RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES UPPER MIDWEST
818 Fulton Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 www.rmhtwincities.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: We, in partnership with our community, provide a comfortable and caring home away from home that supports keeping families together and reduces stress during a child's serious illness.

Provide a supportive, caring community for families with seriously ill children.

Lodging - The Ronald McDonald House - Oak Street provides a supportive home-away-from home for families who live more than 40 miles away from the Twin Cities and whose children are being treated for cancer and other life-threatening illness. In 2019, this program supported 461 families. Of the families served, 45% reside within Minnesota and 55% reside out of state/county. The average length of stay for a family was 44 nights. The program provided a total of 17,344 nights of lodging and 1,334-day visits. No family is ever turned away for inability to make a financial contribution. (Continued on Schedule O)Family Services: A variety of supportive family services are provided for families supported through this program. A licensed alternative K-12 school is available for siblings and children who are patients while staying at the Ronald McDonald House. Other services provided are after school programs, a summer program and various evening activities 5 nights a week.

Lodging - The Ronald McDonald House - Chicago Avenue provides an in-hospital community of support for families with a child in one of the intensive care units at Children's Minnesota, Minneapolis. In 2019, this program supported 1944 families and had a total of 82,612 visits. This program has no geographic requirement. 44% of families lived within 60 miles of the Twin Cities. The program provided a total of 5,475 nights of lodging. In addition to providing free hospitality to all visitors, the program covers the cost of accommodating the 15 families who stay at the house each night. No family is ever turned away for inability to make a financial contribution.

Lodging - The Ronald McDonald House Family Room: This program is located within Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul and has no geographic requirement. It provides lodging and support for any eligible family with an in-patient child. For families in need of overnight lodging, the Ronald McDonald House family Room offers four private rooms, each with its own bathroom. In 2019, 1,970 families were served. There were 35,758 visits and 1,425 nights of lodging provided. 35% of families who utilized the family room live within a 60-mile radius of the facility. (Continued on Schedule O)In addition to providing free hospitality to all visitors, the program covers the cost of accommodating the four families who stay at the Family Room each night. No family is ever turned away for inability to make a financial contribution.

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