NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (EIN 13-5661935)
Tax period: 2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed: 2017-05-19
IRS object ID: 201731399349300418
Schema version: 2015v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-05-19T11:31:52-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-09-30	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 AVE 4TH 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	2015-10-01	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	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	100174057	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TAMI CAESAR	PersonNm
Person Title	cfo	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2124760424	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-05-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Qi Wen Liang	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01270238	PTIN
Phone	2125990100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-05-19	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	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	100173288	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$158,487,757	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	people affected by ms can live their best lives as we stop ms in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end ms forever.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	33	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	32	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	302	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	500	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,605,654	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$110,102,818	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$106,277,577	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$604,323	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$646,108	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$249,573	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$481,577	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,623,877	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,993,708	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$113,580,591	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$108,435,816	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$53,328,203	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$46,986,745	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$28,887,509	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$35,773,829	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$3,378,723	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$3,042,702	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$9,881,668	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$31,728,648	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$31,714,496	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$117,323,083	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$117,517,772	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,742,492	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$9,081,956	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$120,813,206	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$110,314,180	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$94,409,691	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$86,285,441	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$26,403,515	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$24,028,739	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	people affected by ms can live their best lives as we stop ms in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end ms forever.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$50,969,812	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$44,164,483	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	RESEARCH - To move us closer to a world free of MS, in 2016, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's invested an estimated $51 million to support more than 380 research projects around the world aimed at stopping MS in its tracks, restoring function, and ending the disease forever. The Society collaborates worldwide to develop solutions for everyone affected by MS, including those with progressive MS, through the accelerated discovery and commercial development of promising research discoveries, new MS therapies, and research tools.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$25,148,091	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$646,108	RevenueAmt
Desc	SERVICES TO CHAPTERS - Include costs incurred by the Home Office to support the activities of its chapters. These costs include but are not limited to the following centralized functions: Information Technology, Finance, Human Resources, Legal and Communications and Marketing. IN 2016, THE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FUNCTION FOR THE HOME OFFICE AND ALL OF THE SOCIETY'S CHAPTERS WAS CONSOLIDATED INTO A SINGLE FUNCTION MANAGED CENTRALLY BY THE HOME OFFICE. ALSO, IN 2016, THE SOCIETY MOVED TO A CENTRALLY MANAGED 401(K) PLAN FOR ALL SOCIETY EMPLOYEES. COSTS RELATED TO THESE CHANGES SHIFTED FROM 36 CHAPTERS TO THE HOME OFFICE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$11,027,987	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,134,317	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	Client programs - people affected by MS connect to each other and extensive variety of programs, services and resources. Many programs facilitate education, recreation, physical and emotional wellness, connection with others. Other programs support independence, safety, health and quality of life. The MS navigator program provided more than 172,000 people information, emotional support, and connections to resources. In addition, more than 160,000 people attended groups and programs. More than 800,000 people engaged in conversations and accessed information and support on the society's online community and social media channels. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS - Continued on SCH O.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$9,932,659	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$1,687,945	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$97,078,549	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	Yes (true)	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	false	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 With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	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	116	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	302	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	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	33	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	32	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
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TAMI CAESAR CFO	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	100173288	ZIPCd

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (44 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
CYNTHIA ZAGIEBOYLO
president & ceo	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$501,300	$0	$9,090
MINDY b ALPERT
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BONNIE HIGGINS From 11615
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL A BOGDONOFF ESQ
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUG COY
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANA M FOOTE
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHYAM GIDUMAL
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LILY JUNG HENSON MD MMMFAAN
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	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIUS HOBSON JR
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD KNUTSON
Treasurer	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CRAIG T LYNCH
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANIEL MESSINA
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AARON E MILLER MD
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIMBERLY PHILLIPSthru 11615
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUSSEL PARKER From 11615
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID M ROTTKAMP
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS SEROCKE thru 91316
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRED LUBLIN Thru 11615
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD B SLIFKA
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT L SOWINKSKI
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER G TARRICONE
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MALCOLM P WATTMAN ESQ
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY WESSEL
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELI RUBENSTEIN
DIRECTOR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER A GALLIGAN
Chairman of BOD	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
cynthia PERRAZOFrom 11615
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM T MONAHAN
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA McALEER
SECRETARY	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIKE PONGON From 11615
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VALLI BALDASSANO
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER PORRINO
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID SCHULMAN From 11615
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA VACCARO
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROLINE WHITACRE
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL WEISS
COO	40.0	0.0			$310,854	$0	$38,084	Yes (X)
ERIC HILTY
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER	40.0	0.0			$211,252	$0	$36,370	Yes (X)
TAMI CAESAR From 92815
CFO	40.0	0.0			$54,336	$0	$6,875	Yes (X)
TIM COETZEE
CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER	40.0	0.0			$307,794	$0	$37,985		Yes (X)
