Ronald Mcdonald House of Danville Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF DANVILLE, INC. IS TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY, CONVENIENT, COMPASSIONATE AND SUBSIDIZED HOUSING, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE, FOR PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY AND OTHER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING PERIODS OF TREATMENT AT AREA HOSPITALS.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $917,533
- Spent on programs
- 65%
- Reserves
- 33 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 60%
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $94,417, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 83% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 33.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 30% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 25% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1565% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 28 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $519,957 spent. RONALD MCDONALD HOUSEMANY FAMILIES HAVE TO TRAVEL FAR AND SPEND SEVERAL WEEKS AND EVEN MONTHS AWAY FROM HOME IN ORDER TO RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE FOR THEIR ILL CHILD. DURING THIS TIME, PARENTS ARE OFTEN SEPARATED FROM THEIR OTHER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SUPPORT SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRESS OF DEALING WITH THEIR CHILD'S ILLNESS, THEY ARE BURDENED WITH THE COST OF LODGING, MEALS, AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS.OUR PROGRAM WAS CONCEIVED TO CARE FOR THESE FAMILIES AND GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO MAINTAIN A SENSE OF NORMALCY WHILE AWAY FROM HOME. WE MEET FAMILIES' DAY-TO-DAY NEEDS SO THEY CAN REMAIN CLOSE TO THEIR CHILD. LODGING AT THE HOUSE LIFTS THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON BUDGETS ALREADY STRAINED BY MEDICAL EXPENSES.THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF DANVILLE OFFERS A SAFE HAVEN FOR FAMILIES AND ENSURES THAT CHILDREN HAVE THE LOVE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED WHEN THEY ARE HOSPITALIZED. WHETHER IT'S CHEMOTHERAPY OR A STANDARD MEDICAL PROCEDURE LIKE AN X-RAY, A CHILD NEEDS LOVED ONES NEARBY FOR SUPPORT.THE GENEROSITY OF VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS MAKES OUR HOUSE POSSIBLE, AND DUE TO THEIR KINDNESS, FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO STAY FOR A SMALL DONATION OF $15.00 PER NIGHT. HOWEVER, NO ONE IS EVER TURNED AWAY FOR THE INABILITY TO DONATE TO THE HOUSE.DAY GUESTAT TIMES, PARENTS ARE ABLE TO LODGE IN THE PATIENTS' ROOMS WITHIN THE PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL. HOWEVER, THESE FAMILIES MAY NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO GO TO THE CAFETERIA OR MAY NEED SOME TIME AWAY FROM THE HOSPITAL SETTING TO GATHER THEIR THOUGHTS.TO SUPPORT THESE FAMILIES, THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF DANVILLE OFFERS THE DAY GUEST PROGRAM. FAMILIES CAN HAVE A RESPITE FROM THE STERILE ENVIRONMENT OF THE HOSPITAL BY COMING TO THE WARM SETTING OF THE HOUSE, WHERE THEY CAN HAVE A MEAL AND RELAX. OUR VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS MAKE THIS PROGRAM POSSIBLE.
- $79,503 spent. CAMP DOSTTHE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF DANVILLE IS THE PROUD SPONSOR OF CAMP DOST. CAMP DOST IS HELD AT CAMP VICTORY, A SPECIAL NEEDS CAMPING FACILITY, LOCATED IN MILLVILLE, PA. THE PROGRAM WAS CONCEIVED TO GIVE PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY A SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT MEDICAL CARE. PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANT TO CHILDREN, THERE ARE NO WORRIES ABOUT "FITTING IN." AT CAMP DOST, THEY HAVE MORE IN COMMON WITH THEIR PEERS THAN ANY PLACE ELSE.THE CAMP EXPERIENCE HAS ALWAYS PROVED TO BE A RICH AND REWARDING ONE THAT LEADS TO FOND MEMORIES AND UNEXPECTED LIFE LESSONS. IN THE NURTURING ENVIRONMENT OF CAMP DOST, CAMPERS REALIZE A NEW-FOUND INDEPENDENCE THROUGH PERSONAL GROWTH. THEY LEARN TO COMPROMISE, APPRECIATE TEAMWORK, AND BECOME A SELF-ADVOCATE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE IN THEIR BATTLE WITH CANCER. CAMP DOST PROVIDES A SYSTEM OF SUPPORT LIKE NO OTHER. IT BEGINS WITH THE FACT THAT EACH PATIENT IS PERMITTED TO INVITE ONE SIBLING TO ATTEND CAMP, ADD TO THAT THE VOLUNTEER COUNSELORS, MANY OF WHOM ARE FORMER CAMPERS THEMSELVES, AND A MEDICAL STAFF OF FAMILIAR FACES. EITHER BY PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, ALL CAMP DOST STAFF KNOW THE ROAD OUR CAMPERS TRAVEL IN DEALING WITH CANCER.CAMP DOST OFFERS THE EXCITEMENT OF AN ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES: ROPE CLIMBING, SWIMMING, ARTS & CRAFTS, MUSIC, BIKING, FISHING, ETC. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT FROM MOST SUMMER CAMPS IS A FULLY STAFFED FACILITY KNOWN AS THE "MED SHED." CENTRALLY LOCATED ON THE CAMPGROUNDS, THE MED SHED IS STAFFED BY A PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY PHYSICIAN OR CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER AND A CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY NURSE. AN ADDED RESOURCE IS THE MANY PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE AS VOLUNTEER COUNSELORS: PEDIATRIC PHYSICIANS, PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGISTS, CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHERS.
- FAMILY ROOMTHE RONALD MCDONALD FAMILY ROOM AT GEISINGER JANET WEIS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS A COMFORTING HAVEN WITHIN ARM'S REACH FOR FAMILIES OF CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN. THE FAMILY ROOM HAS EXTENDED THE SUPPORT OF OUR RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE INTO THE HOSPITAL BY OFFERING A QUIET, COMFORTABLE PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO REST AND REGROUP DURING THEIR CHILD'S TREATMENT - HELPING TO REDUCE STRESS AND FOCUS ON THEIR OWN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING WHILE THEIR CHILD IS BEING CARED FOR JUST STEPS AWAY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1981.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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