Ronald McDonald House Canada / Maison Ronald McDonald Canada
Public foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119123032RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($19,653,184) as filed with the CRA.
Ronald McDonald House Canada / Maison Ronald McDonald Canada is a public foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $24.4M in revenue and $19.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 86 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.7M.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 77% of that peer group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $16.3M in 2024, the largest being $2.5M to Ronald McDonald House Alberta Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 18 names.
In its own words
1) happy meal program: a portion of every happy meal sold by mcdonald's restaurants across canada supports capital expansion and operating grants for rmhc programs: rmhc houses (16 across canada): located right inside the hospital extends the comfort of a ronald mcdonald house to the hospital setting serving both out of town families and local families who are caring for their sick child. 2) coin box donation program: coin box donations from mcdonald's guests support rmhc programs and families across canada. All funds are collected by a third party collection agency and are then distribut…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $24.4M | $19.7M | — | $1.4M | $16.3M | $47.9M |
| 2023 | $21.8M | $18.2M | — | $1.5M | $15M | $43.1M |
| 2022 | $13.7M | $15.9M | — | $1.2M | $12.8M | $39.5M |
| 2021 | $20.8M | $16.6M | — | $1.1M | $13.7M | $41.8M |
| 2020 | $17.5M | $14.7M | — | $831K | $12.5M | $37.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $16.3M to 12 qualified donees:
- Ronald McDonald House Alberta Society$2.5M
- Toronto Children's CARE Inc.$2.4M
- Ronald McDonald House South Central Ontario$1.5M
- Ronald McDonald House Charities Atlantic Association$1.5M
- The Children's Family House Society of B.C.$1.4M
- Ronald McDonald House Southwestern Ontario$1.3M
- MAISON RONALD McDONALD DU QUÉBEC$1.3M
- Ronald McDonald House Manitoba Inc.$1.3M
- Ronald McDonald House Ottawa / Maison Ronald McDonald Ottawa$1.2M
- Fondation des Amis de l'Enfance (quebec) Inc.$775K
- Ronald McDonald House Saskatchewan Inc.$641K
- Ronald McDonald House Of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$399K
Received $2.7M from 86 charities:
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$752K
- Canadahelps Canadon$426K
- Canadahelps Canadon$426K
- Ronald McDonald House Southwestern Ontario$246K
- RBC Foundation$150K
- Rexall Care Network$150K
- Aqueduct Foundation$73K
- Senators Community Foundation$50K
- The Staal Family Foundation$35K
- BenefAction Foundation$23K
- Congregation Agudas Israel$20K
- Taggart Parkes Foundation$20K
- Vancouver Foundation$19K
- Cidel Foundation$17K
- Music Heals Charitable Foundation$17K
- Honda Canada Foundation$15K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$13K
- Doane Grant Thornton Foundation$13K
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$12K
- Canada Gives$10K
- The Rand Alexander Lomas Family Foundation$10K
- The Henry White Kinnear Foundation$10K
- Local 444 Canadian Auto Workers Social Justice Fund$10K
- Rosen Family Foundation$7,500
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$7,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rob Dick (board member); David Fuller (board member); Karima Karmali (board member); Michael Malleck (board member); Susan Taves (board member); Richard Pass (board member); Duane Ledgister (board member); Nicole M.e Nakoneshny (board member); Stacy McLean (board member/secretary); Katharine Smart (board member); Francesca Cardarelli (board member); Bill Indzevski (treasurer); Simone Allyene (board member); Robert John Chisholm (board member); Michele Bourdria (board member); Ross Betteridge (vice chair); Gemma Hinksman (board member); Ryan McCullough (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ronald McDonald House Canada / Maison Ronald McDonald Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119123032RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.