GRAHAM McREYNOLDS
CHIEF M & D Officer	40.0	0.0			$305,039	$0	$25,398		Yes (X)
JOHN SCOTT
chief field officer	40.0	0.0			$300,310	$0	$18,323		Yes (X)
MARK NEAGLI
regional evp	40.0	0.0			$262,682	$0	$27,085		Yes (X)
MAUREEN REEDER
regional evp	40.0	0.0			$258,899	$0	$9,664		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,512,466	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$208,874	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	64	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	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
PO BOX 64897	BALTIMORE	MD	21264	DIRECT MKTG	$7,341,172
BLACKBAUD
PO 930256	ATLANTA	GA	31193	FUND. SOFTWARE	$2,492,735
EPSILON
11 WEST 19TH STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10016	DATA.ADMIN/SUPP	$1,565,535
EVENT 360 INC
205 N MICHIGAN AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60601	EVENT PROD	$1,395,001
BULLY PULPIT INTERACTIVE LLC
915 BROADWAY	NEW YORK	NY	10010	STRATEGIC COMMU.	$778,538

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	29	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$106,277,577	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$106,277,577	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	RENTAL INCOME FROM CHAPTERS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$646,108	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$646,108	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$646,108	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,020,380	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,020,380	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	$385,146	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$385,146	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$385,146	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$385,146	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$48,549,984	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$50,051,941	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$1,501,957	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,501,957	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$1,501,957	ExclusionAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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

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	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ADVERTISING INCOME	900099	$1,605,654	$1,605,654
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	541800	$2,908		$2,908

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,608,562	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$108,435,816	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$646,108	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,605,654	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$93,523	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,711,436	TotalAmt
Program Services	$40,711,436	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,134,317	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,134,317	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,140,992	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,140,992	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	$1,353,071	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,074,482	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$204,107	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$74,482	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	$25,667,732	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,382,885	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,871,924	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,412,923	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,278,895	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,811,273	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$340,265	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$127,357	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,636,904	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,685,427	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$692,341	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$259,136	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,837,227	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,460,234	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$274,318	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$102,675	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,526	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,473	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,151	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,902	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$138,003	TotalAmt
Program Services	$92,687	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,359	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,957	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$144,781	TotalAmt
Program Services	$97,239	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,507	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,035	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,042,702	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$3,042,702	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$151,047	TotalAmt
Program Services	$101,449	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,567	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,031	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,305,434	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,906,578	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,236,543	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,162,313	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,637,201	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,707,920	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,058,147	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,871,134	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,028,785	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,049,137	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,020,453	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$959,195	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,156,166	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,450,368	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$513,009	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$192,789	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,196,200	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,796,725	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$283,121	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$116,354	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	$1,069,738	TotalAmt
Program Services	$863,982	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$130,237	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$75,519	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	$1,862,949	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,499,148	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$264,445	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$99,356	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,271,625	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,003,791	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$206,393	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$61,441	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUNDRY	$909,955	$587,665	$188,190	$134,100
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$715,136	$470,430	$158,827	$85,879
APPROPRIATED RESEARCH EXP	$557,404	$557,404
TELEPHONE	$236,247	$217,650	$15,436	$3,161

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$309,299	TotalAmt
Program Services	$258,857	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,215	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,227	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,517,772	TotalAmt
Program Services	$97,078,549	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,557,555	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,881,668	FundraisingAmt

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

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,457,553	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,035,914	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,722,690	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,698,949	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	$28,410,259	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,708,519	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,174,057	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,977,443	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,486,992	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,221,976	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	$206,897	BOYAmt
EOY	$282,709	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,974,521	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,018,575	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$13,845,785	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$7,731,139	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,065,568	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,114,646	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$76,275,638	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,917,472	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$151,708	BOYAmt
EOY	$155,791	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	$1,067,566	BOYAmt
EOY	$917,049	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$120,813,206	BOYAmt
EOY	$110,314,180	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,488,426	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,316,975	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,372,928	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,255,779	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$412,578	BOYAmt
