Ronald Mcdonald House of New York Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
132933654
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2126390100
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$17,230,849
Expenses
$25,141,419
Assets
$125,572,623
Liabilities
$11,821,973

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

Leadership & pay

66 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRUCE D COLLEY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • GEORGE SIMEONE (VICE PRESIDENT-FINANCE)
  • MILTON R BERLINSKI (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • RICHARD J O'REILLY MD (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • RUTH C BROWNE (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • RUTH C BROWNE (PRESIDENT & CEO): $659,222 total reported compensation
  • RICHARD MARTIN (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER): $446,814 total reported compensation
  • JAN NAVATKOSKI (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (OUTGOING)): $327,561 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to provide a strong, caring and seamless circle of support for patients of pediatric cancer and other complex illnesses and their families. In recent years rmhny has expanded its footprint across the boroughs and extended the trajectory of its work to increase interventions that address social determinants of health for families through commumnity care coordination so they can focus on thier child's health.

What it reported doing in 2024

The volunteer program at ronald mcdonald house New York provides support to our families and the house. Whether our volunteers are planning activities for the children, introducing their therapy dog to families, each team plays a vital role in creating the warm, caring and comfortable environment at the house. Our volunteer community allows volunteers to develop relationships with one another, providing them with a network that encourages sharing, community goodwill and long-term engagement. They come together to take an active role in fundraising which builds camaraderie among the volunteer community and provides them with a deeper sense of connection to the activities they do daily. Overall, our volunteer prograns aim to not only meet our families's needs, but also go above and beyond to make thir stay at the house as enjoyable as possible. They support each other while giving of their time and resources through a group effort. We help to create community goodwill, keep volunteers connected to each other, maintain a relationship to our donors and to bridge the work of the staff with our guests.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 57
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 66.9%; rating input score 67
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.45 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: -45.9%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.99; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.6%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 66.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 49 of 49 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $16.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $659K · 66 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.9M reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.