Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Montana

Analysis

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Montana is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 Western Montana reported income of $786k and spending of $985k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $786k (-32%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Montana sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition ($786k), Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland Inc ($787k) and Invictus Enterprises Foundation Inc ($786k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $263k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $49k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 22 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.