Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon is a two-star charity with a Low demonstrated impact. The charity has an A- Results Reporting grade, which is above average. Its overhead spending is 28%, within Ci’s reasonable range. Its reserve funds can cover three years and one month of annual program costs, which is outside Ci’s reasonable limit.

Founded in 1982, Ronald McDonald House British Columbia and Yukon (RMHBY) provides a home away from home for sick children and their families across British Columbia and Yukon. RMHBY is one of twelve Ronald McDonald House chapters across Canada that help families of children that need to travel for treatment. RMHBY spent $4.9m on its programs in 2024. The charity does not provide a breakdown of its program spending. In 2024, the charity served 627 families from 162 different communities. In 2024, the charity reported that 361 healthy siblings were able to stay close to their brother or sister who was in the hospital.

RMHBY’s House has 73 bedrooms and is located on the BC Children’s Hospital campus. The House provides play areas, meals, and various types of therapy. The average length of stay in 2024 was 23 nights, with the longest stay reaching 365 nights. RMHBY stated that it served 63,606 meals in 2024. The charity launched its ChefLed Family Meals Program in 2024, which offers a variety of home-cooked meals throughout the week. The charity also reported that it provided 541 hours of music therapy, 254 hours of medical play, 280 hours of educational programming, and 396 hours of art therapy. As of 2024, RMHBY’s second house, Willow House, is slated to open in 2028.

RMHBY’s Family Room is available for families who wish to stay near their child throughout the night at Surrey Memorial Hospital, free of charge. The Family Room has four sleeping rooms available for families with the most critical needs and cannot be booked in advanced. The charity stated that there were 15,784 drop-ins from families and caregivers, with 2,290 meals provided and 1,200 loads of laundry done in 2024. The charity reported that 79 families stayed overnight. As of 2025, the charity has expanded its Family Room model to Kamloops, located in Royal Inland Hospital. 

RMHBY’s audited financial statements follow activity-based costing, with the exception of rental expenses, which has been reported separately in the income statement. This has been allocated to program costs.

Ronald McDonald House British Columbia and Yukon received $8.9m in donations and special events revenue. The charity reported $1.3m in investment income.

Administrative costs were $1.3m in 2024, which is 12% of revenue (less investment income). Fundraising costs were $1.2m in 2024, which is 16% of donations. For every dollar donated, 72 cents are available to go to the cause, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.

The charity has $15.2m in reserve funds, which can cover 309%, or three years and one month of annual program costs. This is outside Ci’s reasonable limit of 300%.

Profile updated by Leah Holmes on July 23, 2025. This charity report is an update that has been sent to the charity for review. Comments and corrections may be forthcoming.