Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada

1 McDonald's Place
Toronto, ON M3C 3L4
Executive Director: Kate Horton
Board Chair: John Davis

Charitable Reg. #:11912 3032 RR0001

STAR RATING

Ci's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics:

[Charity Rating: 3/5]

✔+

FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.

A

RESULTS REPORTING

Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.

Fair

DEMONSTRATED IMPACT

The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.

NEED FOR FUNDING

Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.

81%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 81 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada:

Founded in 1982, Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada (RMHC Canada) is the national foundation of support for 12 RMHC Regional Chapters across Canada. Regional Chapters serve families with sick children who must travel for medical treatment. In Canada, two out of three families live outside a city with a children's hospital and must travel for treatment if their child becomes seriously ill. Ronald McDonald House Charities provides a place for families to stay together, steps away from a children's hospital. RMHC Canada grants money to the 12 Regional Chapters to support the operation of 16 RMHC Houses and 18 RMHC Family Rooms. In F2022, the charity spent $13.0m on grants to its affiliates.

RMHC Canada’s F2022 annual report was not available at the time of this report.

RMHC Houses provide families who don't live near a children's hospital, a home to stay together while their child is being treated at a nearby hospital. RMHC Houses provide private family bedrooms fully equipped kitchens, laundry facilities, and playrooms. Homes also offer support services such as recreational activities, non-clinical support services, and support services for families. There are 16 Ronald McDonald Houses across Canada, and one House in a Hospital (in Windsor). RMHC Canada states its affiliates provided 91,093 overnight stays, over 308,000 loads of laundry, and 221,000 meals for 9,451 families in F2021.

RMHC Family Rooms give families a calm, medical-free space within hospital walls. They include kitchens, laundry facilities, showers, lounge areas, and in some cases private sleeping rooms. There are 18 Family Rooms in hospitals across Canada.  

Care Mobile Units deliver healthcare such as immunizations, check-ups, and dental care to vulnerable communities. Ronald McDonald House Alberta is the only chapter that operates a Care Mobile Unit.

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Results and Impact

Based on a 2019 RBC Economic Impact Report, Ronald McDonald House Canada estimates that its programs saved Canadian families $48.3 million in unexpected expenses related to their child’s illness in F2018. Across Canada, these savings break down as: $21.2 million in Ontario, $8.3 million in BC and Yukon, $6.5 million in Alberta, $6.1 million in Quebec, $2.6 million in Saskatchewan, $1.3 million in Manitoba, $1.4 million in the Atlantic region (NS, NB, PEI), and $943 thousand in Newfoundland. 

While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada’s results and impact. 

Charity Intelligence gave RMHC Canada an impact rating of Fair for demonstrated impact per dollar.

Impact Rating: Fair

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Finances

Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada received $16.3m in donations and special events revenue in F2022. It received $11.7m in contributions from related parties' fundraising activities in F2022. Related parties represent McDonald’s, McDonald’s franchises, employees, and directors at RMHC Canada. Ci cannot accurately determine the fundraising ratio as the charity does not provide detail on the cost of raising funds by these related parties. Administrative costs are 11% of revenue (excluding investment income), and fundraising costs are 7% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 19%. For every dollar donated to the charity, 81 cents are available to go to the cause, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.

RMHC Canada has $41m in reserve funds, which can cover 443%, or four years and five months of its annual program costs.

RMHC Canada reports no paid staff in its most recent F2021 T3010 CRA filing. 

This report is an update that has been sent to Ronald McDonald House Canada for review. Comments and edits may be forthcoming. 

Updated on July 28, 2023 by Liam Chapleau.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending December
202220212020
Administrative costs as % of revenues 11.4%10.0%8.7%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 7.2%6.6%5.8%
Total overhead spending 18.6%16.6%14.5%
Program cost coverage (%) 442.6%428.8%454.6%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $000s
202220212020
Donations 16,01216,65314,111
Special events 253332267
Investment income (2,876)3,3812,659
Other income 318402475
Total revenues 13,70720,76817,512
Grants 9,25710,0318,618
Donor-designated donations 3,7703,4214,214
Administrative costs 1,8871,7461,298
Fundraising costs 1,1751,114828
Total spending 16,09016,31214,958
Cash flow from operations (2,383)4,4552,554
Capital spending 564014
Funding reserves 40,96843,02039,183

Note: To report on a cash basis, Ci adjusted for grants payable, impacting expenses by $180k in F2022, ($272k) in F2021, and $293k in F2020. Ci included investments reported below the line, impacting revenue by ($2.9m) in F2022, $3.4m in F2021, and $2.7m in F2020. Amortization has been backed out of administrative and fundraising expenses pro-rata.

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 0

Avg. compensation: $0

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
0
$300k - $350k
0
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
0
$160k - $200k
0
$120k - $160k
0
$80k - $120k
0
$40k - $80k
0
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2021

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Comments & Contact

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Charity Contact

Website: www.rmhccanada.ca
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Charitable Registration Number: 80340 7956 RR0001