAmt
Management And General	$257,507	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$142,980	TotalAmt
Management And General	$142,980	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,658	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,658	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,900,044	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$2,900,044	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$295,710	TotalAmt
Management And General	$295,710	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,864,207	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,267,208	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$455,591	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,141,408	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,326,516	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,138,171	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,176,645	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,790,984	TotalAmt
Program Services	$209,388	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$58,227	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,523,369	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,013,544	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,002,443	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$641,195	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,369,906	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,636,875	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,976,307	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,022,643	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,637,925	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$106,386	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,729	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,380	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$77,277	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,581	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,052	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,461	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,068	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,200,254	TotalAmt
Program Services	$828,858	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$143,135	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$228,261	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$997,428	TotalAmt
Program Services	$689,701	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$118,213	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$189,514	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING, PUB., & POST.	$4,214,720	$1,470,306	$531,141	$2,213,273
EQUIPMENT RENTAL	$285,356	$197,613	$33,689	$54,054
DUES	$261,490	$232,382	$3,549	$25,559
AWARDS & PRIZES	$130,249	$124,423	$2,352	$3,474

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$434,907	TotalAmt
Program Services	$145,135	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$124,508	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$165,264	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$138,426,378	TotalAmt
Program Services	$100,634,158	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,265,818	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,526,402	FundraisingAmt

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

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,411,931	TotalAmt
Program Services	$350,888	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$605,373	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,455,670	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$71,802,303	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,719,306	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,736,856	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,985,774	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,186,539	BOYAmt
EOY	$564,364	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,027,379	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,947,845	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$15,288,473	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$14,102,946	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,225,704	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,185,527	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,690,296	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,677,857	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,243	BOYAmt
EOY	$54,759	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,711,715	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,347,917	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$173,433,035	BOYAmt
EOY	$201,483,349	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,680,963	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,851,339	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,666,761	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,753,043	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,239,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,792,357	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,842,574	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,301,323	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,172,070	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,561,652	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,601,368	BOYAmt
EOY	$67,259,714	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	$60,336,737	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,684,207	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,494,930	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,539,428	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$115,831,667	BOYAmt
EOY	$134,223,635	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$173,433,035	BOYAmt
EOY	$201,483,349	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$7,998,274	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$9,968,541	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$425,153	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	$175,698,717	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$189,707,218	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$191,054,088	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$150,008,066	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$139,286,957	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$845,755,046	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$175,698,717	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$189,707,218	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$191,054,088	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$150,008,066	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$139,286,957	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$845,755,046	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$7,916,474	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$837,838,572	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,186,940	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,842,090	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,845,510	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,899,079	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,907,536	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$15,681,155	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,213,290	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,669,341	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,468,467	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,190,061	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,262,718	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,803,877	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$22,954,181	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$22,220,034	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$23,943,974	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,629,516	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,188,509	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$84,936,214	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$954,176,292	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$256,791	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.87810	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.88210	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	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 202,050. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 20,909. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 79,255. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 97,571. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 130,545. GROSS INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 22,752,131. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 22,199,125. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 23,864,719. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 7,531,945. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 8,057,964.	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	Yes (1)	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Media Advertisements	$2,742	MediaAdvertisementsAmt
