Public Charity

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $64.2M revenue, $61.7M expenses, $50.9M total assets. 613 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $24.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 131665552 CHICAGO, IL Nerve, Muscle & Bone Diseases NTEE: G50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$64.2M
Total Expenses$61.7M
Total Assets$50.9M
Grant Records613
Funding Total$24.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION (MDA) IS THE #1 VOLUNTARY HEALTH ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ALS, AND RELATED NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES. (CONT. SCHEDULE O) FOR OVER 70 YEARS, MDA HAS LED THE WAY IN ACCELERATING RESEARCH, ADVANCING CARE, AND ADVOCATING FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR FAMILIES. MDA'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER THE PEOPLE WE SERVE TO LIVE LONGER, MORE INDEPENDENT LIVES.

Where $100 goes at Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc

How Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$65 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$27 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $65 for programs

$33
Health care and community services
50% of program spending
$21
Professional and public health education:mda offers a broad and expanding array of resources and events expertly developed to respond to the rapidly changing treatment landscape
32% of program spending
$11
Research
18% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$592,708
$60,177
2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$49,143
2025
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS FAMILY MEMBERS OF FIRE FIGHTERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED DEATH, INJURY, OR ILLNESS.
$23,363

Showing up to 5 of 613 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER Angela Lek
DIRECTOR Anjan Aralihalli
DIRECTOR Barry Byrne Md Phd
DIRECTOR Benjamin Cumbo Iii
DIRECTOR Charles D Schoor Esq
VICE CHAIRMAN Christopher Rosa

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$13,717,840 337 grants
Health & Medicine
$4,785,045 105 grants
Human & Social Services
$1,966,802 16 grants
Education
$830,287 10 grants
Youth Development
$532,918 32 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $64.2M $61.7M $50.9M
2024 $60.4M $66.0M $58.0M
2023 $59.4M $62.1M $66.6M
2022 $63.2M $59.0M $64.4M
2021 $63.4M $53.4M $75.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $64.2M, with total assets most recently reported at $50.9M.

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