How YOUR Funds Are Used

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is a collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about MS NOW. This means we actively raise funds to provide programs and services for people with MS and to fund cutting-edge research to move us closer to a world free of multiple sclerosis.

$0.78 of every dollar funds programs, education, advocacy, and research
$0.22 of every dollar covers fundraising and administration costs 

Your Dollars at Work Locally

The dollars you raise make a direct impact on the lives of those affected by multiple sclerosis.  Your funds support the many programs and services the National Capital Chapter offers to help empower individuals and their families, including:

MS Research

In 2011 alone, through its national office and 50-state network of chapters, the Society devoted $164 million to programs and services that assisted more than one million people. To move us closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested $40 million to support 325 new and ongoing research projects around the world.

Learn more about the research projects the National MS Society is currently funding.

Research in MS is progressing at a remarkable rate but it comes with a hefty price tag.  Click here to learn more about research costs.

Research NOW is the National MS Society's quarterly research feature about what research is going now to improve care and treatement - and to find ways to prevent and cure MS.

We're moving forward!  Learn more about how far we've come with the history and timeline of research progress and how the Society has helped propel these advances.