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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN WISCONSIN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,524,701
Total expenses
$4,500,904
Contributions and grants received
$6,616,086
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,342,088
Other revenue
-$433,473
Total assets, end of year
$49,266,644
Total liabilities, end of year
$489,993
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$48,776,651
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,571,822
Management and general expenses
$411,105
Fundraising expenses
$517,977
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,571,822

Program services were 79.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $2,559,931

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,056,155

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $978,300

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $891,304 · excluded $891,304

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,633,375

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $4,117,450 · other assets $65,141

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $515,925 · other assets -$65,141

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $450,784 · excluded $450,784

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $23,290

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $2,559,931

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $456,763

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$433,473 · excluded -$433,473

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $186,765 · program services $149,061 · management and general $13,012 · fundraising $24,692

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,351,952 · program services $1,079,018 · management and general $94,193 · fundraising $178,741

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $179,448 · program services $79,062 · management and general $81,297 · fundraising $19,089

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $128,929 · program services $62,621 · management and general $31,625 · fundraising $34,683

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,800 · management and general $21,800

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $149,093 · fundraising $149,093

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $38,484 · management and general $38,484

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $26,537 · fundraising $26,537

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $18,015 · program services $14,412 · fundraising $3,603

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $131,339 · program services $103,485 · management and general $7,757 · fundraising $20,097

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $212,758 · program services $202,120 · management and general $10,638

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $768,187 · program services $760,505 · management and general $7,682

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $69,013 · program services $66,827 · management and general $1,675 · fundraising $511

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $641,514 · program services $579,278 · management and general $62,236

  • 24b · Other expenses: HOUSE MAINTENANCE

    total $263,586 · program services $260,496 · management and general $3,090

  • 24c · Other expenses: SECURITY

    total $109,800 · program services $109,800

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $102,955 · program services $16,976 · management and general $30,701 · fundraising $55,278

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $100,729 · program services $88,161 · management and general $6,915 · fundraising $5,653

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,355,674 · end of year $2,447,909

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,093,237 · end of year $2,191,222

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $931,021 · end of year $551,996

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $63,002 · end of year $42,017

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $33,994,050

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $6,997,810

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $26,771,431 · end of year $26,996,240

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,658,379 · end of year $17,037,260

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $248,776 · end of year $263,493

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $128,193 · end of year $226,500

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $43,571,367 · end of year $47,197,452

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,924,408 · end of year $1,579,199

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN WISCONSIN, INC. KEEPS FAMILIES TOGETHER AND PROMOTES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A HOME ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTIVE FAMILY PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN.

  • HOUSE PROGRAM - RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN WISCONSIN, INC. PROVIDES GUEST ROOMS AND SUPPORTIVE FAMILY PROGRAMS. SINCE 1984, MORE THAN 59,600 FAMILIES WORLDWIDE HAVE CALLED THIS RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE "HOME". LAST YEAR, WE SERVED 2,700 FAMILIES. WHILE OVER 65% OF OUR FAMILIES COME FROM WISCONSIN, MANY HAVE TRAVELED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO SEEK LIFE-GIVING MEDICAL CARE AT CHILDREN'S WISCONSIN, ROGERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND OTHER AREA HOSPITALS. WE SERVE UP TO 84 FAMILIES DAILY AND COULD SERVE NEARLY EVERY FAMILY NEEDING OUR HOUSE DURING 2024. ON AVERAGE, OUR FAMILIES STAY WITH US FOR JUST OVER 8.2 DAYS; HOWEVER, OVER 55% OF FAMILIES STAY FOR LONGER THAN 30 DAYS. EACH FAMILY WHO STAYS AT RMHC CAN STAY FOR AS LONG AS THEIR CHILD RECEIVES MEDICAL TREATMENT AT NO COST. WE SUGGEST DONATING $20 A NIGHT FROM OUR FAMILIES, WHEN THE COST IS $120 PER NIGHT; HOWEVER, NO ONE IS EVER TURNED AWAY FOR THEIR INABILITY TO PAY. THE MAJORITY OF OUR SUPPORT COMES FROM PRIVATE FUNDING THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS AND DONORS. ALTHOUGH THE MCDONALD'S CORPORATION DOES NOT PROVIDE DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT, THE MCDONALD'S OWNER/OPERATORS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS IN EASTERN WISCONSIN AND THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN GENEROUSLY PROVIDE SUPPORT THROUGH VARIOUS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING DONATION BOXES AT MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS. LAST YEAR, THESE IMPORTANT EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED TO ABOUT 7% OF THE ANNUAL REVENUE.

    Expenses $3,430,685

  • HOSPITALITY CART - OUR BIG, BRIGHT, HAPPY WHEELS HOSPITALITY CART BRINGS CHEER TO CHILDREN'S WISCONSIN (CW) FAMILIES. IN 2024 THE HAPPY WHEELS CART MADE 160 TRIPS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL, DELIVERING SNACKS, TOYS, BOOKS AND OTHER ITEMS TO 6,500 PATIENTS AND FAMILIES.

    Expenses $29,560

  • FAMILY ROOM PROGRAM - LOCATED WITHIN THE ROGERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH'S LADISH FAMILY CENTER ON ITS OCONOMOWOC CAMPUS, THIS 2,500-SQUARE-FOOT SPACE OFFERS FAMILIES RESPITE, SNACKS, BEVERAGES, GAMES, AND OTHER AMENITIES TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S HEALTH JOURNEY. DURING 2024, 820 FAMILIES MADE A TOTAL OF 6,143 VISITS TO THE FAMILY ROOM.

    Expenses $111,577

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lindsey Pearson

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Joshua Carlson

    VICE CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • David Frieder

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Bob Lehr

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Julie Albrecht

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Peter Bartz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Dennis Buchan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Cindy Meyer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Rashi Khosla

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Steve Kilian

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ryan Larson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Scott Turner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Gary Zimmerman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jennifer Grayson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Todd Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jeff Ripple

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jamie Logsdon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Stacey Murphy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Matthew Peschke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Melanie Ricks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jeff Steren

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Mark Welle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Mike Timmers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Andrea Jonas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Laurie Bertrand

    PRESIDENT / CEO

    Total calculated
    $186,765
    From this org
    $181,328
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,437
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,328
    Bonus
    $16,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,437
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $186,765
  • Bridget Kesner

    DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $119,151
    From this org
    $112,619
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,532
    Hours/week
    45

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202511289349302456

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