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Band Against Ms INC

Nashville, TNUnknown exempt organization EIN 26-0481463Latest return filed Jul 30, 2025

On file with the IRSbandagainstms.orgNashville, TN

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Committed to providing educational information for those living with multiple sclerosis, funding programs researching a cure for multiple sclerosis, and funding programs helping those living with the disease.

Run by 100 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Named funders
1
named funder · $241
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$0
-100% vs prior year
Spent
$0
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$282K
FY2020$10K
FY2021$124K
FY2022$339K
FY2023$271K
FY2024$0
Expenses
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$187K
FY2020$36K
FY2021$64K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$301K
FY2024$0
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019−$56K
FY2020−$55K
FY2021−$22K
FY2022$21K
FY2023$23K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Michael Miller
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
0
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ken Smith
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Educates about MS, funds research for a cure, and supports those living with the disease.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Money is raised and donated to organizations that research multiple sclerosis additionally,awareness of multiple sclerosis is made throuhj events such as the annual golf tournament and bike rides.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$241
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$241

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$0
Ln 12
Money outPt IX
$0
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Total revenueLn 12$0
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Total assetsLn 16$231K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$208K$0
Net assetsLn 32$23K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$0$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 30, 2025 $0$0$0$0 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 14, 2024 $271K$301K−$31K$23K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $339K$295K$43K$21K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 14, 2023 $124K$64K$59K−$22K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 22, 2022 $10K$36K−$25K−$55K 990 PDF
FY2019Filed with the IRS Oct 22, 2021 $282K$187K$95K−$56K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $0 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $270,973$0
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $270,973$0
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $301,498$0
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $301,498$0
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$30,525$0
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $0 across 1 lines filed
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $0 across 1 line filed
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 5 lines filed
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,561$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $231,170$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $208,063$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,107$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $231,170$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$0
XI-2 Total expenses$0
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$0
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,107
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$23,107
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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