EOY	$215,000	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	$658,139	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,676,470	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	$34,477,620	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,821,217	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$94,409,691	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,285,441	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,103,473	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,008,510	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,408,057	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,128,244	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,891,985	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,891,985	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,403,515	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,028,739	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$120,813,206	BOYAmt
EOY	$110,314,180	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$9,081,956	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$4,041,224	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$2,665,956	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	$97,248,883	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$99,409,632	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$108,092,743	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$110,102,818	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$106,277,577	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$521,131,653	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	$97,248,883	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$99,409,632	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$108,092,743	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$110,102,818	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$106,277,577	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$521,131,653	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$521,131,653	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$193,668	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$611,305	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$698,913	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$970,403	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,020,380	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,494,669	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,418,601	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,412,472	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,787,944	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,922,671	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,605,654	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,147,342	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$669,259	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$203,070	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$23,044	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$352,073	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,908	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,250,354	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$534,024,018	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$2,360,539	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.97586	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.97500	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	Yes (true)	MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members	$250,965	MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast	Yes (true)	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Publications Or Broadcast	$11,007	PublicationsOrBroadcastAmt
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$238,491	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	Yes (true)	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	$233,354	RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$733,817	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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. Together on the frontline, activists share the stories about living with MS, connect with decision-makers, work with like-minded partners and create systematic 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.	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	$2,402,557	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$62,402	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$2,464,959	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,584,378	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$181,821	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$2,402,557	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,685,483	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,170,982	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$272,087	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$2,584,378	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,064,173	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$384,479	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$82,835	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$1,846,004	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$1,685,483	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,797,983	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$366,190	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$100,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$3,064,173	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.76760	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.23240	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)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,254,819	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,221,024	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,033,795	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,136,076	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,700,581	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,435,495	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,454,890	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$809,534	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$645,356	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$6,114,646	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
AMOUNTS HELD IN CUSTODY FOR CHAPTERS	$27,474,202
DUE TO ANNUITANTS	$2,093,996
DEFERRED RENT	$1,827,545
DUE TO CHAPTERS	$1,425,474

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$32,821,217	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$127,576,880	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$4,041,224	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$12,778,364	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants	$2,472,523	RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$19,292,111	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$108,284,769	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$151,047	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$151,047	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$108,435,816	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$129,951,656	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$12,778,364	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	-$193,433	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$12,584,931	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$117,366,725	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$151,047	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$151,047	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$117,517,772	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, of the Progressive MS Alliance (the "Alliance"). 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 speed up the development of treatment for progressive MS by removing scientific and technology barriers. The Alliance has four strategic objectives which include: raise profile and accelerate progress, secure resources and globalize research funding, inspire, galvanize and engage among priority Stakeholders and deliver operational excellence by aligning resources. As a managing member, the Society committed to providing funds of approximately $9,305,000 over the following three years which is conditional on various factors, with $1,428,000 paid to the Alliance over three years as well as professional and scientific staff to support the Alliance. In addition, the Society maintains custody of the pooled funds contributed from other Alliance members within its region. The disbursement of funds for various progressive MS research initiatives are approved by voting Alliance members. The Society received a total of $2,882,000 and $2,338,000 during the years ending September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively from Alliance members, which will be held until such time the funds are approved for expenditure. As of September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Society recorded unspent donated funds, consisting of both Society and other Alliance members' monies, of approximately $2,676,000 and $658,000, respectively.
FIN 48 Footnote	Schedule d, Part X Guidance in the area of "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes" under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification, clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, including issues related to financial statement recognition and measurement. The standard provides that the tax effects from an uncertain tax position can be recognized in the financial statements only if the position is "more-likely-than-not" to be sustained, if the position were to be challenged by a taxing authority. The standard also provides guidance on measurement, classification, interest and penalties, and disclosure. The fiscal years ended 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 are still open to audit for both federal and state purposes. The National Multiple Sclerosis 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.
