NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (EIN 13-5661935)
Tax period: 2019-10-01 to 2020-09-30
Filed: 2021-06-02
IRS object ID: 202101539349300005
Schema version: 2019v5.2
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	2021-06-02T07:53:10-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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	2019-10-01	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)
In Care Of	% TAMI CAESAR CFO & COO	InCareOfNm
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	CFO & COO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2129863240	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-06-01	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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	2019	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	$265,925,664	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	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	36	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	35	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1136	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	35000	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,190,061	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$191,054,088	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$150,008,066	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$68,661	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$24,770	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,350,822	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,859,446	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,416,266	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,338,232	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$196,889,837	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$155,230,514	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$41,056,076	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$31,812,020	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$84,199,757	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$80,367,312	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$3,227,503	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$2,196,878	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$29,825,360	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$52,810,366	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$44,217,459	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$181,293,702	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$158,593,669	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$15,596,135	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,363,155	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$184,662,971	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$173,433,035	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$66,108,264	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$57,601,368	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$118,554,707	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$115,831,667	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	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$44,396,018	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,905,302	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	CLIENT 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 2020, MS NAVIGATORS PROVIDED SUPPORT TO 41,045 PEOPLE. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 21,100 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN 159 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	$32,060,082	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLIC 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 550,000 PEOPLE LIVING WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND SUPPORTERS OF THE SOCIETY. THE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN INCLUDES OUTREACH ACROSS ONLINE AND OFFLINE CHANNELS AND WEEKLY EMAILS FROM THE CEO. IN ADDITION TO NATIONWIDE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS SHARED TWICE MONTHLY WITH APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILLION RECIPIENTS , MANY PEOPLE ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS VIA THE SOCIETY'S ONLINE COMMUNITY (55,000 ACTIVE MEMBERS), AND SOCIAL MEDIA (OVER 867,000 FOLLOWERS). MORE THAN 450,000 PEOPLE VISIT THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE EACH MONTH TO ACCESS INFORMATION AND SUPPORT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$31,784,643	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$27,082,679	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES - IN FISCAL 2020, THE SOCIETY INVESTED $32.1 MILLION TO SUPPORT NEARLY 400 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 112 EXPERT PEER REVIEWERS TO EVALUATE 566 RESEARCH GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS AND PILOT GRANT PROPOSALS TO HELP THE SOCIETY IDENTIFY THE MOST PROMISING RESEARCH INVESTMENTS. RESEARCH PRIORITY AREAS TO DRIVE BREAKTHROUGHS TO A CURE INCLUDE: DEFINING THE CONTRIBUTION OF GENETICS AND THE RISK FOR DEVELOPING MS AND DISEASE COURSE; UNDERSTANDING MS PATHOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UNDERSTANDING AND TREATING MS PROGRESSION; IDENTIFYING STRATEGIES FOR NEUROPROTECTION AND NERVOUS SYSTEM REPAIR; AND, ELUCIDATING THE CAUSE OF MS SYMPTOMS, THE IMPACT OF COMORBIDITIES, AND IDENTIFYING REHABILITATION, WELLNESS BEHAVIORS AND LIFESTYLE APPROACHES THAT IMPACT DISEASE COURSE, SYMPTOMS AND OVERALL HEALTH.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$5,849,026	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,824,039	GrantAmt
Revenue	$24,770	RevenueAmt
Desc	PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$5,849,026	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$1,824,039	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$24,770	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$114,089,769	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (true)	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (true)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1407	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1136	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	36	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	35	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (true)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (true)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	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	AZ	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	DE	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	ID	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IA	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	MT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NE	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	SD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TX	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VT	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TAMI CAESAR CFO COO	PersonNm
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	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
CYNTHIA ZAGIEBOYLO
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$570,915	$0	$11,200
PAUL WEISS THRU 11220
CHIEF CRM, MKT & TECH OFFICER	40.0	0.0			$343,839	$0	$42,893	Yes (X)
TIM COETZEE
CHIEF ADVOC, SVC & RSRCH OFFCR	40.0	0.0			$335,983	$0	$49,237	Yes (X)
JOHN SCOTT
CHIEF DEV & COMM LEAD. OFFICER	40.0	0.0			$345,012	$0	$27,643	Yes (X)
TAMI CAESAR
CFO & COO	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$300,378	$0	$46,826
LISA GOLDFARB
CHIEF HR & VOL ENG OFFICER	40.0	0.0			$312,801	$0	$11,200	Yes (X)
MAUREEN REEDER
EVP, LEAD & ORG(THRU 01/25/19)	40.0	0.0			$290,484	$0	$2,430		Yes (X)
JENNIFER LEE
EVP, FUNDRAISING EVENTS	40.0	0.0			$257,154	$0	$34,213		Yes (X)
PHYLLIS ROBSHAM
EVP, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP	40.0	0.0			$258,254	$0	$24,316		Yes (X)
ERIC HILTY
CHIEF LEGAL OFF.(THRU 11/6/20)	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$236,833	$0	$39,272
BARI TALENTE
EVP, ADVOCACY	40.0	0.0			$225,666	$0	$46,762		Yes (X)
KAY JULIAN
EVP, SERVICES (THRU 11/02/20)	40.0	0.0			$241,504	$0	$26,050		Yes (X)
BRUCE BEBO
EVP, RESEARCH PROGRAMS	40.0	0.0			$209,849	$0	$39,878	Yes (X)
RON ZWERIN
EVP, MARKETING	40.0	0.0			$212,028	$0	$32,247	Yes (X)
ELIZABETH CRITES
EVP, INDIV GIVING & CORP REL	40.0	0.0			$208,705	$0	$7,754	Yes (X)
REBECCA FEHLIG
EVP, OPERATIONS	40.0	0.0			$191,466	$0	$6,430	Yes (X)
GRAHAM MCREYNOLDS
FMR AVP, GLOBAL INITIATIVES	40.0	0.0			$101,308	$0	$24,071			Yes (X)
PETER A GALLIGAN
CHAIR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD KNUTSON
CHAIR ELECT	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM T MONAHAN
VICE CHAIR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURA VACCARO
VICE CHAIR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROLINE WHITACRE
VICE CHAIR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LINDA MCALEER
SECRETARY	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER PORRINO
TREASURER	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MINDY B ALPERT
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK ANDERSON
DIRECTOR (Thru 11/20/19)	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREGORY R BISHOP
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL BOGDONOFF
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RON BOIRE
DIRECTOR (Thru 11/20/19)	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HAFIZ CHANDIWALA
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUG COY
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KASSAUNDRA ESCALERA
DIRECTOR (As of 11/20/19)	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANA M FOOTE
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH FORSTNEGER
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRENDON GALLAGHER
DIRECTOR (As of 11/20/19)	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHYAM GIDUMAL
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER HARBILAS
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDY HARRIS
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
IAN HARRIS
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BONNIE HIGGINS
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM HOLLEY
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY HUGHES MD
DIRECTOR (Thru 11/20/19)	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM MARRACCINI
DIRECTOR (Thru 11/20/19)	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EUGENE MAY
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK MCDERMOTT
DIRECTOR (As of 11/20/19)	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH PAGE
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUSSEL PARKER
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE PONGON
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHET POREMBSKI
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ
DIRECTOR (As of 11/20/19)	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANETTE REID
DIRECTOR (As of 11/20/19)	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOBI ROGOWSKY
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID M ROTTKAMP
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LARRY SCHMID
DIRECTOR (Thru 11/20/19)	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD B SLIFKA
DIRECTOR (Thru 11/20/19)	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER G TARRICONE
DIRECTOR (Thru 11/20/19)	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANA TWADELL
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MALCOLM P WATTMAN ESQ
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MITZI WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR (As of 11/20/19)	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$4,642,179	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$472,422	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	124	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Merkle Inc
29432 Network Place	CHICAGO	IL	60673	Direct Marketing	$7,854,733
blackbaud
po box 930256	ATLANTA	GA	311930256	fundraising software	$2,970,966
EVENT 360 INC
55 E JACKSON BOULEVARD SUITE 1010	CHICAGO	IL	60604	event production	$2,385,446
ROYLE PRINTING
745 S BIRD STREET	SUN PRAIRIE	WI	53590	PRINTING	$871,963
promotor line inc
4218 gateway drive suite 140	COLLEYVILLE	TX	76034	event production	$800,012

