The Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan Inc

Analysis

The Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1988, 38 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.1m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation for the Advancement of Human Systems ($2.1m), Eden Autism Services Foundation Inc ($2.1m) and Foundation for Tigard Tualatin Schools ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 6.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $422k. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $7.6m. It reported 24 employees.