Expense Amounts Included in Financials - Other	schedule d, Part XII, Line 2d Grant refunds $ -193,433

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	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	18	Program Services	grantmaking	$3,640,686
East Asia and the Pacific	4	Program Services	grantmaking	$672,025
North America	6	Program Services	grantmaking	$828,281
East Asia and the Pacific		Investments	N/A	$35,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Employees	28	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Employee	28	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$5,175,992	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$5,175,992	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (28 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$39,968	WIRE
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$205,965	WIRE
EAST ASIA PACIFIC	Research Grant	$214,000	WIRE
EAST ASIA PACIFIC	Research Grant	$212,092	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	fast forward-foreign	$47,908	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	fast forward-foreign	$261,711	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	fast forward-foreign	$468,294	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$312,958	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$755,755	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$164,645	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$39,820	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$58,875	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$363,846	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$40,000	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$70,000	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$40,000	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$40,000	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$157,039	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$58,333	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$269,494	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$202,148	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	research grants	$289,859	WIRE
North America	research grants	$77,419	WIRE
North America	research grants	$70,590	WIRE
North America	research grants	$543,077	WIRE
North America	research grants	$22,220	WIRE
North America	research grants	$70,400	WIRE
North America	research grant	$44,576	WIRE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	25	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (true)	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	Part I, Line 2 - Procedures for Monitoring the Use of Grant Funds	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has an independent research committee that evaluates all grant applications and selects grants based upon the qualifications of the institution and researcher(s), and the research project's scientific merit and potential applicability to Multiple Sclerosis. Once a grant has been approved, grantees are required to submit progress reports before additional funding is 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
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 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	$12,475,946	$2,920,666	$9,555,280
INFOCISION
325 SPRINGSIDE DRIVE	AKRON	OH	44333	TELEMARKET	false	$240,856	$122,036	$118,820

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$12,716,802	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$3,042,702	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$9,674,100	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE G, PAGE 3, PART IV - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PART I- LINE 2B The Society used Merkle and Infocision for the majority of its Direct Mail campaigns in FY2016. These campaigns collectively raised $12,475,946 in revenue for FY2016.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (124 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Trustees of Dartmouth College
6010 Parkhurst Hall 204	Hanover	NH	03755	020222111	501(C)(3)	$54,299	Research Grant
University of Vermont
85 S Prospect St	Burlington	VT	05405	030179440	501(C)(3)	$330,003	Research Grant
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street	Boston	MA	02114	041564655	501(C)(3)	$570,900	Research Grant
Harvard Medical School
25 Shattuck Street	Boston	MA	02115	042103580	501(C)(3)	$160,817	Research Grant
Brigham and Women's Hospital
75 Francis Street	Boston	MA	02115	042312909	501(C)(3)	$2,629,192	Research Grant
Boston Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue	Boston	MA	02115	042774441	501(C)(3)	$279,951	Research Grant
MGH Institute of Health Professions
36 First Avenue	Charleston	MA	02129	042868893	501(C)(3)	$151,425	Research Grant
University of Massachussetts Amherst
300 Massachusetts Avenue	Amherst	MA	01003	043167352	501(C)(3)	$154,000	Research Grant
Accelerated Cure Project
460 Totten Pond Road	Waltham	MA	02451	043555864		$125,000	Research Grant
Yale University School of Medicine