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	45	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$68,118,410	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$437,120	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$81,452,536	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$2,289,940	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$150,008,066	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM REGISTRATION FEES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$24,770	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$24,770	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$24,770	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,848,479	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,848,479	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

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

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,050,600	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,050,600	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,050,600	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,050,600	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$103,174,172	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$103,163,205	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$10,967	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,967	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$10,967	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$7,531,945	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$68,118,410	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$7,531,945	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ADVERTISING INCOME	900099	$1,190,061	$0	$1,190,061	$0
MISC. REVENUE	900099	$97,571	$0	$0	$97,571

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,287,632	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$155,230,514	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$24,770	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,190,061	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$4,007,617	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,121,771	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,121,771	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,905,802	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,905,802	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,784,447	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,784,447	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,186,282	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,255,580	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$386,858	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$543,844	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,332,395	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,001,607	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,203,753	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,127,035	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,783,988	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,262,891	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$216,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$304,497	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,733,609	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,598,359	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,303,205	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,832,045	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,331,038	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,773,860	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$647,260	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$909,918	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,908	TotalAmt
Management And General	$35,908	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,696	TotalAmt
Management And General	$38,696	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$155,636	TotalAmt
Management And General	$155,636	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$334,399	TotalAmt
Program Services	$334,399	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,196,878	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$2,196,878	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$271,772	TotalAmt
Management And General	$271,772	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,479,217	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,139,184	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$650,671	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,689,362	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,862,887	TotalAmt
Program Services	$436,252	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,471	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,378,164	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,513,315	TotalAmt
Program Services	$208,540	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$70,555	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,234,220	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,758,187	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,434,009	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$818,476	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,505,702	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,003,666	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,788,488	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,266,464	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,948,714	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,436,392	TotalAmt
Program Services	$965,225	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$99,796	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$371,371	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,285,298	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,934,014	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$114,087	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$237,197	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,607,077	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,090,562	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$203,456	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$313,059	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,147,972	TotalAmt
Program Services	$779,015	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$145,332	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$223,625	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING, PUBLICATION, AND POS	$6,729,451	$2,196,331	$779,022	$3,754,098
EQUIPMENT RENTAL	$543,757	$368,986	$68,820	$105,951
DUES	$327,633	$295,293	$11,190	$21,150
AWARDS AND PRIZES	$211,151	$172,245	$985	$37,921

