2012 rmhc st. louis annual report
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CELEBRATING 30 YEARS
2012A N N U A L R E P O R T
ST. LOUIS
What a pleasure, privilege and honor it has been to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Ronald McDonald House Charities® of St. Louis.
I have been leading corporate operations for many years, but when life offers an opportunity to lead a family-centered program
like RMHC, you gain an insight as well as an appreciation for the dedication and commitment of so many people.
Throughout my many years at RMHC, I have been blessed to work with some of the best leaders in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. Board and Committee members offer their professional expertise and guidance to the programs and operations. The 28 staff members are extremely qualified and very professional. However, when I reflect that just 28 staff members serve more than 8,000 people annually in three Ronald McDonald Houses, eight long-term apartments, and three Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, I am amazed. RMHC is a great steward of its donors’ contributions. As an organization, they are able to accomplish this because of the 1,200 dedicated volunteers and financial generosity of so many individuals, organizations and corporations.
I proudly submit the 2012 Annual Report as a reflection of the accountability of Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis. However, these financials are only a part of the story. Every day, the lives of families and children are touched by a mission that provides a “home-away-from-home.” This mission is unique in its services and one to which we have an obligation to respond. I thank everyone who responded in 2012.
Larry Carrico
Chairman, Board of Directors
LETTERFROM THE CHAIRMAN
2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIRMANLarry Carrico
VICE CHAIRMANMichael Murphy
TREASURERFelicia Malter
SECRETARYKaren Rewerts
Jeff BaroneStuart BlockAnn Bueler
Teresa CrabtreeSteve Fahrig
Larry GlascottThomas HofSteve Holste
Donald KalicakTami KellerStephen Lux
Rita MathewsSteve PelchLee Renz
Mark SchlichterColleen Schoendienst
Brad SeabaughJim Souers
Deborah VogtJimmy Williams
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OUR MISSIONProviding a “home-away-from-home” for families of seriously ill children.
2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Mercy Children’s Hospital
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Other
Ranken Jordan
SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center
SSM St. Mary’s Health Center
Shriners Hospitals for Children
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
2%
15%
1%
1%
4%
24%
1%
8%
44%
Cardiac Intensive Care
Cardiology
Heart Transplant
Kidney Transplant
Liver Transplant
Lung Transplant
Neonatal Intensive Care
Neurology/Neurosurgery
Oncology/Hematology
Orthopedic
Other
Pediatric Intensive Care
Pulmonary
Surgery
6%
5%
1%
1%
1%
4%
36%
4%
5%
9%
11%
11%
1%
5%
21,209Room nights available
18,866Room nights occupied
1,646Total families served by our
three Houses
89%Occupancy rate
15 days2012 average length of stay
MERCY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
1,929 Families Served
14,976 Family Visits
ST. LOUIS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
2,366 Families Served
27,948Family Visits
SSM CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER
2,141Families Served
17,689Family Visits
Ronald McDonald Houses
Ronald McDonald Family Rooms
THE FAMILIESWE SERVE
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HOSPITALS REPRESENTED
DEPARTMENTSREPRESENTED
ExpensesPrograms
FundraisingGeneral and Administration
TOTAL
$2,478,246$514,988$405,866$3,399,100*
Support and Revenue
$1,187,062$1,223,879$130,285$359,436
$402,266$98,912$15,990$24,217$3,442,047
Special Events and Miscellaneous Promotions
Annual GivingPlanned Giving
McDonald’s/RMHC FundsInvestment Income
(including Unreal Gain/Loss)Lodging
Miscellaneous IncomeIn-Kind Donations
TOTAL
Net Assets
$1,960,036
$8,006,950
1,748,118
$617,739
$916,876$13,249,719
Net Assets Available for General Use
Net Investment in Property and Equipment
Net Assets Board Designated for Endowment
Permanently Restricted Net Assets
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets
TOTAL
*$745,000 of expenses includes depreciation.
2012 FINANCIALR E P O R T
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Number of Volunteers1,200Recorded Hours of Work38,000Total Value of Hours Worked*$828,020*Hours reflect House, Family Room, and special event hours, and do not include the numerous hours spent by our dedicated committee members.
The James family stayed at our long-term apartments on West Pine for several months in the summer of 2012 while their teenage son, Noah, recovered from a lung transplant. Now, the James family is back in their hometown of Boonville, Indiana, and Noah is actively participating on his high school’s swim team.