333 Cedar Street	New Haven	CT	06510	060646973	501(C)(3)	$852,365	Research Grant
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
9 Cambridge Center	Cambridge	MA	02142	061043412	501(C)(3)	$44,000	Research Grant
State University of NY at Stony Brook
100 Nicolls Road	Stony Brook	NY	11794	116077945	Gov	$162,965	Research Grant
Weill Cornell Medical College
1300 York Avenue	New York	NY	10065	131623978	501(C)(3)	$347,992	Research Grant
NYU School of Medicine
550 1st Avenue	New York	NY	10016	135562308	501(C)(3)	$881,161	Research Grant
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue	New York	NY	10065	136001027	501(C)(3)	$43,991	Research Grant
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
One Gustave Levy Pl	New York	NY	10029	136171197	501(C)(3)	$1,116,415	Research Grant
Albany Medical College
47 New Scotland Ave	Albany	NY	12208	141338310	Gov	$212,576	Research Grant
University of Rochester
601 Elmwood Ave	Rochester	NY	14642	160743209	501(C)(3)	$65,000	Research Grant
The State University of New York at Buffalo
12 Capen Hall	Buffalo	NY	14260	161514621	Gov	$452,489	Research Grant
The New York Stem Cell Foundation
619 W 54th Street	New York	NY	10019	202905531	501(C)(3)	$43,607	Research Grant
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
57 US Highway 1	New Brunswick	NJ	08901	226001086	501(C)(3)	$438,618	Research Grant
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Ctr Blvd	Philadelphia	PA	19104	231352166	501(C)(3)	$297,320	Research Grant
Drexel University
3141 Chestnut Street	Philadelphia	PA	19104	231352630	501(C)(3)	$191,324	Research Grant
Thomas Jefferson University
125 S 9th Street	Philadelphia	PA	19107	231352651	501(C)(3)	$275,080	Research Grant
University of Pennsylvania
3451 Walnut Street	Philadelphia	PA	19104	231352685	501(C)(3)	$356,772	Research Grant
J David Gladstone Institutes
1650 Owens Street	San Francisco	CA	94158	237203666	501(C)(3)	$165,694	Research Grant
University of Pittsburgh
4200 Fifth Avenue	Pittsburgh	PA	15260	250965591	501(C)(3)	$191,884	Research Grant
University of Utah Medical Center
561 E 1860 S	Provo	UT	84606	262476719	501(C)(3)	$647,671	Research Grant
Children's Hospital Medical Center
3333 BURNET AVE ML 490	Cincinnati	OH	45229	310833936	501(C)(3)	$600,354	Research Grant
Kessler Foundation Research Center
300 Executive Dr 70	West Orange	NJ	07936	311562134	501(C)(3)	$1,110,836	Research Grant
Ohio State University
1960 Kenny Road	Columbus	OH	43210	316025986	Gov	$493,037	Research Grant
The Cleveland Clinic
681 Brescksville Rd	Independence	OH	44131	340714585	501(C)(3)	$78,766	Research Grant
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue	Cleveland	OH	44106	341018992	501(C)(3)	$105,467	Research Grant
Indiana University
107 S Indiana Avenue	Bloomington	IN	47405	356001673	501(C)(3)	$33,000	Research Grant
Northwestern University
633 Clark Street	Evanston	IL	60208	362167817	501(C)(3)	$241,928	Research Grant
Illinois Institute of Technology
3300 S Federal Street	Chicago	IL	60616	362170136	501(C)(3)	$43,316	Research Grant
University Medical Center
1700 W Van Buren Street	Chicago	IL	60612	362174823	501(C)(3)	$73,393	Research Grant
University of Chicago
5235 S Harper Ct4 fl	Chicago	IL	60615	362177139	501(C)(3)	$250,671	Research Grant
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicin
680 N Lake Shore Dr	Chicago	IL	60611	363097297	501(C)(3)	$54,174	Research Grant
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S Maryland Avenue	Chicago	IL	60637	363488183	501(C)(3)	$81,250	Research Grant
University of Illinois at Chicago
1200 W Harrison St	Chicago	IL	60607	376000511	501(C)(3)	$1,327,225	Research Grant
Henry Ford Health Sciences Center
2799 W Grand Boulevard	Detroit	MI	48202	381357020	501(C)(3)	$92,564	Research Grant
University of Michigan
500 S State Street	Ann Arbor	MI	48109	386006309	501(C)(3)	$257,527	Research Grant
Wayne State University
42 W Warren Avenue	Detroit	MI	48202	386028429	Gov	$436,287	Research Grant
Marquette University
1250 W Wisconsin Ave	Milwaukee	WI	53233	390806251	501(C)(3)	$44,000	Research Grant
Medical College of Wisconsin
PO Box 2178	Milwaukee	WI	53201	390807235	501(C)(3)	$446,131	Research Grant
University of Wisconsin
1308 W Dayton Street	Madison	WI	53706	396006492	501(C)(3)	$421,195	Research Grant
Mayo Clinic Rochester
201 First Street SW	Rochester	MN	55905	410944601	501(C)(3)	$202,370	Research Grant
University of Minnesota
Ms National River	Minneapolis	MN	55455	416007513	501(C)(3)	$187,297	Research Grant
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
200 First Street NW	Rochester	MN	55905	416011702	501(C)(3)	$436,767	Research Grant
University of Iowa
5 W Jefferson St	Iowa City	IA	52242	426004813	501(C)(3)	$315,392	Research Grant
Washington University School of Medicine
660 S Euclid Ave	Saint Louis	MO	63110	430653611	501(C)(3)	$905,127	Research Grant
St Louis University
1 N Grand Blvd	St Louis	MO	63103	430654872	501(C)(3)	$204,417	Research Grant
South Dakota State University
940 Administration Ln	Brookings	SD	57007	466000364	501(C)(3)	$117,878	Research Grant