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$475,045	TotalAmt
Program Services	$242,909	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$141,527	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$90,609	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$158,593,669	TotalAmt
Program Services	$114,089,769	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,678,540	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$29,825,360	FundraisingAmt

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

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,587,221	TotalAmt
Program Services	$541,671	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$744,149	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,301,401	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$62,786,233	BOYAmt
EOY	$71,802,303	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,504,081	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,736,856	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,779,167	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,186,539	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,333,401	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,027,379	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$15,166,212	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$12,940,508	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,781,209	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,225,704	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,165,057	BOYAmt
EOY	$75,690,296	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$152,704	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,243	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,161,119	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,711,715	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$184,662,971	BOYAmt
EOY	$173,433,035	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,019,663	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,680,963	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,424,423	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,666,761	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,175,570	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,239,000	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,030,005	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,842,574	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,458,603	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,172,070	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,108,264	BOYAmt
EOY	$57,601,368	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	$68,662,718	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,336,737	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,891,989	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,494,930	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$118,554,707	BOYAmt
EOY	$115,831,667	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$184,662,971	BOYAmt
EOY	$173,433,035	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$3,363,155	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$368,948	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$271,167	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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	$106,277,577	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$175,698,717	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$189,707,218	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$191,054,088	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$150,008,066	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$812,745,666	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$106,277,577	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$175,698,717	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$189,707,218	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$191,054,088	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$150,008,066	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$812,745,666	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$8,771,258	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$803,974,408	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,020,380	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,186,940	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,842,090	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,845,510	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,899,079	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,793,999	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,605,654	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,213,290	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,669,341	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,468,467	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,190,061	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,146,813	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,908	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$22,954,181	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$22,220,034	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$23,943,974	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,629,516	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$76,750,613	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$911,437,091	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$902,899	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.88209	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.88518	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Volunteers	Yes (true)	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (true)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	Yes (true)	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Media Advertisements	$5,726	MediaAdvertisementsAmt
Mailings Members	Yes (true)	MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members	$298,849	MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast	Yes (true)	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Publications Or Broadcast	$13,108	PublicationsOrBroadcastAmt
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$283,994	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	Yes (true)	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	$277,877	RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$879,554	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	LOBBYING ACTIVITIES	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 35,937 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 2020 INCLUDED INCREASED FUNDING FOR MS RESEARCH, ENDING SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLING, AND ENSURING PEOPLE WITH MS GOT WHAT THEY NEED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL COVID-19 RELIEF PACKAGES INCLUDING H.R. 6202, THE FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT, S.3548, THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT (CARES ACT) AND H.R. 133, THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2021.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (true)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,402,557	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$62,402	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$2,464,959	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.85850	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.14150	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,117,962	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,549,805	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$568,157	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,697,722	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,987,206	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$710,516	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,350,528	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,403,497	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$947,031	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,225,704	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
OTHER LIABILITIES	$2,564,160
DUE TO ANNUITANTS	$1,844,906
LONG TERM DEFERRED RENT	$1,763,004

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$6,172,070	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$160,978,864	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$368,948	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$5,380,007	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$271,167	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$6,020,122	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$154,958,742	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$271,772	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$271,772	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$155,230,514	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$163,701,904	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$5,380,007	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$5,380,007	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$158,321,897	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$271,772	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$271,772	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$158,593,669	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
ESCROW LIABILITY ARRANGEMENT EXPLANATION	SCHEDULE D, PART IV, LINE 2B THE SOCIETY IS A MANAGING MEMBER, 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 FOUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES WHICH INCLUDE: BETTER UNDERSTAND PROGRESSION SO TREATMENTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED AND TESTED, DESIGN SHORTER, FASTER TRAILS THAT MEASURE PATIENT OUTCOMES, CONDUCT TRAILS TO TEST AGENTS, DEVELOP AND EVALUATE NEW THERAPIES TO MANAGE SYMPTOMS. AS A MANAGING MEMBER, THE SOCIETY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING FUNDS OF $7,691,526 THROUGH 2020 AND HAS COMMITTED $12,993,082 OVER THE FOLLOWING FIVE 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 $1,153,017 DURING THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 FROM ALLIANCE MEMBERS, WHICH WILL BE HELD UNTIL SUCH TIME THE FUNDS ARE APPROVED FOR EXPENDITURE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020, THE SOCIETY RECORDED UNSPENT DONATED FUNDS, CONSISTING OF BOTH SOCIETY AND OTHER ALLIANCE MEMBERS MONIES, TOTALING $7,842,574, AS A LIABILITY. SCHEDULE D, PART V 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. SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 1C prior period adjustments CERTAIN AMOUNTS IN THE 2019 SUMMARIZED COMPARATIVE INFORMATION HAVE BEEN RECLASSIFIED TO CONFORM TO THE 2020 PRESENTATION. THE PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENTS AS REFLECTED ON SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 1C ARE LISTED AS FOLLOWS: NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN $1,778,250 PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENTS $(2,648,602) --------- NET AMOUNT $(870,352)
FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 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 PROVDES 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.
INCOME AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D Other non-operating income $11,543 Change in fair value of beneficial interest in trust $64,079 Change in value of split-interest agreements $195,545 ---------- Total $271,167

