Ronald McDonald House Canada is a 3-star rated charity with Fair demonstrated impact. It has above average disclosure with an A grade for results reporting. Its overhead spending is within Ci’s reasonable range. Its reserves can cover 3 years and 10 months of its program costs.

Founded in 1982, Ronald McDonald House Canada (RMH Canada) is the national foundation of support for 12 regional chapters across Canada. Regional chapters support families with seriously sick or injured children who must travel to access treatment. RMH Canada reports that two-thirds of Canadian families live outside a city with a children's hospital. It also reports that in 2025, families travelled an average of 280 km one-way to access care.

RMH Canada runs two programs: Ronald McDonald Houses and RMH Family Rooms. RMHC Canada granted $14.3m to its regional chapters in 2025. It also provided $4.8m in donor-designated grants to regional chapters. Ci did not find a breakdown of program spending by program in the charity's annual report.

Ronald McDonald Houses are located near children's hospitals. There are 16 stand-alone Houses and one House located inside a hospital, all across Canada. RMH Family Rooms are located inside children's hospitals and provide a space for families to rest and recharge. There are 21 RMH Family Rooms in Canada. In 2025, RMH Canada served 497,004 meals and provided 172,828 overnight stays.

In 2025, RMH Canada supported 32,253 families. The most common conditions were neonatal care (24%), cardiology (11%), oncology (11%), neurology (9%), and perinatal care (7%).

In 2025, Ronald McDonald House Canada had $26.7m in total revenues. Donations were $21.2m or 79% of revenues. Of this, $14.6m (69%) came in from related parties, including McDonald's, its franchisees, its employees, and the Board and Committee members of RMH Canada. Investment income was $5.0m or 19% of revenues. 

In 2025, the charity granted a total of $19.1m to its partners, which was 71% of revenues. This included $4.8m in donor-designated grants, 85% of the $5.6m received as directed donations for partner charities.

Administrative costs were $2.3m or 10% of revenues (less investment income). Fundraising costs were $1.5m or 21% of donations, excluding donations from related parties. For every dollar donated to the charity 69 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.

RMH Canada reports that in 2025, included in expenses are costs of $2.6m paid to related parties for payments made on behalf of RMH Canada. The charity does not provide a breakdown of these costs; however, given that the charity reports no paid employees on its T3010 filing with the CRA, the majority of these costs is likely reported within overhead costs.

As of 2025 RMH Canada has $54.1m in cash and investments. Its reserves can cover 3 years and 10 months. This is outside Ci’s reasonable range. Its investments include: 49% in bonds, 23% in equities, 15% in alternative investments and 12% in cash. In 2025, RMH Canada had a return of 10% on its investments. Its average return over the past five years is 6%.

The most recent T3010 filing at the time of this update was from 2025. RMH Canada does not report any paid employees in this filing.

Updated on August 25, 2026, by Raihan Firosh. Comments and corrections may be forthcoming.