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Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth, Texas

Providing a supportive home-away-from-home for families of children receiving medical treatment at area hospitals

three stars

86.80

1001 Eighth Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76109
tel: (817) 870-4942   Web Site
EIN: 75-1754490

Board Leadership
Mary Edwards
Chairman

CEO
Jennifer Johns
Chief Executive Officer

 
 
  Score
(out of 100)		 Rating
Overall Score & Rating 86.80 three stars
  Financial 88.90 three stars
  Accountability & Transparency 85.00 three stars
This rating was published 04/01/2017 and includes data from FY2015, the most recent 990 received at that time.
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Financial

three stars

88.90

Accountability & Transparency

three stars

85.00

This rating was published 04/01/2017 and includes data from FY2015, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?
Overall Rating Chart
  Program Expenses
(Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs
and services it delivers)		 72.4%
  Administrative Expenses 11.1%
  Fundraising Expenses 16.4%
  Fundraising Efficiency $0.18
  Working Capital Ratio (years) 5.90
  Program Expenses Growth 19.5%
  Liabilities to Assets 1.1%
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth, Texas on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth, Texas on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
Information Provided on the Form 990  
  Independent Voting Board Members
  No Material diversion of assets
  Audited financials prepared by independent accountant
  Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties
  Documents Board Meeting Minutes
  Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing
  Conflict of Interest Policy
  Whistleblower Policy
  Records Retention and Destruction Policy
  CEO listed with salary
  Process for determining CEO compensation
  Board Listed / Board Members Not Compensated
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website?  
  Donor Privacy Policy
  Board Members Listed
  Audited Financials
  Form 990
  Key staff listed

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Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth, Texas (TX) 86.80 three stars
Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte (NC) 86.41 three stars
Help Hope Live (PA) 98.11 four stars
Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Tri-State Area (NJ) 89.12 three stars
Cancer and Careers (NY) 89.75 three stars

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The Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth provides a supportive home-away-from-home for families of children receiving medical treatment at area hospitals. Our vision is to never turn away a family. Our programs include the 57-bedroom the Ronald McDonald House on 8th Avenue and the Ronald McDonald Family Room inside Cook Children's Medical Center.

REVENUE  
Contributions  
   Contributions, Gifts & Grants $1,675,343
   Federated Campaigns $0
   Membership Dues $0
   Fundraising Events $433,309
   Related Organizations $0
   Government Grants $0
Total Contributions $2,108,652
   Program Service Revenue $171,328
Total Primary Revenue $2,279,980
   Other Revenue $159,710
TOTAL REVENUE $2,439,690
   
EXPENSES  
   Program Expenses $1,686,273
   Administrative Expenses $243,113
   Fundraising Expenses $284,889
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES $2,214,275
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $225,415
   
Net Assets $12,913,036

Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.

Program Name Amount Spent % of Program Expenses
House Operations $1,686,273 100.0%

Ratings History

Form 990 FYE Date Published Overall Score Overall Rating
CN 2.1
2015-12 04/01/2017 86.80 three stars
2014-12 06/01/2016 85.06 three stars
 
CN 2.0
2013-12 08/01/2015 84.51 three stars
2012-12 05/01/2014 84.84 three stars
2011-12 07/01/2013 77.93 two stars

The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).

EIN 75-1754490
Name in IRS Master File RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF FORT WORTH INC
NTEE Code [Not Provided by IRS]
NTEE Classification [Not Provided by IRS]
NTEE Type [Not Provided by IRS]
Classification Charitable Organization
Subsection 501(c)(3)  (View the list of codes)
Activities (169) Hospital pharmacy, parking facility, food services, etc.
(399) Other housing activities
Foundation Status Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public   170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Deductibility Contributions are deductible
Affiliation Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).
Group Name [Not Applicable]
Ruling Date July, 1981
Filing Requirement 990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Fiscal Year End December
IRS Forms 990
(provided courtesy of Foundation Center)		 (Log In or Register Now to View Forms 990!)
  • December, 2015
  • December, 2014
  • December, 2013
  • December, 2012
  • December, 2011

The data displayed in this profile is provided by the IRS for free in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).

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Compensation % of Expenses Paid to Title
$115,497 5.21% Jennifer Johns Chief Executive Officer

The Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth provides a supportive home-away-from-home for families of children receiving medical treatment at area hospitals. Our vision is to never turn away a family. Our programs include the 57-bedroom the Ronald McDonald House on 8th Avenue and the Ronald McDonald Family Room inside Cook Children's Medical Center.

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth, Texas (TX) 86.80 three stars
The Children's Inn at NIH (MD) 91.45 four stars
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana (IL) 96.26 four stars
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southeastern Michigan (MI) 91.83 four stars
Family House (CA) 87.75 three stars

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Charity Contact Info

Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth, Texas
1001 Eighth Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76109
tel: (817) 870-4942
EIN: 75-1754490

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Board Leadership

Mary Edwards
Chairman

CEO

Jennifer Johns
Chief Executive Officer

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