BBB Wise Giving Report for
Ronald McDonald House Charities

BBB Wise Giving Report issued June 2010
BBB Wise Giving Report expires June 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Ronald McDonald House Charities
Address: One Kroc Drive
  Oak Brook, IL 60523
Phone: 630-623-7048
Web Address: www.rmhc.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1974, Illinois
Affiliates: 233 chapters
Stated Purpose: "to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

RMHC aims to make an impact on children’s lives through its chapters in 52 countries and regions and through its three core programs: Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald Family Room and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile. RMHC awards grants to other nonprofit organizations that align with its mission to positively impact the health and well-being of children. Local chapters award thousands of scholarships each year through RMHC U.S. scholarships to students entering college across the United States.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, RMHC's program expenses were:

  
General support for all local chapter programs 8,649,000
Community focused programs 3,609,000
Health grants 3,103,000
Ronald McDonald House program 2,128,000
Capacity building services 1,710,000
Scholarship program 1,610,000
Well-being grants 995,000
Ronald McDonald Care Mobile program 754,000
Ronald McDonald Family Room program 107,000
Scholarships 100,000
Total Program Expenses: $22,765,000
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Martin J. Coyne, Jr., President and CEO
Compensation*:
 $0

Chair of the Board: Linda H. Dunham
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Licensee, McDonald's USA, LLC

Board Size: 27

Paid Staff Size: 0

*2008 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. The charity reports that CEO Martin J. Coyne was not compensated in 2008.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, print advertisements, television, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and cause-related marketing.
Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $31,153,000, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on RMHC's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 25,782,000
Donated goods and services 5,222,000
Events (net) 149,000
Program service revenue 71,000
Other revenue 26,000
Investment loss -28,704,000
Total Income $2,546,000


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 80%  Fund Raising: 8%  Administrative: 12% 

Total income   $2,546,000
  Program expenses $22,765,000
  Fund raising expenses 2,227,000
  Administrative expenses 3,454,000
 
Total expenses   $28,446,000
Expenses in Excess of Income   (25,900,000)
Beginning net assets   108,693,000
Ending net assets   82,793,000
Total liabilities   17,415,000
Total assets   $100,208,000

Note: RMHC's 2008 audited financial statements report gifts of in-kind income of $5,222,000. This amount consists of donated services ($3,265,000), public awareness ($1,050,000), travel/meetings/conventions ($215,000), other ($159,000), and office expenses ($157,000).

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