Mailings Members	Yes (1)	MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members	$205,638	MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast	Yes (1)	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Publications Or Broadcast	$10,282	PublicationsOrBroadcastAmt
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$288,578	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	Yes (1)	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	$178,219	RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$685,459	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	34,317 MS ACTIVISTS ARE ON THE FRONTLINE, MOVING TOGETHER AND SPEAKING WITH ONE VOICE TO CREATE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY CHANGES THAT BENEFIT PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS AND THEIR FAMILIES. MS ACTIVISM DRIVES CHANGE IN PUBLIC POLICIES TO BRING POSITIVE IMPACT FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS. ACTIVISTS 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 LOCAL ACTIVISM PRIORITIES ARE DETERMINED BY BOTH AN ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS AND BY ADVOCACY STAFF AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS VOLUNTEERS. TOP AREAS OF FOCUS FOR MS ACTIVISTS IN 2021 INCLUDED INCREASED FUNDING FOR MS RESEARCH, ADVOCATING FOR ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICATION AND QUALITY HEALTHCARE WITHIN THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT (H.R. 5376), AND INCREASING ACCESS TO BROADBAND AND ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL AND INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (H.R. 3684).	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	$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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$20,596,603	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$256,566	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,007,744	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$219,134	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$195,638	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$21,446,141	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$9,143,474	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$10,413,196	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,507,782	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$145,245	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$322,604	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$20,596,603	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,464,959	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,496,277	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,286,554	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$104,316	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$9,143,474	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.72460	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.27540	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	$4,098,149	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,765,963	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$332,186	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,840,376	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,362,135	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$478,241	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,349,948	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,974,848	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$375,100	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,185,527	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
OTHER LIABILITIES	$12,676,049
DUE TO ANNUITANTS	$1,693,288
LONG TERM DEFERRED RENT	$1,192,315

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$15,561,652	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$160,576,066	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$9,968,541	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$4,053,430	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$425,153	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$14,447,124	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$146,128,942	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$295,710	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$295,710	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$146,424,652	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$142,184,098	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$4,053,430	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$4,053,430	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$138,130,668	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$295,710	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$295,710	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$138,426,378	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:	ESCROW LIABILITY ARRANGEMENT EXPLANATION THE SOCIETY IS A MANAGING MEMBER OF THE PROGRESSIVE MS ALLIANCE, ALONG WITH ASSOCIANZIONE ITALIANA SCLEROSI MULTIPLA (ITALY), MS RESEARCH 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 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. AS A MANAGING MEMBER, THE SOCIETY CONTRIBUTED $8,035,575 THROUGH 2021 AND HAS COMMITTED $12,517,385 OVER THE FOLLOWING FOUR YEARS, CONDITIONAL ON VARIOUS FACTORS. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY MAINTAINS CUSTODY OF THE POOLED FUNDS CONTRIBUTED FROM OTHER ALLIANCE MEMBERS. THE DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FOR VARIOUS PROGRESSIVE MS RESEARCH INITIATIVES IS APPROVED BY VOTING ALLIANCE MEMBERS. THE SOCIETY RECEIVED A TOTAL OF $3,052,593 DURING THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 FROM ALLIANCE MEMBERS, WHICH WILL BE HELD UNTIL SUCH TIME THE FUNDS ARE APPROVED FOR EXPENDITURE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, THE SOCIETY RECORDED UNSPENT DONATED FUNDS, CONSISTING OF BOTH SOCIETY AND OTHER ALLIANCE MEMBERS' MONIES, TOTALING $7,301,323, 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 PROVISION 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 THAT 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 FINANCIALS STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY HAS NOT RECORDED A PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES AS IT HAS NO MATERIAL TAX LIABILITY FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME ACTIVITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUST 990,817. CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS 212,441. REPAYMENT OF RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS -778,105.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	4	GRANTMAKING	$996,074
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	9	GRANTMAKING	$911,951
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	1	GRANTMAKING	$57,968
NORTH AMERICA	6	GRANTMAKING	$491,463

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	20	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	20	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$2,457,456	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$2,457,456	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (20 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	RESEARCH	$95,076	WIRE
NORTH AMERICA	RESEARCH	$60,730	WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$84,650	WIRE
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	RESEARCH	$163,190	WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$95,228	WIRE
NORTH AMERICA	RESEARCH	$214,340	WIRE
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	RESEARCH	$445,050	WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$222,326	WIRE
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	RESEARCH	$292,758	WIRE
NORTH AMERICA	RESEARCH	$56,405	WIRE
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	RESEARCH	$57,968	WIRE
NORTH AMERICA	RESEARCH	$6,500	WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$17,704	WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$211,795	WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$52,268	WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$103,269	WIRE
NORTH AMERICA	RESEARCH	$50,000	WIRE
NORTH AMERICA	RESEARCH	$103,488	WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$88,643	WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RESEARCH	$36,068	WIRE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	20	Total501c3OrgCnt
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 (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 2:

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.

PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

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 (10 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 DR	COLUMBIA	MD	21046	DONOR DATA	0	$8,599,135	$2,859,844	$5,739,291
MENISH PROD INC
PO BOX 221066	LOUISVILLE	KY	40252	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$193,967	$9,200	$184,767
CLINT BELL PRODUCTIONS
3262 WALDEN GLEN	ESCONDIDO	CA	92027	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$188,620	$4,250	$184,370
FRANCO FINN PRODUCTIONS
1483 FUNSTON AVE	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94122	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$156,638	$5,000	$151,638
GREG DELLINGER
133 CLYDE DRIVE	NAPERVILLE	IL	60565	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$78,834	$3,750	$75,084
IMPACT AUCTIONS
1717 SUTTER CREEK DR	WAXHAW	NC	28173	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$72,250	$2,500	$69,750
CLINTON KENNETH SWETT
544 UNION AVE APT5I	BROOKLYN	NY	11211	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$63,600	$3,500	$60,100
CROWNOVER ENTERPRISES LLC
1194 BERKELEY RD	AVONDALE ESTATES	GA	30002	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$58,015	$5,000	$53,015
BENEFIT AUCTIONS 360
PO BOX 12633	PORTLAND	OR	97212	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$55,636	$5,500	$50,136
ADAM'S AUCTION & REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC
1550 E RT 15	BELLEVILLE	IL	62221	EVENT AUCTIONEER	0	$47,920	$1,500	$46,420

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$9,514,615	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$2,900,044	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$6,614,571	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	$44,450,496	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$39,195,674	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$5,254,822	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$552,220	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$720,414	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$912,592	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$79,652	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$2,989,944	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	WALK MS (353)	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$23,988,321	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$22,940,453	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$1,047,868	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$829,004	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$33,366	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$25,017	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$6,220	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$154,261	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	73	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$13,159,437	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$11,404,163	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$1,755,274	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$19,761	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$276,342	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$649,782	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$247,652	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$561,737	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$81,598,254	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$73,540,290	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$8,057,964	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$1,400,985	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$1,030,122	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$1,587,391	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$333,524	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$3,705,942	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$8,057,964	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$0	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 FY2021. THESE CAMPAIGNS COLLECTIVELY RAISED $8,599,135 IN REVENUE FOR FY2021. ADDITIONALLY, EVENT AUCTIONEERS ASSIST THE SOCIETY IN ACQUIRING MERCHANDISE TO BE AUCTIONED. COLLECTIVELY, THEY RAISED $915,480 IN REVENUE FOR 2021.

SCHEDULE G, PART II

