Multiple Sclerosis Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Ft Lauderdale, FL501(c)(3)EIN 59-2792934Revenue $4.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSmsfocus.org6520 N Andrews Ave, 33309-2132 · Ft Lauderdale, FLTax-exempt since Oct 1988Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide programs and support services to those persons affected by ms. (see schedule o for more)

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,125 volunteers and 281 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $594K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$263K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $13K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$5.0M
To programs
54%
Net assets
$6.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2024▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$4.1M
Expenses
$5.0M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$5.0M
Net assets
$6.2M
FY2024▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.6M
FY2021$9.4M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$6.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1988.

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Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $2.7M Management & general 19% · $969K Fundraising 27% · $1.4M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $263K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$133,185Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$129,578Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary - Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer - Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President - Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alan Segaloff———$207,208$198,935
Karen Minnis$133,185$112,184$106,227——
Natalie Blake$129,578$111,607$99,765——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers programs and support services for people affected by Multiple Sclerosis.

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3 programs · $753K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Assistive technology programsee schedule o

$284Kprogram expense
02

Transportation programsee schedule o

$260Kprogram expense
03

Home care grant programsee schedule o

$209Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Weld FoundationFY2025$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$13K
Grants paid · 71 grants · $2.7M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$73,065
Unitemized GrantFY2024$66,793
Unitemized GrantFY2024$53,866
Unitemized GrantFY2024$48,757
Unitemized GrantFY2024$48,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$30,221
We Are IllGA · FY2024$20,000
Western Kentucky UniversityKY · FY2024$17,667
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,221
Mercy FoundationCA · FY2024$15,000
Boston Home INCMA · FY2024$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,254
The Ohio State UniversityNY · FY2024$12,917
Independence Care System INCNY · FY2024$11,667
Miami Valley HospitalOH · FY2024$8,379
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$199K
Money outPt IX
$5.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$969K
Fundraisingcol D$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$6.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$199K
Gains on assetsLn 7$54K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K
Other assetsLn 15$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5281
VolunteersI 61,125
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
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$40K
Total assetsLn 16$8.0M$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$6.9M$6.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$148K$148K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$355K$355K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$275K$69K$138K$69K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$1.0M$335K$952K
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$119K$119K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$314K$139K$27K$148K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$202$315$1K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$9K$14K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$415K$207K$200K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$38K$19K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$936K$736K$50K$150K
All other expensesLn 24e$65K$289$40K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.0M$2.7M$969K$1.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.1M$5.0M−$943K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.8M$5.2M−$414K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.5M$5.4M−$1.9M$7.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.6M$5.0M$613K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.2M$5.6M−$360K$8.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $4,099,891 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,777,226$3,901,213
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $58,324$198,678
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,835,550$4,099,891
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $506,011$502,835
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,094,016$2,588,261
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,649,916$1,951,461
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,249,943$5,042,557
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$414,393−$942,666
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,099,891 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,901,213
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,901,213
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $144,440$144,440
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $54,238$54,238
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $198,678$4,099,891
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,042,557 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $147,916$147,916
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $354,919$354,919
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,811 · Management $137,622 · Fundraising $68,811$275,244
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,025,412 · Management $335,334 · Fundraising $952,271$2,313,017
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $18,590$18,590
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $119,494$119,494
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $139,151 · Management $27,005 · Fundraising $148,041$314,197
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $202 · Management $315 · Fundraising $1,252$1,769
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,438 · Management $14,272 · Fundraising $4,592$28,302
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $207,287 · Management $199,706 · Fundraising $7,581$414,574
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,558 · Management $7,558$15,116
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,027 · Management $19,027$38,054
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $736,049 · Management $49,959 · Fundraising $150,309$936,317
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $289 · Management $39,945 · Fundraising $24,814$65,048
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,716,059 · Management $968,827 · Fundraising $1,357,671$5,042,557
Part X · Balance sheet $7,196,442 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200$200
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,155,879$1,205,999
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $645,091$869,978
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,314$45,786
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,857$40,400
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,337,043$3,177,529
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,859,291$1,856,550
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,031,675$7,196,442
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $114,154$156,393
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,005,171$853,219
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,119,325$1,009,612
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,322,518$4,620,567
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,589,832$1,566,263
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,912,350$6,186,830
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,031,675$7,196,442
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,186,830 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,099,891
XI-2 Total expenses$5,042,557
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$942,666
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,912,350
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$88,674
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$128,472
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,186,830

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