Our Work

Annual Impact Report 2018

Our Work

2018 Financial Snapshot

In 2018, RMHC Australia raised over $14million for our vital programs and services and for investment in the growth of our Charity to meet the ever changing needs of seriously ill children and their families. Over $6million was granted directly to our 11 RMHC Chapters across Australia and also included grants to establish a Ronald McDonald Family Room in Perth Children’s Hospital and the new Ronald McDonald House in North Fitzroy.

New fundraising initiatives were introduced to help improve the sustainability of our funding. These regular giving programs are anticipated to continue to grow and provide us with the ability to extend our Programs into the future.
Records continued to be broken on McHappy Day, with $4.5million* generously raised through McDonald’s licensees and their customers for RMHC.

We are grateful to our generous supporters for enabling us to help even more families of seriously ill children in 2018.

*Total raised for McHappy Day was $4.9m with $4.5m reported in 2018.

Where the money came from

14245

million
  • 32%
  • 31%
  • 37%
  • McHappy Day + RMHC Water
  • RMHC Fundraising
  • McDonald’s Restaurants Licensee & Corporate Support

Where the money helped

6343

million
  • 88%
  • 8%
  • 3%
  • 1%
  • Grants to RMHC Chapters for Program delivery
  • Capital Grants to RMHC Chapters for Program establishment
  • Care Mobile
  • Charlie Bell Scholarship

Mission 2020: Our Progress

  • Impact

    In 2018 we helped an estimated 57,360 families – that’s 17,304 more families than in 2017.

  • Money

    In 2018 we raised $33.9 million across RMHC Australia and all RMHC Chapters, to meet our target of assisting 60% more families with a seriously ill child.

  • Power

    In 2018 we increased our investment in Learning & Development for our staff and volunteers to $650,000.

  • Alignment

    In 2018 we reduced expenses by over $280,000 by reducing duplication and centralising our systems across all RMHC Chapters.

  • Champion

    In 2018 we developed a Quality and Standards Framework and developed a set of key messages for each RMHC Program.

  • Talk

    In 2018 we were ranked 6th most trusted charity in Australia* and achieved 90% brand awareness.

*2018 AMR Trusted Charities Index

The impact we made in 2018

2018 was a busy year! Ronald McDonald House Charities in Australia collectively supported more than 57,000 families across all of our Programs. This is an amazing 40% increase on the number of families supported in 2017.

The expansion in both our Ronald McDonald House and Ronald McDonald Family Room Programs over the last year has substantially contributed to this increased support.

Photography: Little Red Robin Photography
The impact we made in 2018

Families supported

57000

  • Ronald McDonald Houses

    10191

    families accommodated in our Houses

    1388

    occasions where meals were provided to families

  • Ronald McDonald Family Rooms

    44294

    families used the Family Rooms

    709

    families stayed overnight

  • Ronald McDonald Learning Program®

    1986

    students received tutoring through the Learning Program

    893

    teachers completed EDMed professional development

  • RMHC® Charlie Bell Scholarship

    19

    Charlie Bell Scholarships awarded

  • Ronald McDonald Care Mobile®

    538

    children accessed allied health services provided by the Care Mobile

  • Ronald McDonald Family Retreats

    332

    families had a holiday at our Family Retreats

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Meet some of the families we supported in 2018

Meet some of the families we supported in 2018
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Photography: Gem Studio Photography