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific	4	Grantmaking	$293,421
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	12	Grantmaking	$1,791,458
Middle East and North Africa	2	Grantmaking	$109,366
North America	3	Grantmaking	$590,202

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Employees	21	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Employee	21	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$2,784,447	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$2,784,447	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (21 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research	$120,109	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	Research	$83,521	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research	$107,419	WIRE	$0
Middle East and North Africa	Research	$78,116	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	Research	$49,833	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research	$669,604	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research	$33,476	WIRE	$0
Middle East and North Africa	Research	$31,250	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	Research	$125,627	WIRE	$0
North America	Research	$282,232	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research	$50,803	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research	$104,039	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research	$50,544	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research	$162,351	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research	$115,417	WIRE	$0
North America	Research	$218,328	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research	$98,733	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research	$81,532	WIRE	$0
North America	Research	$89,642	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	Research	$34,440	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Fast Forward	$197,431	WIRE	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	21	Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2 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 A QUARTERLY 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 (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (4 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
PO BOX 64897	BALTIMORE	MD	21264	DONOR DATA	false	$8,932,845	$2,185,128	$6,747,717
CUSTOM BENEFIT AUCTIONS
2330 DULLES STATION BLVD 2110	HERNDON	VA	20171	AUCTIONEER	false	$120,145	$4,750	$115,395
IMPACT AUCTIONS
1717 SUTTER CREED DRIVE	WAXHAW	NC	28173	AUCTIONEER	false	$67,419	$2,500	$64,919
CROWNOVER ENTERPRISES LLC
1194 BERKELEY RD	AVONDALE ESTATES	GA	30002	AUCTIONEER	false	$179,542	$4,500	$175,042

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$9,299,951	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$2,196,878	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$7,103,073	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IA	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	MT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NE	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	SD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WY	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Bike MS (36)	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$35,786,208	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$31,766,290	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$4,019,918	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$1,032,456	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$345,583	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$498,480	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$73,382	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$2,070,017	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	Walk MS (353)	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$25,290,318	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$23,872,917	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$1,417,401	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$697,596	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$124,059	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$121,510	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$13,726	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$460,510	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	39	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$14,573,829	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$12,479,203	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$2,094,626	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$58,388	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$177,310	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$640,890	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$197,656	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$1,020,382	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$75,650,355	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$68,118,410	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$7,531,945	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$1,788,440	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$646,952	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$1,260,880	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$284,764	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$3,550,909	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$7,531,945	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Professional Fundraisers

SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B THE SOCIETY USED MERKLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF ITS DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGNS IN FY2020. THESE CAMPAIGNS COLLECTIVELY RAISED $8,932,845 IN REVENUE FOR FY2020. ADDITIONALLY, CROWNOVER ENTERPRISES, LLC, CUSTOM BENEFIT AUCTIONS AND IMPACT AUCTIONS ASSIST THE SOCIETY IN ACQUIRING MERCHANDISE TO BE AUCTIONED. COLLECTIVELY, THEY RAISED $367,105 IN REVENUE FOR FY2020.

