NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY

PUBLIC EDUCATION (SEE SCHEDULE O)PUBLIC EDUCATION - PEOPLE WITH MS CAN BETTER MANAGE THEIR DISEASE WHEN THEY HAVE THE SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM-FROM DOCTORS TO EMPLOYERS TO FAMILY MEMBERS. THAT'S WHY WE WORK RELENTLESSLY TO TELL THE WORLD WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE WITH MS. WE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE SOCIETY'S AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND MOMENTUM, WHICH IS THE SOCIETY'S FLAGSHIP MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTED QUARTERLY TO NEARLY 500,000 PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND SUPPORTERS OF THE SOCIETY. WE SEND BIMONTHLY EMAILS WITH NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT MS TO 850,000 PEOPLE AND MORE THAN 6.2 MILLION PEOPLE VISIT THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE EACH YEAR TO ACCESS INFORMATION AND SUPPORT AND GET INVOLVED.IN ADDITION, MANY PEOPLE GET ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT MS VIA THE SOCIETY'S SOCIAL MEDIA, WITH MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION FOLLOWERS.

RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES (SEE SCHEDULE O)RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES - IN FISCAL 2024, THE SOCIETY INVESTED $31.2 MILLION TO SUPPORT 271 NEW AND ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD AIMED AT STOPPING MS IN ITS TRACKS, RESTORING FUNCTION, AND ENDING THE DISEASE FOREVER. THE SOCIETY ENGAGED 104 EXPERT SCIENTIFIC AND PEER REVIEWERS TO EVALUATE 369 PROPOSALS FOR RESEARCH GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS AND EARLY CAREER AWARDS, COMMERCIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, AND TARGETED RESEARCH GRANTS. WE ALSO ENGAGED 15 LAY COMMUNITY REVIEWERS TO HELP THE SOCIETY IDENTIFY THE MOST PROMISING AND APPROPRIATE RESEARCH INVESTMENTS.RESEARCH PRIORITY AREAS TO DRIVE BREAKTHROUGHS TO A CURE INCLUDE: ACCELERATING PROMISING RESEARCH TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS TO LIVE THEIR BEST LIVES AND ADVANCE THE PATHWAYS TO MS CURES ROADMAP, INCLUDING: STOPPING DISEASE ACTIVITY AND PROGRESSION THROUGH PRECISION MEDICINE AND EARLY DETECTION; RESTORING WHAT'S BEEN LOST BY REVERSING SYMPTOMS AND DISABILITY THROUGH REGENERATION AND FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY ENHANCED BY REHABILITATION AND WELLNESS; AND ENDING THE DISEASE THROUGH PREVENTION BY LIMITING EXPOSURE TO RISK FACTORS ACROSS THE POPULATION AND FOR THOSE MOST AT-RISK.