The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life for everyone affected by multiple sclerosis. MSAA provides ongoing support and direct services to these individuals with MS and the people close to them. MSAA also serves to promote greater understanding of the needs and challenges of those who face physical obstacles.  In addition to a variety of programs and services - such as consultations, equipment distribution, MRI diagnostic funding, and public awareness campaigns - MSAA also provides valuable information through its quarterly magazine and other literature.

The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation provides a comprehensive approach to helping people with MS maintain their health and well-being.  We offer programming and support to keep them self-sufficient and their homes safe, while our educational programs heighten public awareness and promote understanding about the disease. Our resources assist people who have MS, their families and caregivers, regional support groups, and healthcare professionals. Access to our programs and services is available through our interactive web site or our national, toll-free helpline staffed by caring caseworkers and peer counselors. Our priority is to serve with empathy, resourcefulness and responsibility.

The mission of NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world. To support this mission, NINDS conducts, fosters, coordinates, and guides research; provides grants-in-aid; operates a program of funding contracts; provides fellowships; conducts diversified research programs; and collects and disseminates research information.

The National MS Society is a collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about MS now—to move together toward a world free of multiple sclerosis. MS stops people from moving. We exist to make sure it doesn't.  We help each person address the challenges of living with MS through our 50-state network of chapters. The Society helps people affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, and providing programs and services that help people with MS and their families move their lives forward.

The primary mission of MSWorld, Inc. is to end the isolation that people feel when diagnosed with a chronic illness, specifically multiple sclerosis.  We provide global Internet community support to people with multiple sclerosis. Our sole mission is to create a safe, informative, useful and fun place for people with MS to meet, share ideas and gain useful resources to keep them moving forward while living with MS.  We maintain a well-trained staff of volunteers to moderate live chats, message boards and other resources to provide a safe and useful online community.  Here at MSWorld, we are interested in quality of life gained through an active community, shared resources, and the use of new technologies to assist people with multiple sclerosis.

Our mission is to lead the global MS movement to improve the quality of life of people affected by MS and to support better understanding and treatment of MS by facilitating international cooperation between MS societies, the international research community and other stakeholders.  We work to achieve this through the following key priorities: International research, development of new and existing societies, exchange of information, and advocacy.