FUNDRAISING EVENTS BIKE MS BIKE MS IS THE LARGEST FUNDRAISING BIKE SERIES IN THE WORLD. WITH BIKE MS RIDES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ANYONE, ANYWHERE, CAN FUEL PROGRESS. DURING FY2021, 4,900 TEAMS AND MORE THAN 46,000 CYCLISTS CHOSE BIKE MS DURING THE 50 VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON BIKE EVENTS HELD. WALK MS 40,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN WALK MS EVENTS IN FY2021. WALK MS IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO CONNECT TO THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT OFFERED BY THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY. THERE WERE 353 VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON WALK EVENTS HELD DURING FY2021.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (100 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
ACCELERATED CURE PROJECT FOR MS
460 TOTTEN POND ROAD SUITE 420	WALTHAM	MA	02452	043555864	501(C)(3)	$420,554	RESEARCH
ANNEXON INC
280 UTAH AVE	SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94080	275414423	501(C)(3)	$134,633	RESEARCH
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
ONE BAYLOR PLAZA	HOUSTON	TX	770303411	741613878	501(C)(3)	$274,545	RESEARCH
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
330 BROOKLINE AVE	BOSTON	MA	02215	042103881	501(C)(3)	$57,196	RESEARCH
BRAINSTORM CELL THERAPEUTICS INC
1325 AVENUE OF AMERICAS 28TH FL	NEW YORK	NY	10019	207273918	501(C)(3)	$74,300	RESEARCH
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
60 FENWOOD RD 10TH FL STE 10002J	BOSTON	MA	02115	042312909	501(C)(3)	$2,341,538	RESEARCH
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
60 FENWOOD RD 10TH FL STE 10002J	BOSTON	MA	02115	042312909	501(C)(3)	$56,250	CLINICAL
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
10900 EUCLID AVENUE	CLEVELAND	OH	441067015	341018992	501(C)(3)	$22,487	RESEARCH
CASHEL NEURAL INC
10000 CEDAR AVE	CLEVELAND	OH	44106	824625105	501(C)(3)	$86,043	RESEARCH
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
8700 BEVERLY BLVD	LOS ANGELES	CA	90048	951644600	501(C)(3)	$18,750	CLINICAL
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
3401 CIVIC CENTER BLVD	PHILADELPHIA	PA	191044318	231352166	501(C)(3)	$189,684	RESEARCH
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
3401 CIVIC CENTER BLVD	PHILADELPHIA	PA	191044318	231352166	501(C)(3)	$117,375	CLINICAL
CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
111 MICHIGAN AVENUE NW SUITE 5400	WASHINGTON	DC	20010	521654453	501(C)(3)	$24,551	RESEARCH
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
9500 EUCLID AVENUE	CLEVELAND	OH	44195	340714585	501(C)(3)	$621,311	RESEARCH
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
9500 EUCLID AVENUE	CLEVELAND	OH	44195	340714585	501(C)(3)	$221,625	CLINICAL
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
555 SOUTH HOWES 6003 CAMPUS	FORT COLLINS	CO	805236003	846000545	GOV.	$137,959	RESEARCH	DELIVERY
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
615 WEST 131ST STREET 3RD FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10027	135598093	501(C)(3)	$18,750	CLINICAL
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
615 WEST 131ST STREET 3RD FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10027	135598093	501(C)(3)	$709,832	RESEARCH
DUKE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 104132	DURHAM	NC	27710	560532129	501(C)(3)	$182,256	RESEARCH
ESUPPORT HEALTH PBC
620 EIGHTH AVENUE	NEW YORK	NY	10018	843695226	N/A	$270,000	RESEARCH
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
37TH AND O STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20057	530196603	501(C)(3)	$147,134	RESEARCH
GREATER LOS ANGELES VETERANS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
11301 WILSHIRE BLVD BLDG 114 ROOM	LOS ANGELES	CA	90073	832316783	501(C)(3)	$115,528	RESEARCH	218
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM
1150 ELIJAH MCCOY DRIVE	DETROIT	MI	48202	381357020	501(C)(3)	$170,296	RESEARCH
HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION
6720 - A ROCKLEDGE DRIVE STE 100	BETHESDA	MD	20817	521317896	501(C)(3)	$290,902	RESEARCH
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
ONE GUSTAVE L LEVY PLACE	NEW YORK	NY	100296574	136171197	501(C)(3)	$195,958	RESEARCH
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
ONE GUSTAVE L LEVY PLACE	NEW YORK	NY	100296574	136171197	501(C)(3)	$173,125	CLINICAL
INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH INC
50 IRVING STREET NW ROOM 1F-134	WASHINGTON	DC	20422	521336656	501(C)(3)	$39,465	RESEARCH
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