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1300 Morris Park Avenue	Bronx	NY	10461	472209056	501(C)(3)	$227,456	Research Grant
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 RAINBOW BLVD	Kansas City	KS	66160	481108830	501(C)(3)	$277,112	Research Grant
Johns Hopkins University
600 North Wolfe Street	Baltimore	MD	21287	520595110	501(C)(3)	$1,814,408	Research Grant
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S
Attn Susan Free	Bethesda	MD	20792	520858115	501(C)(3)	$78,766	Research Grant
Henry M Jackson Foundation
6720-A Rockledge Dr	Bethesda	MD	20817	521317896	501(C)(3)	$498,426	Research Grant
Hugo W Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Kriege
707 North Broadway	Baltimore	MD	21205	521524965	501(C)(3)	$66,747	Research Grant
The Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Ave NW	Washington	DC	20010	521640403	501(C)(3)	$404,966	Research Grant
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike	Bethesda	MD	20814	521986675	501(C)(3)	$64,213	Research Grant
University of Maryland - College Park
4100 Chesapeake Bldg	College Park	MD	20742	526002033	501(C)(3)	$587,570	Research Grant
Georgetown University
3700 O St NW	Washington	DC	20057	530196603	501(C)(3)	$264,196	Research Grant
Virginia Commonwealth University
800 East Leigh Street	Richmond	VA	23298	546001758	501(C)(3)	$261,589	Research Grant
University of Virginia
400 Emmet St S	Charlottesville	VA	23903	546001796	501(C)(3)	$388,223	Research Grant
West Virginia University
886 Chestnut Ridge	Morgantown	WV	26506	556000842	501(C)(3)	$103,125	Research Grant
RTI International
Research Trgl Institute	Raleigh	NC	27675	560686338	501(C)(3)	$96,834	Research Grant
Duke University Medical Center
8 Duke University	Durham	NC	27703	562070036	501(C)(3)	$637,786	Research Grant
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
153A Ctry Club Rd	Chapel Hill	NC	27514	566001393	501(C)(3)	$165,000	Research Grant
August University
1120 15th Street	Augusta	GA	30912	581418202	501(C)(3)	$76,899	Research Grant
University of Miami
1320 S Dixie Hwy	Coral Gables	FL	33146	590624458	501(C)(3)	$287,672	Research Grant
University of Florida
123 Grinter Hall	Gainsville	FL	32611	599002052	501(C)(3)	$189,882	Research Grant
Oregon State University
8308 Building	Corvallis	GA	97331	611730890	501(C)(3)	$210,526	Research Grant
Vanderbilt University
1211 Medical Center Dr	Nashville	TN	37232	620476822	501(C)(3)	$419,356	Research Grant
University of Alabama at Birmingham
701 20th St S AB 1170	Birmingham	AL	35294	636005396	501(C)(3)	$81,992	Research Grant
Oklahoma Medial Research Foundation
825 NE 13th S	Oklahoma City	OK	73104	730580274	501(C)(3)	$211,200	Research Grant
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza Rm 600D	Houston	TX	77030	741613878	501(C)(3)	$340,973	Research Grant
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle	San Antonio	TX	78249	741717115	501(C)(3)	$218,631	Research Grant
The University of Texas Health Science Center at
7000 Fannin St 120	Houston	TX	77030	741761309	501(C)(3)	$48,908	Research Grant
The University of Texas Health Science Center at S
PO BOX 100674	San Antonio	TX	78201	742461806	501(C)(3)	$200,890	Research Grant
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
2147 TAMUS	College Station	TX	77843	746000541	501(C)(3)	$276,407	Research Grant
Southern Methodist University
University	Dallas	TX	75275	750800689	501(C)(3)	$16,403	Research Grant
The University of Texas at Dallas
800 W Campbell Rd	Richardson	TX	75080	751305566	501(C)(3)	$247,521	Research Grant
University of Texas at Dallas
800 West Campbell Road	Richardson	TX	75080	751305566	501(C)(3)	$115,388	Research Grant
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd	Dallas	TX	75390	756002868	501(C)(3)	$53,608	Research Grant
Westat
1650 Research Blvd	Rockville	MD	20850	840529566		$499,799	Research Grant
University of Colorado Denver
2010 Willard Loop Dr	Denver	CO	80209	846000555	501(C)(3)	$703,196	Research Grant
University of New Mexico
1 Univof New Mexico	Albuquerque	NM	87131	856000642	501(C)(3)	$89,100	Research Grant
St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
703 Main St	Phoenix	AZ	85013	860174371	501(C)(3)	$219,450	Research Grant
University of Utah
201 Presidents Cir	Salt Lake City	UT	84112	876000525	501(C)(3)	$1,084,676	Research Grant
Seattle Institute for biomedical and Clinical Rese
1100 Olive Way 940	Seattle	WA	98101	911452438	501(C)(3)	$44,000	Research Grant
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Avenue	Cleveland	OH	44195	912153073	501(C)(3)	$1,691,256	Research Grant
University of Washington
4333 Brooklyn Ave NE Box 359472	Seattle	WA	98195	916001537	501(C)(3)	$621,123	Research Grant
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Rd	Portland	OR	97239	931176109	501(C)(3)	$617,521	Research Grant
Stanford University
450 Serra Mall	Stanford	CA	94305	941156365	501(C)(3)	$545,716	Research Grant
University of California San Francisco
505 Parnassus Ave	San Francisco	CA	94143	942829914	501(C)(3)	$2,312,193	Research Grant
University of California Davis
