Ms Comprehensive Care Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, SINCE INCEPTION, IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE AND HUMANE CARE TO PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE OVERALL GOAL OF CARE IS MAINTENANCE OF THE PATIENT'S HIGHEST LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE IN THEIR HOME AND WORK ENVIRONMENT WHILE MAINTAINING SAFETY AND COMFORT. PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT INCLUDED WITHIN SCHEDULE O.
- Income
- $1.8 million
- Spending
- $2.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- -48.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 85%
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $2.5 million, trustee - president & ceo hnmc
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 30 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 1210% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 63% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 19 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $2.5 million spent. EXPENSES INCURRED IN SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF HOLY NAME MEDICAL CENTER, INC. SPECIFICALLY CENTERED ON MS SERVICES. HOLY NAME MEDICAL CENTER, INC. IS A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION, WHICH PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY.
- THE MS COMPREHENSIVE CARE CENTER D/B/A THE ALFIERO & LUCIA PALESTRONI FOUNDATION MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CENTER, IS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SERVICES, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS A SUBSIDIARY OF HOLY NAME MEDICAL CENTER, INC.; AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION HAS BEEN TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE AND HUMANE CARE TO PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE OVERALL GOAL OF CARE IS MAINTENANCE OF THE PATIENT'S HIGHEST LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE IN THEIR HOME AND WORK ENVIRONMENT WHILE MAINTAINING SAFETY AND COMFORT. HISTORY ------- THE BERNARD GIMBEL MS CENTER OPENED IN 1985 AT (THEN) HOLY NAME HOSPITAL AS AN INDEPENDENT ENTITY. THE CENTER WAS OPEN TO ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. AT THAT TIME THE STAFF CONSISTED OF A NEUROLOGIST, A NURSE AND A VOLUNTEER. MEDICAL CARE CENTERED ON DIAGNOSIS AND SYMPTOMATIC MANAGEMENT ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS. THE COMPREHENSIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY CARE MODEL INVOLVED MEDICAL, NURSING, REHAB, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AND COORDINATED SERVICES FROM THE MS SOCIETY. A VOLUNTEER-RUN LENDING LIBRARY OF MS BOOKS AND VIDEOS WAS ALSO ORGANIZED AND READILY AVAILABLE TO ALL PATIENTS. OVERVIEW -------- THE ORGANIZATION HAS SERVED AS A REGIONAL LEADER IN MS CARE, PROVIDING UNPARALLELED, HOLISTIC CARE TO PATIENTS OF ALL AGES LIVING WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. APPROXIMATELY 1,800 PATIENTS FROM THE GREATER NEW YORK METROPOLITAN REGION VISIT THE MS CENTER FOR ITS CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, PERSONALIZED PATIENT CARE AND INNOVATIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH. WE TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALING AND HAVE INTEGRATED OUR MS SERVICES WITH OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL SO THAT PATIENTS FEEL COMPLETELY SUPPORTED AND CARED FOR FROM DIAGNOSIS THROUGH TREATMENT AND MAINTENANCE. THE MS CENTER IS ONE OF A SELECT FEW MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CENTERS IN THE REGION - AND THE ONLY FACILITY IN BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY - TO BE AFFILIATED WITH THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY. OUR HIGHLY EXPERIENCED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF NEUROLOGISTS AND EXPERTS PROVIDE A FULL SPECTRUM OF SERVICES TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE MEDICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF MS PATIENTS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS, NOVEL TREATMENT STRATEGIES, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL, REHABILITATIVE, AND SUPPORTIVE CARE. RECEIVING CARE AT THE MS CENTER ALSO MEANS HAVING FULL ACCESS TO HOLY NAME MEDICAL CENTER, INC.'S RECOGNIZED DOCTORS AND A BROAD ARRAY OF