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CELEBRATING 30 YEARS

2012A N N U A L R E P O R T

ST. LOUIS

What a pleasure, privilege and honor it has been to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Ronald McDonald House Charities® of St. Louis.

I have been leading corporate operations for many years, but when life offers an opportunity to lead a family-centered program

like RMHC, you gain an insight as well as an appreciation for the dedication and commitment of so many people.

Throughout my many years at RMHC, I have been blessed to work with some of the best leaders in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. Board and Committee members offer their professional expertise and guidance to the programs and operations. The 28 staff members are extremely qualified and very professional. However, when I reflect that just 28 staff members serve more than 8,000 people annually in three Ronald McDonald Houses, eight long-term apartments, and three Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, I am amazed. RMHC is a great steward of its donors’ contributions. As an organization, they are able to accomplish this because of the 1,200 dedicated volunteers and financial generosity of so many individuals, organizations and corporations.

I proudly submit the 2012 Annual Report as a reflection of the accountability of Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis. However, these financials are only a part of the story. Every day, the lives of families and children are touched by a mission that provides a “home-away-from-home.” This mission is unique in its services and one to which we have an obligation to respond. I thank everyone who responded in 2012.

Larry Carrico

Chairman, Board of Directors

LETTERFROM THE CHAIRMAN

2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIRMANLarry Carrico

VICE CHAIRMANMichael Murphy

TREASURERFelicia Malter

SECRETARYKaren Rewerts

Jeff BaroneStuart BlockAnn Bueler

Teresa CrabtreeSteve Fahrig

Larry GlascottThomas HofSteve Holste

Donald KalicakTami KellerStephen Lux

Rita MathewsSteve PelchLee Renz

Mark SchlichterColleen Schoendienst

Brad SeabaughJim Souers

Deborah VogtJimmy Williams

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OUR MISSIONProviding a “home-away-from-home” for families of seriously ill children.

2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Mercy Children’s Hospital

Missouri Baptist Medical Center

Other

Ranken Jordan

SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center

SSM St. Mary’s Health Center

Shriners Hospitals for Children

St. Louis Children’s Hospital

2%

15%

1%

1%

4%

24%

1%

8%

44%

Cardiac Intensive Care

Cardiology

Heart Transplant

Kidney Transplant

Liver Transplant

Lung Transplant

Neonatal Intensive Care

Neurology/Neurosurgery

Oncology/Hematology

Orthopedic

Other

Pediatric Intensive Care

Pulmonary

Surgery

6%

5%

1%

1%

1%

4%

36%

4%

5%

9%

11%

11%

1%

5%

21,209Room nights available

18,866Room nights occupied

1,646Total families served by our

three Houses

89%Occupancy rate

15 days2012 average length of stay

MERCY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

1,929 Families Served

14,976 Family Visits

ST. LOUIS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

2,366 Families Served

27,948Family Visits

SSM CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER

2,141Families Served

17,689Family Visits

Ronald McDonald Houses

Ronald McDonald Family Rooms

THE FAMILIESWE SERVE

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HOSPITALS REPRESENTED

DEPARTMENTSREPRESENTED

ExpensesPrograms

FundraisingGeneral and Administration

TOTAL

$2,478,246$514,988$405,866$3,399,100*

Support and Revenue

$1,187,062$1,223,879$130,285$359,436

$402,266$98,912$15,990$24,217$3,442,047

Special Events and Miscellaneous Promotions

Annual GivingPlanned Giving

McDonald’s/RMHC FundsInvestment Income

(including Unreal Gain/Loss)Lodging

Miscellaneous IncomeIn-Kind Donations

TOTAL

Net Assets

$1,960,036

$8,006,950

1,748,118

$617,739

$916,876$13,249,719

Net Assets Available for General Use

Net Investment in Property and Equipment

Net Assets Board Designated for Endowment

Permanently Restricted Net Assets

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets

TOTAL

*$745,000 of expenses includes depreciation.

2012 FINANCIALR E P O R T

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Number of Volunteers1,200Recorded Hours of Work38,000Total Value of Hours Worked*$828,020*Hours reflect House, Family Room, and special event hours, and do not include the numerous hours spent by our dedicated committee members.

The James family stayed at our long-term apartments on West Pine for several months in the summer of 2012 while their teenage son, Noah, recovered from a lung transplant. Now, the James family is back in their hometown of Boonville, Indiana, and Noah is actively participating on his high school’s swim team.