1850 Research Park Drive	Davis	CA	95618	946036494	Gov	$200,521	Research Grant
University of California-Berkeley
2227 Piedmont Avenue	Berkeley	CA	94720	946090626	501(C)(3)	$111,133	Research Grant
University of California Los Angeles
10889 Wilshire Blvd	Los Angeles	CA	90095	956006143	501(C)(3)	$209,648	Research Grant
University of California San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr	La Jolla	CA	92093	956006144	501(C)(3)	$412,467	Research Grant
American Academy of Neurology Institute
1080 Montreal Ave	Saint Paul	MN	55116	410726167	501(C)(3)	$24,691	Research Grant
Department of State Health Services
1100 W 49th Street	Austin	TX	78714	320113643	501(C)(3)	$12,000	Research Grant
Io Therapeutics Inc
1805 E Garry Avenue	Santa Ana	CA	92705	135661935		$132,000	Fast Forward-Domestic
Emory - RH
3585 Atlanta Avenue	Hapeville	GA	30322	560566256	501(C)(3)	$47,133	Fast Forward-Domestic
University of MiamiAccera (92812)
PO Box 405803	Atlanta	GA	30384	590624458	501(C)(3)	$155,000	Fast Forward-Domestic
University of California San Diego
9500 Gillman Drive	La Jolla	CA	92093	952544535	501(C)(3)	$28,500	Fast Forward-Domestic
Brigham and Women's Hospital
75 Francis St	Boston	MA	02115	042312909	501(C)(3)	$181,875	Clinical Grant
University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 N Lake Ave	Worcester	MA	01655	043167352	501(C)(4)	$121,000	Clinical Grant
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
One Gustave Levy Pl	New York	NY	10029	136171197	501(C)(3)	$115,476	Clinical Grant
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Ave	Rochester	NY	14642	160743209	501(C)(3)	$116,875	Clinical Grant
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Ctr Blvd	Philadelphia	PA	19104	231352166	501(C)(3)	$116,875	Clinical Grant
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S Maryland Ave	Chicago	IL	60637	363488183	501(C)(3)	$116,875	Clinical Grant
Johns Hopkins University
600 North Wolfe Street	Baltimore	MD	21287	520595110	501(C)(3)	$112,173	Clinical Grant
Vanderbilt University Medical Center MS Ctr
1211 Medical Center Dr	Nashville	TN	37232	620476822	501(C)(3)	$65,000	Clinical Grant
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd	Dallas	TX	75390	756002868	501(C)(3)	$146,094	Clinical Grant
University of Colorado Denver
2010 Willard Loop Dr	Denver	CO	80209	846000555	501(C)(3)	$65,000	Clinical Grant
University of Utah
201 Presidents Cir	Salt Lake City	UT	84112	876000525	501(C)(3)	$65,000	Clinical Grant
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Avenue	Cleveland	OH	44195	912153073	501(C)(3)	$116,875	Clinical Grant
University of Washington
4333 Brooklyn Ave NE	Seattle	WA	98195	916001537	501(C)(3)	$143,825	Clinical Grant
University of California San Francisco
1855 Folsom Street	San Francisco	CA	94143	946036493	501(C)(3)	$116,875	Clinical Grant
UCLA David Geffin School of Medicine
10889 Wilshire Blvd	Los Angeles	CA	90095	956006143	501(C)(3)	$65,000	Clinical Grant
Progressive MS Alliance
733 Third Avenue	New York	NY	10017	135661935	501(C)(3)	$526,815	Progressive MS Alliance
McKing Consulting Corporation
2810 Old Lee Highway	Fairfax	VA	22031	542006067		$21,887	Research Grant

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	119	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	5	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	Scholarships	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	821	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$1,134,317	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	n/a	NonCashAssistanceDesc

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 The National Multiple Sclerosis Society utilized a volunteer committee 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. Upon acceptance of the progress reports, payments are distributed to grantees.	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 (8 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	$498,462	$0	$0	$0	$2,838	$0	$7,950	$0	$1,140	$0	$510,390	$0	$0	$0
PAUL WEISS
COO	$309,336	$0	$0	$0	$1,518	$0	$7,950	$0	$30,134	$0	$348,938	$0	$0	$0
ERIC HILTY
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER	$210,555	$0	$0	$0	$697	$0	$6,486	$0	$29,884	$0	$247,622	$0	$0	$0
TIM COETZEE
CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER	$306,276	$0	$0	$0	$1,518	$0	$7,950	$0	$30,035	$0	$345,779	$0	$0	$0
GRAHAM McREYNOLDS
CHIEF M & D Officer	$302,207	$0	$0	$0	$2,832	$0	$7,950	$0	$17,448	$0	$330,437	$0	$0	$0
JOHN SCOTT
chief field officer	$298,796	$0	$0	$0	$1,514	$0	$7,950	$0	$10,373	$0	$318,633	$0	$0	$0
MARK NEAGLI
regional evp	$260,172	$0	$0	$0	$2,510	$0	$7,950	$0	$19,135	$0	$289,767	$0	$0	$0
MAUREEN REEDER
regional evp	$256,503	$0	$0	$0	$2,396	$0	$7,634	$0	$2,030	$0	$268,563	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
