Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon

4567 Heather St.
Vancouver, BC V5Z 0C9
CEO: Richard Pass
Board Chair: Linda Lemke

Charitable Reg. #:11922 2404 RR0001

STAR RATING

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

[Charity Rating: 1/5]

FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

Audited financial statements available only through official request for information from Charities Directorate.

C+

RESULTS REPORTING

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

Low

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.

59%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 59 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon:

Ronald McDonald House British Columbia and Yukon is a one-star charity with low demonstrated impact. The charity is not financially transparent and has a C+ results reporting grade, which is below average. For every dollar donated to the charity, 59 cents are available to go to the cause, which is outside Ci's reasonable range. The charity has reserves that can cover over seven years of program costs. 

Founded in 1982, Ronald McDonald House British Columbia and Yukon (RMHBY) provides a home away from home for sick children and their families across British Columbia and the Yukon. RMHBY is one of 12 Ronald McDonald House chapters across Canada that help families of children diagnosed with serious illness or injury when they need to travel for their child’s treatment. RMHBY spent $3.6m on its programs in F2022. The charity does not provide a breakdown of its program spend. The charity reports it reached 151 communities in F2022.

RMHBY’s House has 73 available bedrooms and is located on the BC Children’s Hospital campus. The House provides play areas, meals, and various types of therapy. The charity asks families to pay what they can to stay at the House but no family will be turned away if they are unable to pay. The average stay in F2022 was 29 nights, with the longest stay reaching 332 nights. RMHBY made 10,867 meals for its families in F2022. As well, the charity provided 683 hours of music and art therapy to 1,840 participants across 219 session. 

RMHBY’s Family Room is available for all families with a child under the age of 18 receiving treatment at Surrey Memorial Hospital. The Family Room is located within the Surrey Memorial Hospital beside the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The Family Room has four sleeping rooms available for families with the most critical needs. The rooms cannot be booked in advance or for any length of time and there is no charge to use the rooms. In F2022, 310 families stayed at RMHBY’s Family Room.

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Results and Impact

Ci was unable to find any quantified results on Ronald McDonald House British Columbia and Yukon. This may not be a complete representation of RMHBY’s results and impact.

Charity Intelligence has rated Ronald McDonald House British Columbia as Low impact based on its demonstrated impact per dollar. 

Impact Rating: Low

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Finances

RMHBY only has audited financial statements from F2020 and before on its website. Ci received the F2022 and F2021 financial statements after requesting them from the CRA.

Ronald McDonald House British Columbia and Yukon received $6.5m in donations and special events revenue in F2022. $1.4m of donations in F2022 are from related parties (McDonald’s and other Ronald McDonald Charities). The charity also received $533k in goods in kind in F2022. Administrative costs are 11% of revenue, and fundraising costs are 30% of donations (excluding related party donations). This results in total overhead spending of 41%. For every dollar donated to the charity, 59 cents are available to go to the cause, which is outside Ci’s reasonable range.

The charity has $25.9m in reserve funds, which can cover 722%, or seven years and three months of its annual program costs.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming. 

Updated on August 16, 2023 by Liam Chapleau.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending December
202220212020
Administrative costs as % of revenues 11.3%9.6%13.4%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 30.0%25.0%28.0%
Total overhead spending 41.2%34.6%41.4%
Program cost coverage (%) 721.7%881.3%885.6%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $000s
202220212020
Donations 4,5495,4514,146
Goods in kind 533354232
Government funding 0362541
Fees for service 663690510
Special events 1,9161,006777
Investment income (1,424)1,885780
Other income 573338
Total revenues 6,2949,7827,024
Program costs 3,5922,9332,507
Administrative costs 869760836
Fundraising costs 1,5211,2361,097
Total spending 5,9824,9294,441
Cash flow from operations 3124,8532,583
Capital spending 991,276295
Funding reserves 25,92325,85422,201

Note: To report on a cash basis, Ci included deferred revenue, impacting revenue in the amount of $57k in F2022, $33k in F2021, and $38k in F2020. Ci included investment income, affecting revenue by ($1.4m) in F2022, $1.9m in F2021, and $780k in F2020. Ci included bequests, impacting revenue by $208k in F2022, $14k in F2021, and $905k in F2020. Ci accounted for government wage subsidy, impacting revenue in the amount of ($nil) in F2022, $362k in F2021, and $541 in F2020. Ci removed amortization from program costs.

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 46

Avg. compensation: $59,501

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
0
$300k - $350k
0
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
1
$160k - $200k
1
$120k - $160k
1
$80k - $120k
7
$40k - $80k
0
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022

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Comments & Contact

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Charity Contact

Website: www.rmhbc.ca
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 604-736-2957

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Charitable Registration Number: 80340 7956 RR0001