1101 EAST 33RD STREET STE D200	BALTIMORE	MD	21218	520595110	501(C)(3)	$1,707,513	RESEARCH
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
1101 EAST 33RD STREET STE D200	BALTIMORE	MD	21218	520595110	501(C)(3)	$130,675	CLINICAL
KESSLER FOUNDATION RESEARCH CENTER
120 EAGLE ROCK AVENUE SUITE 100	EAST HANOVER	NJ	07936	311562134	501(C)(3)	$181,973	RESEARCH
LONGEVITY BIOTECH INC
3001 MARKET STREET SUITE 140	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	272351016	501(C)(3)	$1,671	RESEARCH
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
55 FRUIT STREET	BOSTON	MA	02114	042697983	501(C)(3)	$18,750	CLINICAL
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
55 FRUIT STREET	BOSTON	MA	02114	042697983	501(C)(3)	$536,747	RESEARCH
MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER
PO BOX 1658	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	554801658	416011702	501(C)(3)	$294,242	RESEARCH
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY
1 NORMAL AVE	MONTCLAIR	NJ	07043	222912682	GOV.	$102,018	RESEARCH
MOUNT SINAI REHABILITATION HOSPITAL INC
114 WOODLAND STREET MS 510358	HARTFORD	CT	06105	061422973	501(C)(3)	$32,466	RESEARCH
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
9000 ROCKVILLE PIKE	BETHESDA	MD	20892	520858115	501(C)(3)	$26,563	RESEARCH
NAT'L INST OF HEALTH NAT'L INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS & STROKE
9000 ROCKVILLE PIKE	BETHESDA	MD	20892	520858115	501(C)(3)	$290,164	RESEARCH
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
550 FIRST AVENUE	NEW YORK	NY	10016	135562308	501(C)(3)	$241,384	RESEARCH
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
550 FIRST AVENUE	NEW YORK	NY	10016	135562308	501(C)(3)	$56,250	CLINICAL
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
633 CLARK STREET	EVANSTON	IL	60208	362167817	501(C)(3)	$18,750	CLINICAL
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
633 CLARK STREET	EVANSTON	IL	60208	362167817	501(C)(3)	$559,011	RESEARCH
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
2525 SW 3RD AVE SUITE 245	PORTLAND	OR	97201	931176109	501(C)(3)	$116,875	CLINICAL
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
2525 SW 3RD AVE SUITE 245	PORTLAND	OR	97201	931176109	501(C)(3)	$829,612	RESEARCH
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
1033 MASSACHUSETTS AVE 2ND FL	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	042103580	501(C)(3)	$55,000	RESEARCH
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
5082 WOLVERINE TOWER 3003 SOUTH	ANN ARBOR	MI	481091287	386006309	GOV.	$83,206	RESEARCH	STATE STREET
REGENTS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
710 WESTWOOD PLAZA STE 1-155	LOS ANGELES	CA	900951769	956006143	GOV.	$183,180	RESEARCH
RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE INC
150 BROADWAY SUITE 301	MENANDS	NY	12204	141410842	501(C)(3)	$20,963	RESEARCH
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NY
230 WEST 41ST STREET 7TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10036	131988190	501(C)(3)	$63,782	RESEARCH
RUTGERS THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
33 KNIGHTSBRIDGE ROAD	PISCATAWAY	NJ	08854	462354111	GOV.	$783,356	RESEARCH
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
3545 LINDELL BOULEVARD	ST LOUIS	MO	63103	430654872	501(C)(3)	$214,572	RESEARCH
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL
100 S LOS ROBLES AVE 2ND FLOOR	PASADENA	CA	91101	951750445	501(C)(3)	$62,706	RESEARCH
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
3145 PORTER DRIVE	PALO ALTO	CA	94304	941156365	501(C)(3)	$498,927	RESEARCH
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH
400 HARVEY MITCHELL PARKWAY SOUTH	COLLEGE STATION	TX	77845	749000541	GOV.	$43,805	RESEARCH	SUITE 300
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
506 S WRIGHT STREET 209 HAB MC-339	URBANA	IL	61801	376000511	GOV.	$355,125	RESEARCH
THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
ONE UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD	ST LOUIS	MO	63121	436003859	GOV.	$238,514	RESEARCH
THE J DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES
1650 OWENS ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94158	237203666	501(C)(3)	$45,511	RESEARCH
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
PO BOX	BUFFALO	NY	14260	141368361	GOV.	$403,167	RESEARCH
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
105 JESSUP HALL	IOWA CITY	IA	52242	426004813	GOV.	$102,073	RESEARCH
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
