Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern North Carolina, Inc.
Keeping Families Close
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern North Carolina, Inc.
EIN: 56-1420505
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
While children are in the hospital for serious medical issues, parents often find themselves sleeping at the child's bedside, often eating meals from vending machines or fast food restaurants and having to go home to shower and get rest. For those families that live far away, this is a significant burden since they will be away from their child for longer periods of time to reset and return to their child's bedside. Here at the Ronald McDonald House of Eastern North Carolina, we strive daily to provide a temporary home away from home for those families.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Ronald McDonald House of Eastern North Carolina
The House operates 25 bedrooms for the benefit of families of ill or injured children seeking medical treatment at a nearby facility. Over 500 families are served each year from a 50 county area and beyond.
Ronald McDonald House inside Maynard Children's Hospital at ECU Health
The Ronald McDonald House of Eastern North Carolina provides a temporary “home away from home” for families of seriously ill or injured children receiving treatment from area medical facilities.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The Ronald McDonald Houses of Eastern North Carolina provide a temporary home, support and access to medical care for families of children who are receiving treatment from area medical facilities. We hope to provide a place of respite and community for as many families as possible during such a critical time. We have recently completed a 10,000 square foot expansion and full house renovation. This new space allows us to house 100 additional families per year than in years past as well as provide a space for structured program of family activities and a larger space for preparing meals and dining. Our family activities will help to contribute to self care for our families.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
By working together with our volunteers and the community we will be able to build on our current programs. Our volunteers are a major part of the House and assist in a variety of different areas. We can also focus on community outreach to create a robust relationship with our surrounding area. Working with our community and building greater bonds with people not yet involved in the House and those who already involved in the House we will be able to benefit the greatest number of people.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Through grants, donations, volunteers and community involvement the Ronald McDonald Houses of Eastern North Carolina are able to provide our services to families. These contributions assist us with development of our family programs and maintaining the needs of our families. Donations allow us to provide necessities to all of our families during their stays and to get any items that may be needed for the house. Volunteers and community involvement help with running programs, assistance with events, organization, clean up, and food preparation.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have served over 28,000 families since opening in 1987. In 2018 we served 428 families from 37 counties in the state of North Carolina. We look forward to continuing to be a home away from home for families of children receiving medical treatment at area medical facilities.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2021 info
222.64
Months of cash in 2021 info
18
Fringe rate in 2021 info
32%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern North Carolina, Inc.
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern North Carolina, Inc.
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern North Carolina, Inc.
Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitionsFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
This snapshot of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern North Carolina, Inc.’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
Profitability info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $1,560,267 | $1,309,603 | $458,997 | $596,983 | $1,065,968 |
As % of expenses | 304.0% | 220.7% | 63.0% | 73.3% | 159.3% |
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $1,434,469 | $1,144,445 | $260,858 | $400,459 | $870,900 |
As % of expenses | 224.4% | 150.9% | 28.1% | 39.6% | 100.8% |
Revenue composition info | |||||
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Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $1,976,015 | $2,169,074 | $907,286 | $1,043,337 | $1,342,997 |
Total revenue, % change over prior year | 222.9% | 9.8% | -58.2% | 15.0% | 28.7% |
Program services revenue | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Investment income | 5.0% | 5.5% | 17.4% | 10.7% | 19.0% |
Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.5% | 7.8% |
All other grants and contributions | 94.4% | 93.1% | 77.8% | 79.4% | 71.9% |
Other revenue | 0.2% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
Expense composition info | |||||
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Total expenses before depreciation | $513,329 | $593,404 | $728,825 | $814,749 | $669,263 |
Total expenses, % change over prior year | -12.5% | 15.6% | 22.8% | 11.8% | -17.9% |
Personnel | 65.4% | 64.1% | 62.6% | 65.8% | 41.5% |
Professional fees | 3.5% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 5.3% |
Occupancy | 13.4% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 3.9% | 25.5% |
Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
All other expenses | 17.7% | 27.8% | 27.5% | 27.3% | 27.7% |
Full cost components (estimated) info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Total expenses (after depreciation) | $639,127 | $758,562 | $926,964 | $1,011,273 | $864,331 |
One month of savings | $42,777 | $49,450 | $60,735 | $67,896 | $55,772 |
Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Fixed asset additions | $1,672,531 | $2,186,487 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Total full costs (estimated) | $2,354,435 | $2,994,499 | $987,699 | $1,079,169 | $920,103 |
Capital structure indicators
Liquidity info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Months of cash | 45.8 | 38.1 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 18.0 |
Months of cash and investments | 92.0 | 69.5 | 63.3 | 63.6 | 93.1 |
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 87.4 | 57.9 | 54.0 | 56.9 | 88.0 |
Balance sheet composition info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Cash | $1,959,831 | $1,884,556 | $637,716 | $658,705 | $1,001,599 |
Investments | $1,975,367 | $1,554,627 | $3,204,736 | $3,659,382 | $4,193,211 |
Receivables | $1,269,132 | $821,793 | $624,279 | $125,111 | $53,840 |
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $4,734,356 | $6,920,843 | $6,961,605 | $6,972,105 | $6,997,805 |
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 46.8% | 34.4% | 37.0% | 39.8% | 42.4% |
Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 3.1% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Unrestricted net assets | $6,257,859 | $7,402,304 | $7,663,162 | $8,063,621 | $8,934,521 |
Temporarily restricted net assets | $737,223 | $800,798 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Permanently restricted net assets | $500,000 | $500,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total restricted net assets | $1,237,223 | $1,300,798 | $1,177,520 | $1,079,069 | $983,563 |
Total net assets | $7,495,082 | $8,703,102 | $8,840,682 | $9,142,690 | $9,918,084 |
Key data checks
Key data checks info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Principal Officer
Mrs. Meghan Woolard
Employee of House since October, 2012, Executive Director since 2016
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern North Carolina, Inc.
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern North Carolina, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 06/01/2023
Board of directors data
Mr. Winston Howell
Edgecome Martin EMC
Term: 2020 - 2024
Terry Ashby
Truist
Chris Davis
First Citizens Bank
Wade Dixon
Retired
Amy Doane
WNCT-TV
Caroll Hightower
ECU Health
Merrill Jones
Ward & Smith
Joey Lamm
Bank of America
BJ Peterson
AbVie
Donnie Powell
McDonald's
Kimber Stone
Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce
Bennett Wall
ECU Health Medical Center
Charlie Wells
Southern Bank
Haleigh Wilhide
Wayne Community College
Kathryn Jarvis
ECU Health Medical Center
Mandi Peterson
East Carolina University
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 06/01/2023GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.