Ronald McDonald House Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana
Ronald McDonald House Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana reported $31.4 million in revenue and $19.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $70.00 went to program services, $15.37 to management and general costs and $14.63 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $430,865 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 132% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $19MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $31MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 70.0% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.4% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 14.6% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.09 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.0% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.5% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $430,865 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.25% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 14 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 48.8 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 23 of 23 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseRonald Mcdonald houses - our six houses and four family rooms provide a "home away from home" to keep families together. The houses are located near lurie children's hospital, university of chicago comer children's hospital, loyola university medical center, advocate children's hospital, northwestern medicine prentice women's hospital and northwestern medicine central dupage hospital. The family rooms are located inside edward hospital, advocate lutheran general hospital, lurie children's and university of chicago comer children's hospital. The houses and family rooms allow families to eat…
Care mobile - our care mobile program, in partnership with advocate children's hospital, provides essential health service to over 3,678 children in underserved areas in a mobile environment. Children receive check-ups, immunizations and referrals for speciality care, including asthma, cardiology and allergies. Our goal is to find a "health care home" for all the children seen on the care mobile. "health care home" for all the children seen on the care mobile
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Key employee, 55.0 hrs/week | $400,027 | $0 | $30,838 | $430,865 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $227,254 | $0 | $23,629 | $250,883 |
| CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $224,604 | $0 | $25,291 | $249,895 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $230,702 | $0 | $9,854 | $240,556 |
| CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $202,364 | $0 | $16,911 | $219,275 |
| CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $205,936 | $0 | $8,789 | $214,725 |
14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Ronald McDonald House Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $627K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b23 · 23 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5146
- Volunteers Part I, line 611,916
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| BULLEY REWS LLC Construction | $2,554,770 |
| MOORE A SERIES LLC Fundraising consulting | $742,684 |
| ABM Janitorial services | $568,088 |
| SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES USA INC Security services | $263,959 |
| HILL MECHANICAL CORP Hvac repairs | $247,053 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
18 private foundations reported grants to Ronald McDonald House Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana totaling $167K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Ronald McDonald House Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Ronald McDonald House Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana reported that 70.0% of its $19.2 million in expenses went to program services, 15.4% to management and general and 14.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Ronald McDonald House Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Ronald McDonald House Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $430,865, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Ronald McDonald House Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana get its money?
Of $31.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 95.0% came from contributions and grants and 1.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Ronald McDonald House Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-3532553 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202622619349300707 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532349349301318 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412059349301566 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332129349301663 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242289349300014 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103139349301720 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042959349300234 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-3532553: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.