4202 E FOWLER AVE ALN147	TAMPA	FL	336205800	593102112	501(C)(3)	$18,750	CLINICAL
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
5323 HARRY HINES BLVD MC 9029	DALLAS	TX	75390	756002868	501(C)(3)	$65,742	CLINICAL
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
85 SO PROSPECT ST333 WATERMAN BLDG	BURLINGTON	VT	05405	030179440	GOV.	$106,076	RESEARCH
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
1020 WALNUT STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	231352651	501(C)(3)	$124,264	RESEARCH
TISCH MS RESEARCH CENTER OF NEW YORK
521 WEST 57TH STREET FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10019	251922851	501(C)(3)	$416,667	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
701 20TH STREET S-AB 921	BIRMINGHAM	AL	352940109	636005396	GOV.	$56,250	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
701 20TH STREET S-AB 921	BIRMINGHAM	AL	352940109	636005396	GOV.	$223,723	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
9500 GILMAN DRIVE	LA JOLLA	CA	92093	956006144	GOV.	$56,250	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
9500 GILMAN DRIVE	LA JOLLA	CA	92093	956006144	GOV.	$179,444	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
1855 FOLSOM STREET PO BOX 0812	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	946036493	GOV.	$1,868,713	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
1855 FOLSOM ST PO BOX 0812	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	946036493	GOV.	$29,219	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
2195 HEARST AVENUE ROOM 159	BERKELEY	CA	947201101	946002123	GOV.	$237,330	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS
OFFICE OF RESEARCH 1850 RESEARCH	DAVIS	CA	95618	946036494	GOV.	$55,130	RESEARCH	PARK DRIVE SUITE300
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE
900 UNIVERSITY AVE	RIVERSIDE	CA	92521	956006142	GOV.	$136,712	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
BLDG 500 13001 E 17TH PL	AURORA	CO	800452571	846000555	GOV.	$352,694	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
343 MANSFIELD RD U-1074	STORRS MANSFIELD	CT	062691074	060772160	GOV.	$43,213	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER
263 FARMINGTON AVENUE	FARMINGTON	CT	060305335	521725543	GOV.	$252,004	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC
3901 RAINBOW BLVD MAIL STOP 1039	KANSAS CITY	KS	66160	481108830	501(C)(3)	$95,970	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
109 KINKEAD HALL	LEXINGTON	KY	405060057	616033693	501(C)(3)	$326,335	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL
55 LAKE AVENUE NORTH	WORCESTER	MA	01655	043167352	GOV.	$90,790	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
PO BOX 248106	CORAL GABLES	FL	331242912	590624458	501(C)(3)	$15,915	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
PO BOX 402420	ATLANTA	GA	303842420	566001393	GOV.	$176,676	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
3451 WALNUT STREET P221 FRANKLIN	PHILADELPHIA	PA	191046205	231352685	GOV.	$149,796	RESEARCH	BUILDING
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
518 HYLAN BUILDING	ROCHESTER	NY	146270140	160743209	501(C)(3)	$116,875	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY GARDENS SUITE 205	LOS ANGELES	CA	900898006	951642394	GOV.	$96,250	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY GARDENS SUITE 205	LOS ANGELES	CA	900898006	951642394	GOV.	$217,844	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
110 INNER CAMPUS DR STOP K5300	AUSTIN	TX	78712	746000203	GOV.	$60,000	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO
7703 FLOYD CURL DRIVE	SAN ANTONIO	TX	78229	741586031	GOV.	$143,498	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
201 S PRESIDENTS CIRCLE ROOM 411	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	841120922	876000525	GOV.	$1,053,219	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC
PO BOX 1902	BURLINGTON	VT	05402	030219309	501(C)(3)	$12,120	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
PO BOX 400195	CHARLOTTESVILLE	VA	229044195	546001796	GOV.	$46,948	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
4300 ROOSEVELT WAY NE BOX 354965	SEATTLE	WA	98195	916001537	GOV.	$64,722	CLINICAL
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
4300 ROOSEVELT WAY NE BOX 354965	SEATTLE	WA	98195	916001537	GOV.	$754,617	RESEARCH
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
1161 21ST AVE SOUTH SUITE D3300MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	372325545	352528741	501(C)(3)	$194,375	RESEARCH
