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 "slug": "a-c-t-for-multiple-sclerosis",
 "display_name": "A.C.T. for Multiple Sclerosis",
 "legal_name": "A C T FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS",
 "ein": "33-0880635",
 "organization_type": "501(c)(3) nonprofit",
 "year_established": 1999,
 "year_established_source": "propublica",
 "headquarters_city": "Palm Desert",
 "headquarters_state": "CA",
 "primary_cause": "Health",
 "primary_cause_source": "NTEE G50 via ProPublica (approximate)",
 "registration_status": "participant_2026",
 "mightycause_urn": "ACTforMultipleSclerosis",
 "giving_url": "https://www.mightycause.com/organization/ACTforMultipleSclerosis",
 "years_covered": [
  2025,
  2026
 ],
 "record_status": "Verified \u2014 identity and participation",
 "generated": true,
 "financials": {
  "source": "IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer",
  "year": 2023
 },
 "short_description": "FREE SERVICES TO COACHELLA VALLEY RESIDENTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (not covered by health insurance) LOCAL CV CHARITY - ALL FUNDS RAISED STAY HERE TO BENEFIT LOCAL RESIDENTS SERVICES INCLUDE: * Lynn De Santis Physical workouts to boost muscle tone, strength, flexibility, & balance - weekly * Mental",
 "about": "FREE SERVICES TO COACHELLA VALLEY RESIDENTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (not covered by health insurance)\nLOCAL CV CHARITY - ALL FUNDS RAISED STAY HERE TO BENEFIT LOCAL RESIDENTS\nSERVICES INCLUDE:\n* Lynn De Santis Physical workouts to boost muscle tone, strength, flexibility, & balance - weekly\n* Mental health therapies (one on one) to offset depression & loneliness - monthly or as needed - dramatically increased demand since COVID\n* Amy Zendell In Home Services - physical therapies for those bedridden, who are unable to leave their homes\n* Education Seminars / social interactions - 3 times per year\n* Mobility aids such as walkers, wheelchairs, scooters\n* Bighorn Support Items such as cooling vests and portable air-conditioners\nThere is no known cure for MS and the doctors can't identify why people get it. \u00a0The doctors know what factors contribute to MS, but not why people get it. \u00a0The disease affects each person differently. \u00a0Physical therapies are based on each client's physical ability and needs.\nMISSION: To provide quality of life enhancing services to Coachella Valley residents living with multiple sclerosis. To help our clients live stronger, longer, and to provide educational and social interactions for people with MS, to help them cope with their symptoms and with depression and isolation.\nLocal Coachella Valley residents with doctor verification of Multiple Sclerosis receive free weekly strength training sessions through ACT for MS. Sessions are based on each person's individual needs. Other free programs include circulation therapy, mobility aids - wheelchairs, walkers, scooters; quarterly education workshops / seminars / luncheons; social gatherings (depression is a common side effect after one receives an MS diagnosis); water therapy; chair yoga; in 2022, we added mental health one-on-one therapy support sessions.\nTestimonials\n\"I know that ACT for MS has extended my life by at least 5 years - the therapies, the camaraderie, the ongoing strength training\" - Jim C, client\n\"My doctor told me that I would be in a wheelchair in 2 years. I've been a client with ACT for MS for 7 years now, and although I use a cane, I am still walking. I am not on a walker; I am not in that wheelchair. I thank ACT for MS for their programs every day.\" Andy M, client\n\"I support ACT for MS for my husband. He had MS and died several years ago. Had there been an ACT for MS for him, I believe he may still be with us\" Helma B., donor",
 "description_source": "description as provided by the organization for CV Giving Day (via its Mightycause profile)",
 "description_retrieved": "2026-08-13",
 "official_website": "https://actforms.org",
 "official_website_source": "provided by the organization on its CV Giving Day profile",
 "official_website_verified": "2026-08-13",
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 "primary_cause_reviewed_date": "2026-08-17",
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  2026
 ],
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  "2026": "Mightycause giving-event summary export (Registration Status = Approved)",
  "2025": "CV Giving Day 2025 approved-participant list, matched on EIN"
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  "legalName": "A C T FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS",
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   "addressLocality": "Palm Desert",
   "addressRegion": "CA",
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  "description": "FREE SERVICES TO COACHELLA VALLEY RESIDENTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (not covered by health insurance) LOCAL CV CHARITY - ALL FUNDS RAISED STAY HERE TO BENEFIT LOCAL RESIDENTS SERVICES INCLUDE: * Lynn De Santis Physical workouts to boost muscle tone, strength, flexibility, & balance - weekly * Mental",
  "foundingDate": "1999",
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  "dateModified": "2026-08-19",
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 "last_verified": "2026-08-19",
 "date_modified": "2026-08-19",
 "verified_statement": "Identity confirmed against IRS records. Participation confirmed against CV Giving Day registration. Public information compiled from the organization's own sources. Organizations that have indicated a preference against search indexing on their CV Giving Day registration are excluded from search indexing and from this site's sitemap. A cause may come from the organization's own category selection, from its IRS classification, or from CV Giving Day review; the source is always stated on the page and in this record."
}