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RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC (New York) receives grants from 297 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,549,251 to it, the largest being Ronald McDonald House Long Island Inc ($4,722,852). 153 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$17M
Funders on record
297
Grants received
$26M
Net assets
$114M
153/297 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 23%
01What it does

What Ronald McDonald House of New York Inc does

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.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. The largest program at rmh-new york is to provide a no-cost temporary home for the families during their stay in new york. The house has 95 guest rooms (of which 6 are post-transplant suites), laundry facilities on each guest floor, four kitchens, dining area, living room, two outside terraces, wellness center, and playroom spaces. The house also provides daily nutritious meals and roundtrip transportation services to families for hospital appointments.

    $12,712,475 spent$557,307 earned by the program
    76% of program spending
  2. Ronald mcdonald house new york offers a broad range of formative activities and opportunities for pediatric patients, children, caregivers and families of all of ages and backgrounds. Services include ongoing enrichment and education programs, wellness services, music and arts, family support services and therapy dog programs. The core enrichment and educational programs, inclusive of tutoring as well as recurring drop-in enrichment activities, promote stability and reliability in a child's education and daily routine. Additionally rmh-ny offers english as a second language lessons for parents. A comprehensive caregiver wellness support program addresses the overall wellbeing and stress management of parents and caregivers staying at ronald mcdonald house new york. As a new york city charity which provides services forfamilies from around the united states and various parts of the globe, the organization provides a range of programs and services not only for our guests but also for local families not staying at the house facing similar medical challenges.

    $1,009,625 spent
    6% of program spending
  3. 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.

    $694,054 spent
    4% of program spending
  4. Ronald mcdonald family rooms within hospitals serve as respite and resource centers for caregivers. Our family rooms in nyc health + hospitals/kings county (brooklyn), nyc health + hospitals/elmhurst (queens), nyc health +hospitals/metropolitan (manhattan), and montefiore einstein hospital (bronx) providemuch needed services to caregivers of pediatric and nicu patients in four of the five boroughs. Our hospitality programs serve caregivers, patients and families in-person and by delivery at hospital partners in all five boroughs, alongside hands-on enrichment programs for children in a wide range of ages. As part of our outreach efforts, performance and practitioner programs including musical magic and reflexology bring entertainment and respite to our family rooms and hospital partner locations. Special events and celebrations throughout the year give families the opportunity to share experiences, make new friends, and create a support group while building a friendly caring, supporting and fun community.

    $2,393,475 spent
    14% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $16,809,629.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($17M) Expenses 100 ($16M) Net assets 100 ($118M)2018 Revenue 89 ($15M) Expenses 105 ($16M) Net assets 95 ($111M)2019 Revenue 104 ($18M) Expenses 114 ($18M) Net assets 103 ($121M)2020 Revenue 82 ($14M) Expenses 103 ($16M) Net assets 108 ($126M)2021 Revenue 94 ($16M) Expenses 112 ($17M) Net assets 116 ($137M)2022 Revenue 80 ($13M) Expenses 126 ($20M) Net assets 98 ($115M)2023 Revenue 82 ($14M) Expenses 157 ($24M) Net assets 98 ($115M)2024 Revenue 102 ($17M) Expenses 161 ($25M) Net assets 97 ($114M)
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Revenue (102)Expenses (161)Net assets (97)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $148M to $126M (−15%).

$136M
$128M
$133M
$140M
$148M
$126M
$126M
$126M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

91% of RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (7% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 4,745 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 7 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$1.3M
’17
−$1.5M
’18
−$293k
’19
−$2.2M
’20
−$1.7M
’21
−$6.2M
’22
−$11M
’23
−$7.9M
’24
2.4
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Chief executive

Ruth C Browne

President & CEO

Board chair

James F Flanagan

Chairman of the board

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

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Listed6362666863616266
Joined·+5+7+8+4+7+6+14
No longer listed·63699510
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 70 funders to 89 funders, grant income rose $2.6M → $3.0M.

37 of 297 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 26% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 297 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 18% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left

62% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC.

18%
largest funder
37%
top three
~15
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 40% · 2018 39% · 2019 34% · 2020 32% · 2021 19% · 2022 26% · 2023 25% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How long its funders stay

32% of RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 52% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y+5y+6y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

84% of RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC's grant income comes from New York funders.

WA
MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
MO
MD
DE
AZ
KS
NC
DC
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FL

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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New York out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6.8M arriving through sponsors registered in 21 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC is better cushioned than half of the 4,580 health nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−46% · bottom quartile
Months of reserve2.4mo · above the median
Revenue growth (annualized)0% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,580 health nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024

Organizations like RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

67% of spending goes to programs.

Program 67%Management 8%Fundraising 26%

Governance

49
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

90%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 35 states

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Questions and answers

Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC?
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC (New York) receives grants from 297 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,549,251 to it, the largest being Ronald McDonald House Long Island Inc ($4,722,852). 153 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC have?
IRS filings report 297 organizations giving $25,549,251 in grants to RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC, 153 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC?
Ronald McDonald House Long Island Inc is the largest funder on record, with $4,722,852 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 297 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing