Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Metro

What Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Metro does

Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Metro, operating as Ronald McDonald House Long Island, is a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 11-2764747) founded in 1985 that provides family-centered lodging and support services for families with children receiving pediatric medical treatment on Long Island. Its core programs include the Ronald McDonald House in New Hyde Park (temporary residential housing), Ronald McDonald House Family Rooms (in-hospital respite spaces), and Ronald McDonald House Hospitality Carts (mobile comfort services delivered inside hospitals). The organization is a local chapter of Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and operates under a foundational partnership with McDonald's Corporation, which owns the underlying trademarks. The legal entity is headquartered in Queens, NY, with a 13-employee operating team and an active board of directors. The chapter is BBB Wise Giving Alliance accredited and carries a four-star Charity Navigator rating.

The business model is donation-funded: the organization relies on tax-deductible contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations, layered with event-driven grassroots fundraising (Lloyd Frazier Memorial Golf Outing, St. James 5 Mile Challenge, Misfit Island Holiday Lights, Youth Advisory Council projects, and community-hosted fundraisers). Services are provided free of charge to qualifying families, and the chapter is currently executing a capital campaign — the Stony Brook Project — to construct a new Ronald McDonald House at Stony Brook Children's Hospital in Suffolk County, with naming opportunities and dedicated giving pages supporting the build. The 2025 St. James 5 Mile Challenge alone generated $130,000 toward that facility. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, with a multi-channel digital presence (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, email newsletter) supporting donor cultivation and volunteer recruitment rather than commercial customer acquisition. There are no technology products, APIs, or AI/ML components disclosed; the chapter is a service nonprofit whose "product" is physical hospitality infrastructure embedded in or adjacent to partner hospitals.

Name

Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Metro

Legal name

Ronald McDonald House Long Island

Website

https://rmhcnym.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Metro is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free temporary housing, family rooms, and hospitality services to families with children receiving pediatric medical treatment on Long Island, and is building a new facility at Stony Brook Children's Hospital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Healthcare Hospitality Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical & Healthcare Travel Housing (Travel Nurses, Locums, Patient/Family) (THAMAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medical & relocation serviced apartments (near hospitals/relocation) (THAMACAI)

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

New Hyde Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization relies on tax-deductible donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Donations support operations, facility maintenance, and expansion projects including the Stony Brook Children's Hospital facility.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Metro provides free temporary housing, in-hospital respite spaces, and mobile hospitality services to families of seriously ill or injured children receiving pediatric medical treatment on Long Island. Core offerings include the Ronald McDonald House residential facility in New Hyde Park, Family Rooms located within hospital partners, and Hospitality Carts that bring comfort items and refreshments to families in waiting areas.

Product overview

Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Metro operates a portfolio of family-centered support programs for families with ill or injured children. The core offerings include Ronald McDonald House facilities providing temporary housing near hospitals, Ronald McDonald House Family Rooms offering in-hospital respite spaces, and Ronald McDonald House Hospitality Carts delivering mobile support services. The organization is also expanding its capacity through the Stony Brook Project, a capital campaign to build a new facility in Suffolk County. A Youth Advisory Council engages young volunteers in the organization's mission. These programs collectively remove barriers to healthcare access by providing essential lodging, meals, comfort items, and emotional support to families during their children's medical treatment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ronald McDonald House: New Hyde Park
• Ronald McDonald House Family Rooms
• Ronald McDonald House Hospitality Carts

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• McDonald's CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMcDonald's Corporation is the founding partner and primary trademark licensor for Ronald McDonald House Charities. The partnership provides brand identity, foundational support, and corporate backing. Ronald McDonald House Long Island operates under the RMHC global network with McDonald's as the founding corporate sponsor.
• Stony Brook Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for construction of a new Ronald McDonald House facility at Stony Brook Children's Hospital in Suffolk County. This hospital partnership enables expansion of services to families in eastern Long Island receiving pediatric care.
• WheelHouse ITminorOthersWebsite hosting and technical support vendor for the organization's digital infrastructure.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ronald McDonald House Charities: Global parent organization of the Ronald McDonald House system; the subject operates as a local chapter under RMHC. Highly comparable mission, programs, and brand, but operating at system rather than chapter level.

Direct peers

• Fisher House Foundation: Provides free temporary lodging near hospitals for families of military and veteran patients receiving care. Directly comparable nonprofit family-housing model paired with hospital partnerships, though focused on the VA/military population.
• American Cancer Society Hope Lodge: Free lodging program for cancer patients and caregivers near major treatment centers. Closely analogous free, hospital-adjacent family housing model, with disease-specific rather than pediatric focus.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Greater Hudson Valley: Sibling RMHC chapter serving the Hudson Valley region of New York. Operates the same Ronald McDonald House / Family Room / Hospitality Cart programs under the same global brand and affiliate network.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts: Another regional RMHC chapter operating House facilities, Family Rooms, and hospitality carts for families of pediatric patients. Directly comparable chapter-level operating model in the broader Northeast.
• Family House: Nonprofit providing temporary housing and supportive services to families of children with cancer and other serious illnesses receiving treatment at partner hospitals. Closely mirrors the free, hospital-anchored family lodging model.
• Brent's Place: Nonprofit offering safe, clean housing for families of pediatric bone marrow and stem cell transplant patients near treatment hospitals. Similar free-lodging-plus-supportive-services model for medically vulnerable pediatric families.
• Children's Inn at NIH: Residential facility providing free lodging and supportive services to families of children participating in NIH clinical trials. Highly comparable free-lodging-plus-support model for pediatric patients and families near a hospital/research setting.

Emerging players

• Joe's House: Nonprofit lodging directory and booking service for cancer patients and caregivers traveling for treatment. Adjacent patient-family housing mission with a technology-enabled matching model rather than facility ownership.

Others

• Healthcare Hospitality Network: Industry association of nonprofit hospitality housing programs serving patients and families. Comparable ecosystem participant offering peer network, standards, and benchmarking rather than direct family services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/RMHLI
• Facebookfacebook.com/RMHCNYM
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ronald-mcdonald-house-charities-new-york-metro
• Instagraminstagram.com/rmhcnym

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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