SPECIALTIES, INCLUDING PREVENTIVE CARE, UROLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, RADIOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, AND WOMEN'S HEALTH AS WELL AS CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING OUR PATIENTS THE LATEST CLINICAL DISCOVERIES AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN GROUNDBREAKING CLINICAL TRIALS IN A SAFE AND COMPASSIONATE WAY. WE PARTNER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY - NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION, AND ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE IN NEW YORK CITY, TO GIVE OUR MS PATIENTS ACCESS TO TODAY'S MOST PROMISING THERAPIES THAT REDUCE THE CHANCES FOR RELAPSE OR FURTHER PROGRESSION. SCOPE OF SERVICES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: - SAME-DAY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND RESULTS - NEUROLOGIC TESTING, INCLUDING EEG AND EMG - AN INFUSION ROOM SO PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE TREATMENT WITHOUT HAVING TO TRAVEL TO OTHER AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL - MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI), FEATURING OPEN BORE TECHNOLOGY THAT PROVIDES BETTER ACCESS AND INCREASED SPACE FOR FACE AND BODY - VESTIBULAR THERAPY FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING DIZZINESS OR BALANCE PROBLEMS - BLADDER AND KIDNEY ULTRASOUND - BOTOX TREATMENT FOR SPASTICITY AND CHRONIC HEADACHES - AN ORTHOTIC CLINIC, WHERE PATIENTS CAN BE EVALUATED AND FITTED FOR BRACES AND OTHER ASSISTIVE DEVICES - NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - EYE AND BONE DENSITY EXAMS - A WHEELCHAIR ASSESSMENT CLINIC THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE CARE, WHICH INCLUDES: - REFERRALS TO A VARIETY OF SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS AT HOLY NAME MEDICAL CENTER, INC. AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION - PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES - PATIENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS AT THE MS CENTER - SOCIAL SERVICES - EDUCATION AND RESOURCE MATERIALS - MS GROUP EXERCISE CLASS NEW MS THERAPIES ---------------- THE ONGOING UNMET NEED IN MS CARE IS TREATMENT FOR NON-RELAPSING, SECONDARY PROGRESSIVE MS AND PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE DISEASE. TO TRY AND ADDRESS THIS GAP IN TREATMENT OPTIONS, THE MS CENTER AT HOLY NAME IS INVOLVED IN CLINICAL TRIALS INVESTIGATING THE USE OF A NOVEL THERAPEUTIC AGENT, BTK INHIBITORS, WHICH MAY PROVE TO HAVE IMPROVED EFFICACY IN PROMOTING REMYELINATION. IN COLLABORATION WITH ALBERT EINSTEIN UNIVERSITY, THE MS CENTER IS INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF AGING IN MS PATIENTS AS PART OF A STUDY THROUGH A NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH GRANT. THE CENTER IS ALSO INVOLVED IN A STUDY WITH RESEARCHERS FROM THE HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY THAT EVALUATES FOOT STRUCTURE, GAIT AND POSTURE CHANGES IN MS PATIENTS. MS INFUSION SUITE ----------------- MANY PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS NEED INFUSIONS PERIODICALLY AND HOLY NAME'S MS CENTER IS COMMITTED TO MAKING THIS ASPECT OF TREATMENT AS COMFORTABLE AND TIMELY AS POSSIBLE. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, THE CENTER HAS ITS OWN INFUSION SUITE WITH DEDICATED INFUSION NURSES. THE SUITE, COMPLETE WITH SOOTHING DCOR AND PRIVACY, HELPS PATIENTS FEEL MORE RELAXED WHEN THEY RECEIVE TREATMENT. IT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE MS CENTER, SO IF A QUESTION ARISES ABOUT TREATMENT, AN INFUSION NURSE CAN ASK A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. PATIENTS WITH MOBILITY ISSUES WILL ALSO BENEFIT FROM NOT HAVING TO TRAVEL TO OTHER PARTS OF THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. THE MS CENTER INFUSION NURSES ARE EXPERIENCED IN ADMINISTERING THE LATEST MS THERAPIES AND SIT WITH PATIENTS FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR TREATMENT, MONITORING THE SESSION AND PROVIDING COMPANIONSHIP. IN ADDITION, VINCENT DEFEDELE, HOLY NAME'S PHARMACIST WHO P
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Mountain Comprehensive Care Center Inc (Prestonsburg, KY), EIN 61-0663787. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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