Fundraising Events

Schedule G, Part II 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 FY2020, 4,700 TEAMS AND MORE THAN 45,000 CYCLISTS CHOSE BIKE MS DURING THE 36 VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON BIKE EVENTS HELD. WALK MS OVER 81,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN WALK MS EVENTS IN FY2020. WALK MS IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO CONNECT TO THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT OFFERRED BY THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY. THERE WERE 353 VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON WALK EVENTS HELD DURING FY2020.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (116 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
460 Totten Pond Road	Waltham	MA	02452	043555864	501(C)(3)	$338,195	$0	Research
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1300 Morris Park Avenue	Bronx	NY	10461	472209056	501(C)(3)	$90,129	$0	Research
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza Rm 600D	Houston	TX	77030	741613878	501(C)(3)	$99,504	$0	Research
Benaroya Research Institute
1201 9th Avenue	Seattle	WA	98101	910653422	501(C)(3)	$165,939	$0	Research
Berry College Inc
2277 Martha Berry Hwy NW	Mt Berry	GA	30149	580566133	501(C)(3)	$54,996	$0	Research
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Ave	Boston	MA	02215	042103881	501(C)(3)	$75,724	$0	Research
Boston Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Ave	Boston	MA	02115	042774441	501(C)(3)	$51,990	$0	Research
Brentwood Biomedical Research Institute
11301 Wilshire Blvd	Los Angeles	CA	90073	954183712	501(C)(3)	$70,215	$0	Research
Brigham & Women's Hospital
60 FENWOOD ROAD	Boston	MA	02115	042312909	501(C)(3)	$1,319,578	$0	Research
Brown University
Controllers off box J	Providence	RI	02912	050258809	501(C)(3)	$20,000	$0	Research
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue	Cleveland	OH	44106	341018992	501(C)(3)	$206,048	$0	Research
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Cntr Blvd	Philadelphia	PA	19104	231352166	501(C)(3)	$225,118	$0	Research
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Avenue	Cleveland	OH	44195	912153073	501(C)(3)	$1,020,723	$0	Research
Colorado State University
555 South Howes	Fort Collins	CO	80523	846000545	GOV.	$34,490	$0	Research
Columbia University
615 W 131st St 3rd Fl	New York	NY	10027	135598093	501(C)(3)	$348,013	$0	Research
Duke University
PO box 602651	Durham	NC	27710	560532129	501(C)(3)	$205,711	$0	Research
Emory University
PO Box 935084	Atlanta	GA	31193	580566256	501(C)(3)	$55,000	$0	Research
Georgetown University
37th and O Street NW	Washington	DC	20057	530196603	501(C)(3)	$140,863	$0	Research
Georgia State University Research FDN Inc
PO Box 4030	Atlanta	GA	30302	581845423	GOV.	$54,483	$0	Research
Gryphon Scientific
6930 Carroll Ave	Takoma Park	MD	20912	202858377	501(C)(3)	$201,609	$0	Research
Henry Ford Health System
2799 West Grand Boulevard	Detroit	MI	48202	381357020	501(C)(3)	$180,789	$0	Research
Henry M Jackson Foundation
6720-A Rockledge Dr	Bethesda	MD	20817	521317896	501(C)(3)	$125,402	$0	Research
Hugo W Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Kriege
707 North Broadway	Baltimore	MD	21205	521524967	501(C)(3)	$55,000	$0	Research
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
One Gustave L Levy Pl	New York	NY	10029	136171197	501(C)(3)	$352,681	$0	Research
Johns Hopkins University
1101 E 33rd St	Baltimore	MD	21218	520595110	501(C)(3)	$1,331,934	$0	Research
Kent State University
800 East Summit St	Kent	OH	44242	316402079	GOV.	$99,815	$0	Research
Kessler Foundation Research Center
120 Eagle Rock Ave	East Hanover	NJ	07936	311562134	501(C)(3)	$383,422	$0	Research
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St	Boston	MA	02114	041564655	501(C)(3)	$643,458	$0	Research
Mayo Clinic Rochester
PO box 1658	Minneapolis	MN	55480	416011702	501(C)(3)	$458,897	$0	Research
Medical University of South Carolina
19 Hagood Ave 505	Charleston	SC	29425	576000722	501(C)(3)	$55,000	$0	Research
Montclair State University
1 Normal Ave	Montclair	NJ	07043	222912682	GOV.	$200,783	$0	Research
NAT'L Cancer Inst NAT'L Inst of Health
9000 Rockville Pike	Bethesda	MD	20892	520858115	501(C)(3)	$89,063	$0	Research
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER
9000 Rockville Pike	Bethesda	MD	20892	520858115	501(C)(3)	$94,338	$0	Research
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike	Bethesda	MD	20892	521986675	501(C)(3)	$23,842	$0	Research
NAT'L Inst of HealthNAT'L Inst of Neurological Di
