Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska

Analysis

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1981, 45 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 Washington & Alaska reported income of $6.1m and spending of $6.7m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.0m to $6.1m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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 Washington & Alaska sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Hampshire Childrens Trust Inc ($6.1m), First Capital Community Transport Partners ($6.1m) and House of Hope Inc ($6.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $214k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $41.7m against liabilities of $453k, net assets of $41.3m. It reported 47 employees.