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To Our Amazing Supporters,Thanks to your support in 2022, we accomplished some incredible things and made a signicant impact on the families we served. While continuing the mission and programming we started in 1984, we also reached new milestones and created new opportunities to better serve our guest families.Our 2022 highlights include: • We served more families than ever before in our 38-year history. • We provided more support and resources for these families than in any previous year. This includes more oerings from our Ronald McDonald House sta and volunteers, as well as via community partnerships with the Louisville Zoo, Boys & Girls Haven, and others. • We improved food oerings for our families by hiring our rst sta chef, James Garst. Thanks to Chef James for providing a great variety of nutritious food and for working with our volunteers on a terric chef-led meal prep experience. • We created new volunteer opportunities that t RMHCK’s emerging needs, as well as our volunteers’ busy schedules.Also, in 2022, we faced signicant across-the-board cost increases, due to the highest ination in our country in decades. Because of our amazing supporters, we were able to continue and grow our mission despite these headwinds. We are thankful for all our donors, volunteers, and everyone else who helped make 2022 a year of milestones. With our gratitude,John Bischo Board PresidentHal Hedley Chief Executive Ocer
2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEPresident: John Bischo, Community VolunteerImmediate Past-President: Cis Gruebbel, Community Volunteer Vice-President: Sal Bertolone, M.D., RMHCK FounderVice-President: Sam Castle, SVP, Private Banking Division Manager, Stock Yards Bank & TrustVice-President: Art Davenport, Community VolunteerVice-President: London Roth, Chief of Sta to Medicare President East Division, HumanaTreasurer: Todd Hamilton, CPA/Partner, MCM CPAs & Advisors Secretary: Matt Multerer, Director of Strategy & Investments, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits BOARD MEMBERSAlina Klimkina: Attorney/Partner, Dinsmore & ShohlKathy Lamb: Facility Vice President Operations, Norton Children’s HospitalJon Magrum: CPA/Assurance Senior Manager, MCM CPAs & AdvisorsMelissa Merrield: SVP/Chief Human Resources Ocer, Hosparus HealthJessica Murr: Community VolunteerBru Peter: Owner/Operator, McDonald’sRachel Porter: Director, Strategic Planning and Chief of Sta, Value Based Solutions, Elevance HealthFelix Sharpe: Counsel, HumanaTim Statts: VP Commodity Services, Schneider ElectricTim Stevens: SVP, Regional Managing Director, Truist Investment Services, Inc., Truist WealthTiany Stout: Licensed Realtor, Semonin RealtorsNicole Topper: Owner/Operator, McDonald’sAndre Zdanow: Executive Director, Small Appliances and FirstBuild, GE AppliancesRonald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana provides the home and support that allows families to stay together while they focus on the healing of their sick children at a critical time.Our Mission
Leah and Henry JohnsonBozeman, MT. (1,649 miles from Louisville)My spunky and loveable four-year-old son, Henry, was born with a high-cervical spinal cord injury, making it challenging for him to walk. Determined to nd a therapy program that would give Henry strength and help him walk, we embarked on a trip from our home in Bozeman, Montana, to Louisville, Kentucky, to start therapy at Frazier Rehab Institute.Before we made the 1,600 mile trip, the hospital told us about Ronald McDonald House. We were welcomed with open arms, and for six months, RMHCK was such a comfort for us. Hospitals are kind of scary places for a four-year-old, even though it’s helping to heal him. To be able to come back to a happy place like RMHCK with happy people every night is extremely encouraging.The nightly meal program had a really big impact on us. I was a better caretaker because I knew every night there was a home-cooked meal waiting. They always made sure there was something the kids would like, too, which made things a lot easier for us. We were well looked after. The sta became like family to us during our six months there. Henry loved the consistency of going home to the Ronald McDonald House after being in a hospital for a few hours every day. Ronald McDonald House was our home away from home.Being a family with a child who has critical medical needs, you’re often in a vulnerable place. The sta and volunteers at Ronald McDonald House Charites of Kentuckiana saw that, and they helped us. It was such a meaningful experience for us. A huge component of our time in Kentucky was the Ronald McDonald House; that was where a lot of the healing took place. Being there really helped me be the best parent for my son in his therapy program. Where Hope Heals
84 House VolunteersRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE® VOLUNTEERS206 Service Groups471 Meals Served114 Activities Oered4,902 Volunteer Hours379 Families ServedRONALD MCDONALD FAMILY ROOM® PROGRAMS758 Nights Provided32 Volunteers1,132 Volunteer HoursThank you to our volunteers and donors for your time, talents, and nancial support. Your generosity provides a home away from home for families and allows them to focus on the needs of their children. We couldn’t take care of families when they need it most without you!A Sincere Thank YouRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE®930Families Served344 NIGHTSLongest Stay2,391 MILESFarthest Distance Traveled14,276Nights Provided8.3 NIGHTS Average Length of Stay$108RMHCK’s Nightly Cost Per Family$2.98 MILLION Saved By Families
FAMILIES TRAVELED FROM:88 Kentucky Counties25 Indiana Counties 21 Other StatesRMHCK locationOur HighlightsEvents 26%Individuals 19%Organizations 19%Medicaid | Room 14%McDonald’s Customer Programs 12%Corporate 5%In-Kind 3%Endowments | Other 2%UNAUDITED REVENUES: $3,622,817Financial OutlookPrograms 61%Fundraising 26%Administrative 13%UNAUDITED EXPENSES: $2,750,739TOTAL NET ASSETS OF RMHCK AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AS OF 12.31.2022: $26,808,175MEALS FROM THE HEARTIn June, we launched our new chef-led meal program, Meals from the Heart, led by Chef James Garst. Meals from the Heart allows our volunteers to work alongside Chef James in our commercial kitchen, preparing a meal for our families.HIGHEST OCCUPANCY On November 15, 55 guestrooms were occupied, the most to date since RMHCK started serving families in 1984.HOSTING KENTUCKY GOVERNOR BESHEAR On September 1, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana hosted Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear as he signed a proclamation recognizing September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Our ProgramsProviding a home away from home since 1984.RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE®Within walking distance of Louisville’s downtown hospitals, Louisville’s Ronald McDonald House has 56 guestrooms staed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our private guestrooms, comfortable living rooms, vibrant play areas, and stocked kitchens oer a home away from home for families of seriously ill or injured children.RONALD MCDONALD FAMILY ROOM® With the help of our medical partners, RMHCK provides dedicated rooms inside hospitals to ensure families have a quiet place to rest only steps from their children. Family Rooms can be found at Norton Children’s Hospital, Frazier Rehab Institute, and Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Amenities vary at each facility, but can include sleep rooms, restrooms with showers, laundry facilities, comfortable living rooms, and stocked kitchens.HOSPITALITY CART With snacks, beverages, small toys, and fun activities, our Hospitality Cart helps ll an empty stomach or bring a smile directly to children and their families at the Novak Center for Children’s Health.KentuckianaGet InvolvedVisitrmhck.orgfor ways you can support RMHCK.550 S 1st St, Louisville, KY 40202502.581.1416