9000 Rockville Pike	Bethesda	MD	20892	520858115	501(C)(3)	$90,645	$0	Research
New York University
550 First Avenue	New York	NY	10016	135562308	501(C)(3)	$308,511	$0	Research
New York University School of Medicine
545 First Avenue	New York	NY	10016	135562308	501(C)(3)	$15,263	$0	Research
Northwestern University
633 Clark Street	Evanston	IL	60208	362167817	501(C)(3)	$101,781	$0	Research
Oregon Health & Science University
2525 SW 3rd Ave Ste 245	Portland	OR	97201	931176109	501(C)(3)	$1,091,408	$0	Research
Oregon State University
A312 KERR ADMIN	Corvallis	OR	97331	611730890	GOV.	$55,156	$0	Research
REGENTS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFNORNIA LA
10889 Wilshire Blvd	Los Angeles	CA	90095	956006143	GOV.	$353,757	$0	Research
Research Foundation of CUNY-ASRC
230 W 41st St 7th Fl	New York	NY	10036	131988190	501(C)(3)	$31,891	$0	Research
Rocky Mountain MS Center Tissue Bank
8845 Wagner Street	Westminster	CO	80031	840795455	501(C)(3)	$386,504	$0	Research
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
33 knightsbridge Road	Piscataway	NJ	08854	462354111	GOV.	$655,424	$0	Research
Saint Louis University
3545 Lindell Boulevard	St Louis	MO	63103	430654872	501(C)(3)	$238,278	$0	Research
Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Rese
1660 S CLB Way S-151F	Seattle	WA	98108	911452438	501(C)(3)	$55,000	$0	Research
Shepherd Center
2020 Peachtree Rd NW	Atlanta	GA	30309	510141601	501(C)(3)	$112,500	$0	Research
Southern California Permanente Medical
100 S Los Robles Ave	Pasadena	CA	91101	951750445	501(C)(3)	$17,526	$0	Research
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Pl	Memphis	TN	38105	620646012	501(C)(3)	$110,000	$0	Research
Stanford University
3145 Porter Drive	Palo Alto	CA	94304	941156365	501(C)(3)	$492,511	$0	Research
State University of New York at Stony Brook
100 Nicolls Rd	Stony Brook	NY	11794	141368361	GOV.	$97,046	$0	Research
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
400 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy	Clg Stn	TX	77845	749000541	GOV.	$131,416	$0	Research
The Curators of the University of Missouri
1 University Boulevard	St Louis	MO	63121	436003859	GOV.	$203,382	$0	Research
The J David Gladstone Institutes
1650 Owens Street	San Francisco	CA	94158	237203666	501(C)(3)	$59,027	$0	Research
The State University of New York at Buffalo
12 Capen Hall	Buffalo	NY	14260	161514621	GOV.	$370,981	$0	Research
The University of Iowa
105 Jessup Hall	Iowa City	IA	52242	426004813	501(C)(3)	$106,037	$0	Research
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle	San Antonio	TX	78249	741717115	GOV.	$55,391	$0	Research
Thomas Jefferson University
1020 Walnut Street	Philadelphia	PA	19107	231352651	501(C)(3)	$296,448	$0	Research
Tisch MS Research Center
521 W 57th St 4th Fl	New York	NY	10019	251922851	501(C)(3)	$250,000	$0	Research
University of Alabama at Birmingham
701 20th ST S-AB 921	Birmingham	AL	35294	636005396	GOV.	$547,671	$0	Research
University of California San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr	La Jolla	CA	92093	956006144	GOV.	$311,361	$0	Research
University of California Berkeley
2227 Piedmont Avenue	Berkeley	CA	94720	946090626	GOV.	$117,744	$0	Research
University of California Davis
1850 Research Park Drive	Davis	CA	95618	946036494	GOV.	$165,391	$0	Research
University of California Riverside
900 University Ave	Riverside	CA	92521	956006142	GOV.	$158,830	$0	Research
University of California San Francisco
1855 Folsom Street	San Francisco	CA	94143	946036493	GOV.	$1,969,292	$0	Research
University of Chicago
5801 South Ellis Avenue	Chicago	IL	60637	362177139	GOV.	$239,614	$0	Research
University of Colorado Denver
1800 Grant St Ste 500	Denver	CO	80203	846000555	GOV.	$388,486	$0	Research
University of Connecticut
343 Mansfield RD	Storrs Mansfield	CT	06269	060772160	GOV.	$101,677	$0	Research
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue	Farmington	CT	06030	521725543	GOV.	$398,825	$0	Research	CB 8501
University of Florida
PO box 113201	Gainesville	FL	32611	596002052	GOV.	$54,313	$0	Research
University of Illinois at Chicago
800 S Marshfld Ave 511MB	Chicago	IL	60612	376000511	GOV.	$152,862	$0	Research
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1200 West Harrison St	Urbana	IL	61801	376000511	GOV.	$642,802	$0	Research
University of Maryland Baltimore
4100 Chesapeake Bldg	College Park	MD	20742	526002033	GOV.	$55,000	$0	Research
University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 N Lake Ave	Worcester	MA	01655	043167352	GOV.	$77,698	$0	Research
University of Michigan
