Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Central Georgia

What it reported doing in 2024

Ronald mcdonald house charities of central Georgia owns and operates the ronald mcdonald house located in macon, Georgia. The 32 bedroom facility provides temporary lodging to families of seriously ill, critically injured or medically fragile children who must leave their own community to seek medical care for their child. The house serves children receiving treatment at atrium health's beverly knight olson children's hospital, piedmont hospital, and any other specialty pediatric clinics. Families must be referred for medical treatment by a physician and be undergoing inpatient or outpatient care at a critical care facility. We ask a donation of 20 per night per family, which only partly defrays operating costs. The average length of stay in 2024 was 15 nights. Funds are also collected through the emailed newsletters, direct mail appeals, special events, solicited and unsolicited gifts, and foundation grants. 86,869 in in-kind donations of goods and services were received in 2024. Major in- kind donations include meals for families and guests, furniture for residents, soft drinks, gift certificates for guests, cleaning supplies, cable and internet services, household goods and certificates for food at a grocery store, and other supplies. A core group of volunteers helps support the staff and guests of the ronald mcdonald house by providing office assistance, light housekeeping, meal preparation for families, gardening and maintenance, event planning and assistance. We had a total of approximately 4,614 recorded volunteer hours by our generous volunteers. Due to the increasing need for our services, the number of families we serve is rising, as well as the average length of stay reaching record numbers, we have expanded our program and services. This expansion was completed in 2020 and includes the construction of another facility on adjoining property which more than doubled our capacity to serve families in need.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90.4%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 81.6%; rating input score 82
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.39 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -7.2%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.03; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.7%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings