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Ronald McDonald House of Delaware

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Keeping children healthy through helping families

Founded in 1986, the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware provides a safe, affordable "home away from home" to families of seriously or chronically ill or injured children who are being treated at area hospitals and operates 3 Ronald McDonald Family Rooms within pediatric units of hospitals across Delaware. The House is a place where families can stay together and receive the kind of special care they need at such difficult times. Families find a bit of comfort and peace and a hot evening meal after a long day at the Hospital. The Ronald McDonald House of Delaware's mission is to support families in reaching the hope of tomorrow from the challenges of today.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.90Overall score
out of 100

86.29Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,333,236

Total expenses · USD$2,530,320

Program expenses

$1,933,164.48 recorded amount

76.4%

Fundraising expenses

$387,138.96 recorded amount

15.3%

Administrative expenses

$204,955.92 recorded amount

8.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Pamela Cornforth
Recorded compensation: $131,287.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.18%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Ronald McDonald House of Delaware
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1986, the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware provides a safe, affordable "home away from home" to families of seriously or chronically ill or injured children who are being treated at area hospitals and operates 3 Ronald McDonald Family Rooms within pediatric units of hospitals across Delaware. The House is a place where families can stay together and receive the kind of special care they need at such difficult times. Families find a bit of comfort and peace and a hot evening meal after a long day at the Hospital. The Ronald McDonald House of Delaware's mission is to support families in reaching the hope of tomorrow from the challenges of today.
`ein` EIN	51-0295320
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2530320.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.081
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.153
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.764
`fscore` Financial score	86.29
`leader` Recorded leader	Pamela Cornforth
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	131287.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0518
`motto` Tagline	Keeping children healthy through helping families
`name` Charity name	Ronald McDonald House of Delaware
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2333236.0
`score` Overall score	89.9
`state` State code	DE
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1933164.48
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	387138.96
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	204955.92

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 51-0295320
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Delaware (DE)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.