National Multiple Sclerosis Society Georgia Chapter
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 580652901
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2015
- Forms available
- Form 990 2015
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, USA
- Phone
- 6786721000
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Nerve, Muscle and Bone Diseases
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,468,933
- Expenses
- $2,246,805
- Assets
- $631,246
- Liabilities
- $904,692
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
22 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- ROY RANGEL (EXECUTIVE DI): $174,924 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
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.
What it reported doing in 2015
Community programs- expenses of 260,691 the society collaborates with dozens of community organizations, focusing on access to healthcare, 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. Year. Professional education and training- expenses of 86,538 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 18,000 professionals, and the society's diagnostic and symptom management mobile app has been downloaded more than 66,300 times. Society activities- expenses of 17,897
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 48% for direct work, 5% for grants, and 47% for affiliated organizations.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 87
- Transparency & Controls: 91
- Accountability: 97
- Sustainability: 11
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 84.8%; rating input score 85
- Fundraising efficiency: $6.31 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Pass
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 95.5%; rating input score 95; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -53%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.28; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.43; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 7.8%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 84.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 21 of 22 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.9M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $175K · 22 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
- Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2009 to 2015
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 26/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 45/100.