VERSITI WISCONSIN INC
638 N 18TH STREET	MILWAUKEE	WI	532332121	390807235	501(C)(3)	$205,612	RESEARCH
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 843035	RICHMOND	VA	23284	546001758	GOV.	$82,310	RESEARCH
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 843035	RICHMOND	VA	23284	546001758	GOV.	$24,475	CLINICAL
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
700 ROSEDALE AVENUE CB 1034	ST LOUIS	MO	63112	430653611	GOV.	$1,364,542	RESEARCH
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5057 WOODWARD AVENUE 13TH FL	DETROIT	MI	48202	386028429	GOV.	$54,999	RESEARCH
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE
1300 YORK AVENUE	NEW YORK	NY	10065	311623978	501(C)(3)	$374,462	RESEARCH
YALE UNIVERSITY
2 WHITNEY AVENUE 6TH FLOOR	NEW HAVEN	CT	06510	060646973	501(C)(3)	$344,768	RESEARCH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	99	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE	3010	$3,700,118
SCHOLARSHIPS	58	$92,000
RESEARCH GRANT	1	$6,400

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	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	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 (18 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
CYNTHIA ZAGIEBOYLO
PRESIDENT & CEO	$478,104	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,400	$0	$1,715	$0	$491,219	$0	$0	$0
MAUREEN REEDER
FORMER EVP, LEAD & ORG	$0	$0	$0	$0	$369,476	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$369,476	$0	$0	$0
TAMI CAESAR
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	$284,048	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,400	$0	$44,242	$0	$339,690	$0	$0	$0
ERIC HILTY
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER (THRU 11/6/20)	$212,642	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,713	$0	$30,524	$0	$251,879	$0	$0	$0
TIM COETZEE
CHIEF ADVOC, SVC & SCIENCE OFFICER	$304,314	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,400	$0	$41,429	$0	$357,143	$0	$0	$0
JOHN SCOTT
CHIEF MKT & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	$317,903	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,400	$0	$14,467	$0	$343,770	$0	$0	$0
PAUL WEISS THRU 11220
CHIEF CRM, MKT & TECH OFFICER	$293,001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,400	$0	$29,990	$0	$334,391	$0	$0	$0
LISA GOLDFARB
CHIEF PPL, VOL & COMM ENG OFFICER	$300,242	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,400	$0	$2,847	$0	$314,489	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER LEE
EVP, FUNDRAISING EVENTS	$239,392	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,825	$0	$26,716	$0	$275,933	$0	$0	$0
BARI TALENTE
EVP, ADVOCACY & HEALTHCARE ACCESS	$223,985	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,252	$0	$44,215	$0	$275,452	$0	$0	$0
PHYLLIS ROBSHAM
EVP, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP	$244,943	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,847	$0	$15,209	$0	$269,999	$0	$0	$0
KAY JULIAN
EVP, SERVICES (THRU 11/2/20)	$221,221	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,957	$0	$16,080	$0	$246,258	$0	$0	$0
RON ZWERIN
EVP, MKT, BRAND & COMMUNICATIONS	$197,704	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,200	$0	$32,955	$0	$238,859	$0	$0	$0
BRUCE BEBO
EVP, RESEARCH	$200,351	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,129	$0	$23,181	$0	$231,661	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH CRITES
EVP, INDIV GIVING & CORP ENG.	$197,262	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,813	$0	$25,165	$0	$230,240	$0	$0	$0
BETH OVERHULS
EVP, TECHNOLOGY (THRU 11/25/20)	$210,863	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,330	$0	$2,044	$0	$221,237	$0	$0	$0
REBECCA FEHLIG
EVP, OPERATIONS	$184,382	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,162	$0	$1,757	$0	$193,301	$0	$0	$0
GRAHAM MCREYNOLDS
AVP, GLOBAL INITIATIVES	$104,611	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,276	$0	$11,327	$0	$120,214	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3	COMPENSATION THE COMPENSATION INFORMATION REPORTED ON PART VII AND SCHEDULE J IS BASED ON THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR WHEN THE COVID PANDEMIC BEGAN. THE SOCIETY'S OPERATIONS WERE GREATLY IMPACTED. SALARY REDUCTIONS FOR HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES WERE IMPLEMENTED IN 2020 AS PART OF THE COVID-19 CONTINGENCY PLAN TO REDUCE EXPENSES WHILE RETAINING EMPLOYEES AND DELIVERING ON OUR MISSION.