In June 2012, Lisa and Marty Barnfield’s triplet boys — Alec, Brody and Cale — were born at just 24 weeks, weighing 1.5 pounds each. Sadly, just four days after he was born, Cale passed away. Alec and Brody spent more than six months in the NICU, undergoing surgeries and other serious procedures. During that time, Lisa and Marty stayed just blocks away from the hospital at the Ronald McDonald House. When they had to return to their hometown of Puxico, Missouri, for work, Lisa’s parents, Larry and Shirley Crank, moved into the RMH to be near the boys. The Barnfields finally took their boys home in January 2013.
Megan Cohn delivered her second child, Hudson, on December 26, 2012, nearly three months before her due date. The Ronald McDonald House became “home” to Megan and her husband, Matthew, for almost four months while Hudson was in the NICU. “I can’t even imagine not having this place,” she says. “There is no way we could afford a hotel, so I would have to stay at the hospital 24 hours a day.”
MEET OURHEROES
VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHTS
NOAH JAMES, 16
ALEC AND BRODY BARNFIELD, 9 MONTHS
HUDSON COHN, 3 MONTHS
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RMHC ST. LOUISSTAFF
DAN HARBAUGH President
LISA STIEFVATER Vice President of House Operations
CHERI WUERTZ Vice President of Finance
FRANK COGNATA Vice President of Development
PAT NEWBY Director of Administration
JUDY SCHULER Director of Family Rooms
MICHELLE BURMAN Finance Manager
JENIFER BRAUCKSIEKER Senior House Manager, West Pine
MATT LAUER House Manager, West County
JOHNNY FUGITT House Manager, Park Avenue
ALISON KASPAR HR-Volunteer Manager
DEBBIE GREGORY Data Manager
ALLY FAVRE Event Coordinator
KATIE UNDERHILL Communications Coordinator
ROGER ROTH Facility Coordinator
BARB JARVIS Finance Assistant
KORINNE FISCHER HR-Volunteer Assistant
LINDSEY FLETCHER Development Assistant
ABBY BANDELOW Event Assistant
EUGENE JOHNSON Data Assistant
JACOB MCGUIRE Family Room Assistant
RENE DARRIS Assistant House Manager, Park Avenue
LAURA DROEGE Assistant House Manager, West County
IAN LINDQUIST Assistant House Manager, West Pine
CLAIRE HOF Receptionist
LETTER FROMTHE PRESIDENT
As I begin my 20th year with Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis, you might think that my job is routine. The fact is every year
there are new and exciting adventures. RMHC St. Louis serves more than 8,000 families and children every year. We have grown from one House to three Houses, from no Family Rooms to three Family Rooms. In 2012, our plans for a Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, to be launched in 2013, were solidified.
Our Board of Directors and community leaders have benefited this mission in a way that is personally inspiring to me. After all, those daily activities that I have the privilege and honor to conduct are never routine when you know you are helping families and children at a time when their lives have unraveled.
It is my personal commitment to begin my third decade at Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis with the same joy and dedication that I began with 20 years ago.
Thank you, on behalf of the families and children, for providing comfort, care and a “home-away-from home” for families of seriously ill children.
Dan Harbaugh
RMHC St. Louis President
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ABOUT RMHC ST. LOUISThere are three Ronald McDonald Houses® in St. Louis. Our first House was built on West Pine Blvd. near St. Louis Children’s Hospital in 1981. In 1996, we opened a second House on Park Ave. near SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center. In 2003, eight long-term apartments were added, adjacent to the West Pine House. In 2010, RMHC St. Louis opened its third Ronald McDonald House — and the 300th in the world — on the campus of Mercy Children’s Hospital. The three Houses provide a “home-away-from-home” for up to 59 families every night of the year.
RMHC St. Louis also operates three Ronald McDonald Family Rooms®, which are located inside Mercy Children’s Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center. Each of these rooms serves as an “oasis within the hospital,” offering both local and out-of-town families the essential comforts of home, including hot showers, laundry facilities, snacks, television, Internet access and a quiet place to relax. More than 80 families a day find comfort and care in our three Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, which are open 12 hours a day, 365 days a year, and staffed entirely by volunteers.
For more information about Ronald McDonald House Charities® of St. Louis and the services we provide, please visit www.rmhcstl.com or call 314-773-1100.
West Pine Ronald McDonald House4381 West Pine Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63108314-531-6601
Park Avenue Ronald McDonald House3450 Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63104314-773-1100
West County Ronald McDonald House300 Ronald McDonald House Lane
St. Louis, MO 63141314-485-0300