Donations to The TMA using Paypal

It has been a fundamental policy of the TMA from its inception that we would not charge a fee for access to support and information.  Consequently, the TMA does not have a membership fee.  Regardless of whether you have one of the rare neuroimmunologic diseases, or you are a caregiver or family member, or you are a physician, scientist or medical professional, membership in the TMA is free.

Unfortunately, our services come at a cost.  For those of you who have been involved in the TMA, you know that we have no overhead or administrative costs and you also know that we do not use our resources to raise money.  The officers pay for most of their own supplies, internet access, and long distance phone bills.  The officers and support group leaders are all volunteers; the TMA has no employees.  And we all work out of our homes.  The money we raise goes exclusively to providing services to our members, and most of our resources are used for postage and printing and to offer educational opportunities to our members.

Our operations depend entirely on donations from our members.  If you are able to make a contribution to the TMA, we need for you to do so.  At the present time, donations to the TMA are almost exclusively made from our membership in the United States.  Having an international membership is very important to the TMA, and it is also very expensive.  We need for our international members to assist us with donations when it is possible for you to do so. 

You can donate online with PayPal using your checking account or credit card. You can also use a credit card to donate through PayPal even if you are not a member. PayPal will show you the current exchange rate, the equivalent amount in your primary currency (if not US Dollars) and handle the conversion for you. Please visit http://www.myelitis.org/donations.htm for more details.