National Multiple Sclerosis Society

“Chapter membership consists of all persons who are members of the society and who reside within (or who have previously resided within and have indicated that they wish to retain their membership) the chapter's territory.”

“The chapter holds a meeting of its members annually for the purposes of electing a board of trustees, considering any reports that may be presented, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.”

“The chapter's audit committee reviews and approves the irs form 990 and accompanying schedules prior to distribution to the entire board. A copy of the irs form 990 and accompanying schedules is provided to the entire board with a period for providing comments, edits or corrections prior to submission to the irs.”

“On an annual basis, chapter management reviews the conflict of interest disclosure forms filed by trustees, officers and employees for potential conflicts. Additionally, all covered persons have an ongoing duty to disclose potential conflicts to chapter management. Potential conflicts of interest are presented to the chapter's audit committee for review. Where conflicts exist, a conflict resolution report is created and the trustee, officer or employee is not allowed to participate in any vote or discussion of the disclosed matter. At the current time, no potential conflicts of interest have been identified.”

“The compensation committee of the national board of directors is provided with internal and external salary data for the society leadership and management team - which includes the presidents. The committee provides input to the ceo on the compensation recommendations. In addition, the president's performance is evaluated annually by executive vice president, leadership and organizational development with input provided by the president review and professional development advisory committee of the chapter board of trustees.”

“The chapter's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request. The chapter's irs form 990 and financial statements are available on the chapter's website and will also be provided in a hard copy format upon request. The organization's audit committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit, review, and compilation of its financial statements and selects the independent auditor. This was the practice for the current year, as well as the former year.”

“The organization has not changed the oversight process or selection process during the tax year.”