Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northern California

Analysis

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northern California is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 Northern California reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.5m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.3m to $2.1m (-5.2%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northern California sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Georgia Inc ($2.1m), United National Indian Tribal Youth Inc ($2.1m) and Girls Incorporated of Central Alabama ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $181k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $755k. At year end it held assets of $21.2m against liabilities of $239k, net assets of $21.0m. It reported 44 employees.