5082 Wolverine Tower	Ann Arbor	MI	48109	386006309	GOV.	$81,711	$0	Research
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
153A Cntry Clb Rd	Chapel Hill	NC	27514	566001393	GOV.	$488,167	$0	Research
University of Pennsylvania
3451 Walnut Street	Philadelphia	PA	19104	231352685	GOV.	$259,112	$0	Research
University of Southern California
University Gardens	Los Angeles	CA	90089	951642394	GOV.	$345,919	$0	Research
University of Utah
201S Prsdnts Cir	Salt Lake City	UT	84112	876000525	GOV.	$1,553,513	$0	Research
University of Vermont
85 S Prospect St	Burlington	VT	05405	030179440	GOV.	$32,269	$0	Research
University of Virginia
PO Box 400195	Charlottesville	VA	22904	546001796	GOV.	$61,160	$0	Research
University of Washington
4300 Roosevelt Way NE	Seattle	WA	98195	916001537	GOV.	$771,312	$0	Research
Vanderbilt University
2301 Vanderbilt Plc	Nashville	TN	37240	620476822	501(C)(3)	$53,689	$0	Research
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1161 21st Ave Ste	Nashville	TN	37232	352528741	501(C)(3)	$217,981	$0	Research
Versiti Wisconsin Inc
638 N 18th Street	Milwaukee	WI	53233	390807235	501(C)(3)	$225,777	$0	Research
Virginia Commonwealth University
PO Box 843035	Richmond	VA	23284	546001758	GOV.	$246,929	$0	Research
Washington University School of Medicine
660 Euclid Ave CB8501	St Louis	MO	63110	430653611	GOV.	$1,302,326	$0	Research
Weill Cornell Medical College
1300 York Avenue	New York	NY	10065	131623978	501(C)(3)	$294,175	$0	Research
Westat
1600 Research Boulevard	Rockville	MD	20850	840529566	501(C)(3)	$10,069	$0	Research
Yale University
2 Whitney Ave 6th Fl	New Haven	CT	06510	060646973	501(C)(3)	$393,333	$0	Research
Brainstrom Cell Therapeutics Inc
1325 Ave of the Amer	New York	NY	10019	207273918	N/A	$321,965	$0	RESEARCH
Cashel Neural Inc
10000 Cedar Avenue	Cleveland	OH	44106	824625105	501(C)(3)	$174,154	$0	RESEARCH
Clene Nanomedicine Inc
3165 E MillrOck Dr	Salt Lake City	UT	84121	320446164	N/A	$322,270	$0	RESEARCH
Longevity Biotech Inc
3001 Market St	Philadelphia	PA	19104	272351016	N/A	$10,310	$0	RESEARCH
TG Therapeutics Inc
2 Gansevoort St 9th fl	New York	NY	10014	363898269	501(C)(3)	$12,723	$0	RESEARCH
Therini Bio Inc
1080 Marsh Rd	Menlo Park	CA	94025	814579978	N/A	$61,940	$0	RESEARCH
University of California Riverside
900 University Ave	Riverside	CA	92521	956006142	GOV.	$130,706	$0	RESEARCH
Brigham and Women's Hospital
75 Francis Street	Boston	MA	02115	042312909	501(C)(3)	$18,750	$0	Clinical
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Ctr Bldg	Philadelphia	PA	19104	231352166	501(C)(3)	$95,500	$0	Clinical
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Avenue	Cleveland	OH	44195	912153073	501(C)(3)	$177,300	$0	Clinical
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
1 Gustave L Levy Place	New York	NY	10029	136171197	501(C)(3)	$112,250	$0	Clinical
Johns Hopkins University
1101E 33rd St Ste D200	Baltimore	MD	21218	520595110	501(C)(3)	$112,111	$0	Clinical
New York University
550 First Avenue	New York	NY	10016	135562308	501(C)(3)	$75,000	$0	Clinical
Oregon Health & Science University
2525 SW 3rd Ave Ste 245	Portland	OR	97201	931176109	501(C)(3)	$93,500	$0	Clinical
The Uni of Texas Southwestern Medical Ctr
5323 Harry Hines Blvd	Dallas	TX	75390	756002868	501(C)(3)	$109,570	$0	Clinical
University of Alabama at Birmingham
701 20th St S-AB 921	Birmingham	AL	35294	636005396	GOV.	$18,750	$0	Clinical
University of California San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr	La Jolla	CA	92093	956006144	GOV.	$18,750	$0	Clinical
University of California San Francisco
1855 Folsom Street	San Francisco	CA	94143	946036493	GOV.	$29,219	$0	Clinical
University of Colorado Denver
1800 Grant St Ste 500	Denver	CO	80203	846000555	GOV.	$56,250	$0	Clinical
University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 N Lake Ave	Worcester	MA	01655	043167352	GOV.	$90,750	$0	Clinical
University of Rochester Medical Center
518 Hylan Building	Rochester	NY	14627	160743209	501(C)(3)	$93,500	$0	Clinical
University of Southern California
University Gardens	Los Angeles	CA	90089	951642394	GOV.	$99,063	$0	Clinical
University of Texas at Austin
110 Inner Campus Dr	Austin	TX	78712	746000203	GOV.	$75,000	$0	Clinical
University of Washington
4300 Roosevelt Way NE	Seattle	WA	98195	916001537	GOV.	$107,869	$0	Clinical
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1161 21st Ave	Nashville	TN	37232	352528741	501(C)(3)	$75,000	$0	Clinical
Virginia Commonwealth University
PO Box 843035	Richmond	VA	23284	546001758	501(C)(3)	$136,448	$0	Clinical