PART I, LINE 4B	DISTRIBUTION FROM A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN MAUREEN REEDER, A FORMER EVP, RETIRED IN JANUARY 2019. OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION INCLUDES A LUMP SUM DISTRIBUTION IN CALENDAR 2020 FROM A 457(F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	159	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,665,354	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 (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
COVID-19 IMPACT	IN EARLY 2020, AN OUTBREAK OF THE NOVEL STRAIN OF CORONAVIRUS ("COVID-19") EMERGED ON A GLOBAL SCALE. IN FISCAL 2020, OFFICES WERE CLOSED, EVENTS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WERE MOVED TO A REMOTE STATUS. THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO PRESENT OPERATING CHALLENGES, BUT THE SOCIETY REMAINS FOCUSED ON DELIVERING ITS CORE MISSION. WHILE OFFICES REMAIN CLOSED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE SOCIETY BEGAN TO HOLD SOME IN PERSON EVENTS AGAIN IN MAY 2021, WHEN STRICT SAFETY PROTOCOLS COULD BE FOLLOWED. EVENT PARTICIPATION AND DONOR-BASED REVENUES HAVE STABILIZED BUT HAVE NOT RETURNED TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. AS A RESULT, CASH AND OPERATING EXPENSES CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY. THE SOCIETY BECAME ELIGIBLE AND WAS GRANTED A LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000,000, PURSUANT TO THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP). THE SOCIETY BELIEVES THAT IT HAS USED THE ENTIRE PPP LOAN AMOUNT FOR QUALIFYING EXPENSES UNDER THE TERMS OF THE PPP LOAN. THE SOCIETY IS AWAITING A DECISION ON LOAN FORGIVENESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY ARE COMPRISED OF THE MEMBERS OF THE 31 MARKETS WHO ARE NON-VOTING MEMBERS, AND THOSE MARKETS CHOOSE VOTING MEMBERS WHO COMPRISE THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.
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. EACH MARKET IS ALLOCATED A NUMBER OF VOTING MEMBERS BASED ON A FORMULA. VOTING MEMBERS ARE THE VOLUNTEER LEADERS OF THE MARKET AND THE NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
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. THE REVIEW COMMENTS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM 990 BY THE COO. A MEETING OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS HELD TO APPROVE THE REVISED FORM 990, AND TO APPROVE DISTRIBUTION TO THE ENTIRE SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS GIVEN A PERIOD OF TIME TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE FORM 990 BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY ALL STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND VOLUNTEERS SERVING ON KEY COMMITTEES MUST REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY & MAKE ANY APPROPRIATE DISCLOSURES. IF AN INDIVIDUAL DISCLOSES AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT, THE LEGAL TEAM REVIEWS THE DISCLOSURE AND DRAFTS A CONFLICT RESOLUTION REPORT TO ADDRESS THE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT. THE RESOLUTION REPORT IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE EDITS AND ULTIMATELY APPROVES A RESOLUTION REPORT FOR EACH OF THE DISCLOSED CONFLICTS. THE RESOLUTION REPORT ENSURES THAT THE INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY DISCUSSIONS OR VOTES RELATED TO THE CONFLICT. THE INDIVIDUAL WHO DISCLOSED THE CONFLICT IS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION REPORT AND COMPLIES WITH IT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION PROCESS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF AT LEAST THREE (3) INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS THAT DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. THE COMMITTEE IS PROVIDED WITH COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION AND DATA FOR ALL POSITIONS AT OTHER VOLUNTARY HEALTHCARE AGENCIES OF SIMILAR SIZE AND NATIONAL INFLUENCE. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S PERFORMANCE IS EVALUATED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OR HER DESIGNEE CONDUCTS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS FOR OFFICERS AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. THE OUTCOME OF THESE EVALUATIONS IS SHARED WITH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THEIR DECISIONS ABOUT COMPENSATION AND IS 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. THE SOCIETY ALSO SOLICITS IN THE FOLLOWING STATES, BUT THE STATE DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION OR A LICENSE: AZ, DE, ID, IN, IA, MT, NE, SD, TX, VT, WY.
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 XI, LINE 9:	CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUST 990,817. CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS 212,441. REPAYMENT OF RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS -778,105.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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US Address USAddress

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Primary Activities	RESEARCH	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
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End Of Year Assets	$1,297,597	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NMSS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE R, PART I	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
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