The Multiple Sclerosis Research Council
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 201316818
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2011–2013
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2013
- Location
- Golden Valley, MN, USA
- Phone
- 7633024075
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Nerve, Muscle, Bone Diseases Research
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $11,201
- Expenses
- $8,340
- Assets
- $76,667
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- KATHY EDWARDS (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- KATHY EDWARDS (PRESIDENT)
- KATIE MOLL (VICE PRESIDE)
- PAM KUHL (SECRETARY/TR)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Educating, enabling, inspiring and advocating for persons living with multiple sclerosis and their caregivers through supportive programming within the comprehensive care paradigm for the treatment of ms.
What it reported doing in 2013
Continued support of internet access for the waiting room at the schapiro center for ms. Added new books to the lending library and monitor use. Continued work on new website. One to one educational sessions were held throughout the year. Held ms community education fair with national and local speakers providing inspiration, empowerment, advocacy and education. Fund raising event held in september. Sponsored and volunteered at mn patient modified triathalon in november.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 72
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 25.5%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.19; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: -20.2% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2011 to 2013
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.