Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Four States

What Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Four States does

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Four States is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2015 and headquartered at 3402 S Jackson, Joplin, Missouri. It operates as an independent chapter of the global Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) network, serving families with seriously ill children across a four-state region (Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas) who travel to receive pediatric medical care in the Joplin area. The organization's stated mission is to reduce the burden of childhood illness on children and their families by keeping families together and proximate to medical treatment.

The chapter's core offerings are the Ronald McDonald House (a temporary lodging facility) and the Ronald McDonald Family Room (a hospital-based rest space located inside Mercy Hospital Joplin). These are supplemented by three programs: Wholehearted Connections (family emotional support), Meals That Matter (volunteer-prepared meals for resident families), and Pop Tab Palooza (an aluminum-tab recycling fundraiser that has cumulatively raised over $35,000 since 1997). The Family Room is staffed inside Mercy Hospital Joplin, creating a privileged on-site presence for families whose children are receiving inpatient care. Families staying at the House are asked to contribute $10 per night, with the stay sponsored by donors when the contribution is not affordable.

The organization's business model is donation-driven rather than commercial. Revenue is composed of individual contributions, McDonald's donation box small-change collections (which generated over $48,000 in 2017), proceeds from annual fundraising events (Twin Hills Golf Classic, Crestwood Golf Classic, Gift of Light Gift of Love, St. Patty's Day 5K), and grants from corporate/foundation partners (e.g., American Water Charitable Foundation, 2025-06-05). Donations are tax-deductible. The chapter operates with 1-10 employees under Executive Director Lori Jones, with Michael Herr serving as President of the Board. There are no technology platforms, APIs, or proprietary systems beyond a standard WordPress website hosted at rmhjoplin.org.

Name

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Four States

Legal name

Ronald McDonald House Of The Four States

Website

https://rmhjoplin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Four States is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating the Ronald McDonald House and Family Room in Joplin, Missouri, providing lodging and support services to families with seriously ill children across Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Family Lodging Services

NAICS

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (7213), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAGAEAM

Extended-Stay Brand Residences (Managed Residences)

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Extended-Stay & Serviced Apartments (Aparthotels)

SECONDARYHSABANAM

Meals, Nutrition & Congregate Dining Day Programs

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Adult Day Care & Senior Day Programs

Keywords

• Family lodging services
• Pediatric healthcare support
• Charitable accommodation services
• Nonprofit family hospitality
• Hospital family housing

Headquarters

HQ city

Joplin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Relies on the generosity of donors to provide services of Ronald McDonald House and Ronald McDonald Family Room to families with seriously ill children

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Four States provides free overnight lodging, in-hospital respite spaces, meals, and family support services to families of pediatric patients receiving medical treatment in the Four States region (Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas). The organization operates the Ronald McDonald House for overnight stays and the Ronald McDonald Family Room for daytime respite within partner hospitals, supplemented by programs such as Wholehearted Connections and Meals That Matter.

Product overview

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Four States is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates as a single unified charitable entity offering multiple support programs for families with seriously ill children. The core offerings include the Ronald McDonald House (temporary housing) and Ronald McDonald Family Room (hospital-based family space), supplemented by Wholehearted Connections family support, the Meals That Matter meal program, and the Pop Tab recycling fundraising initiative. Rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, the organization provides an integrated suite of supportive services designed to keep families together and near the medical care their children need.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ronald McDonald House: A home away from home for families with seriously ill children, providing lodging and support services near medical care.
• Ronald McDonald Family Room
• Wholehearted Connections

Products and services

• Ronald McDonald House

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hackerman-Patz House: Hospital-based hospitality house at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore that provides low-cost lodging for patients and families traveling for medical care. Comparable model of hospital-adjacent temporary housing for medical families.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City: Sibling RMHC chapter serving the Kansas City metro area in the same four-state region. Operates an identical model of House lodging, Family Room, and family support programs, with comparable scale and donor mix.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tulsa: Sibling RMHC chapter serving Tulsa, Oklahoma. Same RMHC operating model, same pediatric family lodging mission, and similar mid-size-city donor dynamics in the four-state region.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas: Sibling RMHC chapter serving Arkansas — one of the four states in the Four States region. Same parent network, similar House + Family Room structure, directly comparable family lodging mission and operating model.
• Brent's Place: Denver-based nonprofit providing temporary housing for families of children receiving treatment for cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. Independent RMHC-style organization with a comparable mission and direct-service model, useful for benchmarking non-RMHC operations.
• Family House (Pittsburgh): Nonprofit providing affordable lodging for patients and families receiving medical care in Pittsburgh hospitals. Highly comparable operating model — temporary housing, family support, donations-based, hospital-adjacent locations.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Topeka: Sibling RMHC chapter serving Topeka, Kansas. Same network, same family lodging and support services model, similar small-city operating scale and donor geography.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Wichita: Sibling RMHC chapter serving Wichita, Kansas. Operates the same House and Family Room model for families with seriously ill children, drawing from a comparable Midwestern donor base and pediatric referral network.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Ozarks: Sibling RMHC chapter based in Springfield, MO. Same parent network, same core programs (House and Family Room), serving a geographically adjacent mid-size city in Missouri with similar population and donor demographics.

Broad incumbents

• Healthcare Hospitality Network: Industry association representing nonprofit hospitality houses across the United States. Provides benchmarking, peer learning, and operational standards for organizations like the subject company — relevant as an ecosystem incumbent rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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