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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2023 Expires: November 2025

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

Accreditation seal
550 South First Street
Louisville, KY, 40202

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana is Louisville's only organization that provides a home away from home to families that travel to Louisville for medical care for their children.  We help families cope by taking care of them and keeping them together while accessing medical care. 

Year, State Incorporated:
1982, KY

RMHC of Kentuckiana operates a 56-bedroom Ronald McDonald House as temporary, no-cost family housing for families of children receiving treatment at area medical facilities. It also operates Ronald McDonald Family Room programs at Norton Children's Hospital, Norton Women & Children's Hospital, and Frazier Rehab Institute.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana's program expenses were:

Program services $2,219,105
Total Program Expenses $2,219,105

Chief Executive
Hal Hedley, CEO

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Not disclosed

Board Size
19

Paid Staff Size
28

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Telephone appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.), Solicitations for Used Cars

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 14.65%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Contributions $2,055,921
Special events $1,010,341
Room donations $493,100
Other income $109,881
Total Income $3,669,243

Programs: 66% Fundraising: 13% Administrative: 14%

Total Income $3,669,243
Total expenses: $3,364,229
  Program expenses $2,219,105
  Fundraising expenses $449,215
  Administrative expenses $462,418
  Other expenses $233,491
Income in Excess of Expenses $305,014
Beginning Net Assets $28,244,852
Other Changes In Net Assets $-703,432
Ending Net Assets $27,846,434
Total Liabilities $309,605
Total Assets $28,156,039
Ending net assets as reported above include $27,168,565 without donor restrictions and $677,868 with donor restrictions.

Total assets as reported include $19,138,317 in property and equipment, net.

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