program service accomplishments	Form 990, Part III, Line 4c continued... Community programs - the society collaborates with dozens of other community organizations, focusing on access to health care, rehabilitation, treatments and therapies; long-term care; disability rights issues; vocational training and rehab, wellness and fitness; and outreach and education to rural and underserved populations. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D Public education - there are many ways the society educates the public about multiple sclerosis including the society's annual MS awareness campaign, public service announcements, momentum, the society's quarterly magazine distributed to people with MS, healthcare providers, supporters of the society and more. In addition to a nation-wide e-newsletter, chapters also distribute a local newsletter, MS connection, to their constituents that includes local announcements and information on upcoming programs and services, and more. In total, more than 1.8 million people receive society publications, newsletters and momentum each year. Professional education and training - the society keeps healthcare providers engaged in patient care by keeping them abreast of new diagnostic techniques, therapies, etc. Information and education is provided to thousands of professionals through the society's clinical care network, md on call program, and educational materials for physical and occupational therapists, mental health professional, nurses and others. A free quarterly newsletter is emailed to more than 12,000 professionals, and the society's diagnostic and symptom management smartphone app has been downloaded more than 62,300 times.
Classes of Members or Stockholders	Form 990, Part VI, SECTION A, Line 6 The Members of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society are comprised of the members of the 36 chapters WHO ARE NON-VOTING MEMBERS, AND THOSE CHAPTERS 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 chapter is allocated a number of voting members based on a formula. Voting members are the volunteer leaders of the chapter 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 response.
Organization's Process to Review Form 990	Form 990, Part VI, SECTION B, Line 11b The Form 990 and accompanying schedules are reviewed by management and an external independent accounting firm. They are 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 National Multiple Sclerosis Society Board of Directors. The Society Board of Directors are 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 and make any appropriate disclosures. If an individual discloses an actual or potential conflict, the Chief Legal Officer 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 for Top Official	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 then ratified by the full board during Executive Session. Compensation Process for Officers Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The Compensation Committee is comprised of at least three (3) independent board members that determine compensation of the President and CEO, officers and 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 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 then ratified by the full board during Executive Session.
Governing Documents Disclosure Explanation	Form 990, Part VI, SECTION C, Line 19 The National Multiple Sclerosis IRS Form 990, IRS Form 990-T and audited financial statements are available at www.nmss.org, and on the charity navigator website. The Society's governing documents, record retention and conflict of interest policy is available upon request. FoRm 990, Part VII Additional Information Effective October 1, 2016 the Society consolidated the 36 chapters and the national headquarters into a single entity under one federal employer's identification number. This transition will better align the Society's resources so that the organization can maximize its impact to drive Research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS. As part of the Society's implementation plan for this consolidation, numerous activities and changes were completed during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. Many of these changes resulted in the transfer of costs, from what had been the Society's long standing practice to be expensed by the chapters, to the national headquarters. The largest of these transfers in cost are salaries and employee benefits. Specifically in fiscal 2016 the departments that support the Society's organizational infrastructure including Finance and Benefits Administration increased at the national headquarters to manage the consolidation. In addition, prior to October 1, 2016 employee pension expense was accounted for at the chapter level and the national headquarters. As of October 1, 2016 all pension expense is accounted for at the national headquarters.
Other Changes in Net Assets Explanation	Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 RECOVERIES OF PRIOR YEAR GRANTS $ 2,472,523 GRANT REFUNDS $ 193,433 -------------- Total $ 2,665,956

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	$1,198,199	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$1,695,084	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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