Ronald McDonald House Oregon

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
930806912
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Portland, OR, USA
Phone
9712306700
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$9,425,123
Expenses
$7,169,907
Assets
$25,190,517
Liabilities
$478,739

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JESSICA MILLER (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • LAUREN OLANDER (REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ANNA WILLIAMS (PORTLAND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JESSICA MILLER (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $254,732 total reported compensation
  • LAUREN OLANDER (REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $176,231 total reported compensation
  • BRANDY SCHENK (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $167,978 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children and their families.

What it reported doing in 2025

Ronald mcdonald house Oregon operates four residential facilities, in portland, bend, and springfield as part of the house program. A 30 room east house, located on the campus of legacy emanuel medical center in northeast portland is owned by the organization on leased land. The south waterfront house operates 38 rooms in the rood family pavilion located on the ohsu campus. In springfield, ronald mcdonald house Oregon operates 10 rooms at the heartfelt house located on the campus of peacehealth sacred heart. Ronald mcdonald house Oregon also operates a 6-room bend house located on the campus of st. Charles hospital, which is owned by the organization on leased land. (continued on schedule o)in 2025, these four houses provided 20,089 free night stays for children and their families and 47,184 meals served across our houses; and, supported 1,592 families. The ronald mcdonald house Oregon hospitality cart program operates at randall children's hospital, doernbecher children's hospital, st. Charles medical center, and peacehealth sacred heart medical center. This in hospital program supports children and families by providing free food, refreshments, and comfort care items on a fully stocked cart that travels between the hospital's neonatal icu, pediatric icu, and acute-care floors. This program is staffed entirely by volunteers and delivered 21,394 sweets, treats, and necessities to 15,147 patients, families, and medical workers in 2025. The principal sources of revenue for ronald mcdonald house Oregon are donations from individuals, businesses, organizations, and contracts with hospital partners. Mcdonald's corporation, together with its local franchisees, contributes to ronald mcdonald house Oregon through national and local promotions, and facilitates donations from their customers through the donation box program and other initiatives.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 76% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 56.9%; rating input score 57
  • Program expense ratio: 71.3%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.41 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • 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: 23.9%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.51; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.4%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 4 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 56.9% of revenue deployed · 71.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 22 of 22 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $255K · 27 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.