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	112	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	4	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	3438	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$2,905,802	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 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 QUARTERLY BASIS WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY QUALIFIED STAFF. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS MS NAVIGATORS WORK WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL TO DEVELOP AN ASSISTANCE REQUEST THAT WOULD LEAD TO A CUSTOMIZED AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION. OTHER POTENTIAL RESOURCES ARE EXPLORED AND A DETERMINATION IS MADE WHETHER THE ASSISTANCE REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED IN THE SOCIETY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GUIDELINES. approved requests result in payments made directly to the vendor specified in the request.	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	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (17 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	$570,915	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,200	$0	$1,715	$0	$583,830	$0	$0	$0
TAMI CAESAR
CFO & COO	$300,378	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,200	$0	$35,626	$0	$347,204	$0	$0	$0
ERIC HILTY
CHIEF LEGAL OFF.(THRU 11/6/20)	$236,833	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,191	$0	$30,081	$0	$276,105	$0	$0	$0
PAUL WEISS THRU 11220
CHIEF CRM, MKT & TECH OFFICER	$343,839	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,200	$0	$31,693	$0	$386,732	$0	$0	$0
TIM COETZEE
CHIEF ADVOC, SVC & RSRCH OFFCR	$335,983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,200	$0	$38,037	$0	$385,220	$0	$0	$0
JOHN SCOTT
CHIEF DEV & COMM LEAD. OFFICER	$345,012	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,200	$0	$16,443	$0	$372,655	$0	$0	$0
LISA GOLDFARB
CHIEF HR & VOL ENG OFFICER	$312,801	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,200	$0	$2,867	$0	$326,868	$0	$0	$0
BRUCE BEBO
EVP, RESEARCH PROGRAMS	$209,849	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,651	$0	$21,227	$0	$249,727	$0	$0	$0
RON ZWERIN
EVP, MARKETING	$212,028	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$32,247	$0	$244,275	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH CRITES
EVP, INDIV GIVING & CORP REL	$208,705	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,754	$0	$4,672	$0	$221,131	$0	$0	$0
REBECCA FEHLIG
EVP, OPERATIONS	$191,466	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,430	$0	$1,814	$0	$199,710	$0	$0	$0
MAUREEN REEDER
EVP, LEAD & ORG(THRU 01/25/19)	$290,484	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,430	$0	$415	$0	$293,329	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER LEE
EVP, FUNDRAISING EVENTS	$257,154	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,400	$0	$23,813	$0	$291,367	$0	$0	$0
PHYLLIS ROBSHAM
EVP, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP	$258,254	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,328	$0	$13,988	$0	$282,570	$0	$0	$0
BARI TALENTE
EVP, ADVOCACY	$225,666	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,932	$0	$39,830	$0	$272,428	$0	$0	$0
KAY JULIAN
EVP, SERVICES (THRU 11/02/20)	$241,504	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,760	$0	$16,290	$0	$267,554	$0	$0	$0
GRAHAM MCREYNOLDS
FMR AVP, GLOBAL INITIATIVES	$101,308	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,101	$0	$19,970	$0	$125,379	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE J, PART II, COMPENSATION	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The compensation information reported on part VII and Schedule J is based on the 2019 calendar year and predates the COVID pandemic that has greatly impacted the Societys operations. 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. Those reductions will be reflected in next years filing.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	177	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,289,940	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 9 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 REACTION TO THE OUTBREAK, FEDERAL, state, and local governments issued mandates that disrupted businesses and resulted in an overall decline in economic activity. Despite the operating challenges it presented, the Society remained focused on delivering its core mission. The pandemic caused the Society to close offices across the country and shift its operations, events and community programs to a remote status, which remained in effect through the end of fiscal 2020 and into fiscal 2021. Donor-based revenues have been materially impacted, as in-person fundraising events moved to virtual events and connections with donors and people affected by MS turned to online formats. Overall, the impact was a reduction of 21% of total revenues for the year ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the prior year. An expense contingency plan was developed, INCLUDING COMPENSATION REDUCTIONS TO THOSE PAID OVER $100,000, and the Societys research and other operating expenses were reduced focusing on the least disruption to the mission until the effects of the pandemic lessen. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D 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 - 5,743 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS PARTICIPATED IN THESE PROGRAMS DURING 2020. OF THOSE WHO ATTENDED, 86% REPORTED INCREASED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MS CARE. IN 2020, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS MADE 8,711 REFERRALS TO THE SOCIETY.
CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY ARE COMPRISED OF THE MEMBERS OF THE 34 MARKETS WHO ARE NON-VOTING MEMBERS, AND THOSE MARKETS CHOOSE VOTING MEMBERS WHO COMPRISE THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A 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.
DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF MEMBERS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY ELECTS THE GOVERNING BODY, APPROVES ANY BY-LAW CHANGES AND APPROVES THE SOCIETY'S STRATEGIC PLAN.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B 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 CFO. 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.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C 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.
COMPENSATION PROCESS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF AT LEAST THREE (3) INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS THAT DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, OFFICERS AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. 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.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SOCIETYS 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.
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 Other non-operating income $ 11,543 Change in fair value of beneficial interest in trust $ 64,079 Change in value of split-interest agreements $ 195,545 ------------ Total $ 271,167

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FAST FORWARD LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	733 THIRD AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	100173822	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	261933619	EIN
Primary Activities	RESEARCH	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income	$590,897	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$1,550,427	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	DISREGARDED ENTITIES	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE R, PART I, 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