Liabilities / Assets
72nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Change Ms
EIN 47-1225720 • 501(c)3 • Elma, NY
Profile
To allocate all available resources, advocate, educate, and raise funds for needed research, services, and program development to provide a better understanding and future outlook for those living with ms, as well as to empower anyone who may be affected.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
73rd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
58th percentile
Higher net margin than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
51st percentile
Faster asset growth than 51% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
9th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$22,845
Up $19,557 (+595%) from 2018
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2018
Net Assets
Up$22,845
Up $19,557 (+595%) from 2018
Revenue
Down$10,164
Down $25,546 (-72%) from 2018
Expenses
Down$8,037
Down $40,271 (-83%) from 2018
Net Income
Up$2,127
Up $14,725 (+117%) from 2018
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2020 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
- Assets
- $22,845
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $22,845
- Revenue
- $10,164
- Expenses
- $8,037
- Net income
- $2,127
Latest Detailed Filing
The latest 2020 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2017 below.
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
- Signed
- Nov 15, 2018
- Return Version
- 2017v2.3
- Gross Receipts
- $85,645
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To allocate all available resources, advocate, educate, and raise funds for needed research, services, and program development to provide a better understanding and future outlook for those living with ms, as well as to empower anyone who may be affected.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| PROVIDED RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. | $0 | $48,544 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TONY FERRO | President & Treasurer | - | $26,000 | - | $26,000 |
| KELLY CULTRARA | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| GREG KALES | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising Events
| Event | Gross Receipts | Gross Revenue | Direct Expenses | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masquerade Ball | $69,540 | $34,040 | $5,935 | $28,105 |
| Total Events | $69,540 | $34,040 | $35,998 | $-1,958 |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Change Ms
- EIN
- 47-1225720
- Phone
- 7164009629
- Address
- 6680 CLINTON STREET, ELMA, NY 14059
Signing Officer
- Name
- Tony Ferro
- Title
- President/treasurer
- Phone
- 7164009629
- Signed
- 2018-11-15
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Freed Maxick Cpas Pc
- Address
- 424 MAIN STREET SUITE 800, BUFFALO, NY 14202-3508
- Preparer
- Mary Madonia
- Phone
- 7168472651
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid
“Activity classification: program services. Grantee name: various-to be determined. Grantee relationship: ms patients. Property description: medaille college scholarships. Date of gift: 03/25/17. Amount given: 10,000.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: bank fees. Amount: 217. Description: other business costs. Amount: 623. Description: payroll fees. Amount: 1,491. Description: payroll taxes. Amount: 2,520. Description: website. Amount: 640. Description: travel, meetings and conventions. Amount: 1,839. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 7,330.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: other depreciable assets. Beg. Of year amount: 2,129. End of year amount: 2,129.”
Raw XML Appendix168 raw XML fields
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM SERVICES. GRANTEE NAME: VARIOUS-TO BE DETERMINED. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: MS PATIENTS. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: MEDAILLE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. DATE OF GIFT: 03/25/17. AMOUNT GIVEN: 10,000. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,129. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,129. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS |
| TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl/DeclarationDesc | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z |
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