Ronald McDonald House Charities of St Louis

Analysis

Ronald McDonald House Charities of St Louis is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1979, 47 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ronald McDonald House Charities of St Louis reported income of $14.9m and spending of $6.0m, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.9m to $14.9m (+208%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Ronald McDonald House Charities of St Louis sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Duke School ($14.9m), Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care Inc ($15.0m) and Community Hospice Inc ($14.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $590k (9.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. It paid $249k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $27.4m against liabilities of $403k, net assets of $27.0m. It reported 56 employees.