Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Wichita Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
480918101
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Wichita, KS, USA
Phone
3162694182
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,710,928
Expenses
$1,783,758
Assets
$13,388,092
Liabilities
$53,314

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

28 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIAN JOHNSON (PRESIDENT)
  • SCOTT MARKO (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SUSAN SMYTHE (FORMER CEO)
  • LYNNE' FLETCHALL (FORMER CFO / CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • SUSAN SMYTHE (FORMER CEO): $219,791 total reported compensation
  • LYNNE' FLETCHALL (FORMER CFO / CEO): $153,291 total reported compensation
  • MANDY STARK (CFO): $9,592 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide vital resources and compassionate care to children and their families being served by community health care providers.

What it reported doing in 2024

Ronald mcdonald house charities wichita provides temporary, affordable, and safe lodging for out-of-town families of children whose medical needs cause them to come to wichita, Kansas. The ronald mcdonald family room located inside of wesley children's hospital provides temporary respite for families whose children are admitted to the hospital. Over 32,808 families from 105 Kansas counties, 45 other states and 14 countries have used the house since one opened in 1983. During 2024, the house served 658 families and provided 266 hotel stays. Over 28,779 families from Kansas and other states have found respite in the family room since it opened in 1998. During 2024, approximately 629 families used the family room. A family room hospitality cart was implemented in 2021 at wesley children's hospital that serves coffee and snacks to families of children staying in peds, picu, and nicu. The total number of families served in 2024 through the hospitality cart was 10,013.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.2%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 75.2%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.28 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 9 of 9 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: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.3%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.51; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 21.5%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.2% of revenue deployed · 75.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 25 of 25 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $1.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $220K · 28 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.