Ronald McDonald House Southern Arizona

Analysis

Ronald McDonald House Southern Arizona is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Ronald McDonald House Southern Arizona reported income of $3.2m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $3.2m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 Southern Arizona sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chicago Recovery Alliance ($3.2m), Columbia Health Services ($3.2m) and Counseling and Support Services for Youth ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 5.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $252k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $690k. It paid $81k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $14.2m against liabilities of $89k, net assets of $14.1m. It reported 26 employees.