In June 2012, Lisa and Marty Barnfield’s triplet boys — Alec, Brody and Cale — were born at just 24 weeks, weighing 1.5 pounds each. Sadly, just four days after he was born, Cale passed away. Alec and Brody spent more than six months in the NICU, undergoing surgeries and other serious procedures. During that time, Lisa and Marty stayed just blocks away from the hospital at the Ronald McDonald House. When they had to return to their hometown of Puxico, Missouri, for work, Lisa’s parents, Larry and Shirley Crank, moved into the RMH to be near the boys. The Barnfields finally took their boys home in January 2013.

Megan Cohn delivered her second child, Hudson, on December 26, 2012, nearly three months before her due date. The Ronald McDonald House became “home” to Megan and her husband, Matthew, for almost four months while Hudson was in the NICU. “I can’t even imagine not having this place,” she says. “There is no way we could afford a hotel, so I would have to stay at the hospital 24 hours a day.”

MEET OURHEROES

VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHTS

NOAH JAMES, 16

ALEC AND BRODY BARNFIELD, 9 MONTHS

HUDSON COHN, 3 MONTHS

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RMHC ST. LOUISSTAFF

DAN HARBAUGH President

LISA STIEFVATER Vice President of House Operations

CHERI WUERTZ Vice President of Finance

FRANK COGNATA Vice President of Development

PAT NEWBY Director of Administration

JUDY SCHULER Director of Family Rooms

MICHELLE BURMAN Finance Manager

JENIFER BRAUCKSIEKER Senior House Manager, West Pine

MATT LAUER House Manager, West County

JOHNNY FUGITT House Manager, Park Avenue

ALISON KASPAR HR-Volunteer Manager

DEBBIE GREGORY Data Manager

ALLY FAVRE Event Coordinator

KATIE UNDERHILL Communications Coordinator

ROGER ROTH Facility Coordinator

BARB JARVIS Finance Assistant

KORINNE FISCHER HR-Volunteer Assistant

LINDSEY FLETCHER Development Assistant

ABBY BANDELOW Event Assistant

EUGENE JOHNSON Data Assistant

JACOB MCGUIRE Family Room Assistant

RENE DARRIS Assistant House Manager, Park Avenue

LAURA DROEGE Assistant House Manager, West County

IAN LINDQUIST Assistant House Manager, West Pine

CLAIRE HOF Receptionist

LETTER FROMTHE PRESIDENT

As I begin my 20th year with Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis, you might think that my job is routine. The fact is every year

there are new and exciting adventures. RMHC St. Louis serves more than 8,000 families and children every year. We have grown from one House to three Houses, from no Family Rooms to three Family Rooms. In 2012, our plans for a Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, to be launched in 2013, were solidified.

Our Board of Directors and community leaders have benefited this mission in a way that is personally inspiring to me. After all, those daily activities that I have the privilege and honor to conduct are never routine when you know you are helping families and children at a time when their lives have unraveled.

It is my personal commitment to begin my third decade at Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis with the same joy and dedication that I began with 20 years ago.

Thank you, on behalf of the families and children, for providing comfort, care and a “home-away-from home” for families of seriously ill children.

Dan Harbaugh

RMHC St. Louis President

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ABOUT RMHC ST. LOUISThere are three Ronald McDonald Houses® in St. Louis. Our first House was built on West Pine Blvd. near St. Louis Children’s Hospital in 1981. In 1996, we opened a second House on Park Ave. near SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center. In 2003, eight long-term apartments were added, adjacent to the West Pine House. In 2010, RMHC St. Louis opened its third Ronald McDonald House — and the 300th in the world — on the campus of Mercy Children’s Hospital. The three Houses provide a “home-away-from-home” for up to 59 families every night of the year.

RMHC St. Louis also operates three Ronald McDonald Family Rooms®, which are located inside Mercy Children’s Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center. Each of these rooms serves as an “oasis within the hospital,” offering both local and out-of-town families the essential comforts of home, including hot showers, laundry facilities, snacks, television, Internet access and a quiet place to relax. More than 80 families a day find comfort and care in our three Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, which are open 12 hours a day, 365 days a year, and staffed entirely by volunteers.

For more information about Ronald McDonald House Charities® of St. Louis and the services we provide, please visit www.rmhcstl.com or call 314-773-1100.

West Pine Ronald McDonald House4381 West Pine Boulevard

St. Louis, MO 63108314-531-6601

Park Avenue Ronald McDonald House3450 Park Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63104314-773-1100

West County Ronald McDonald House300 Ronald McDonald House Lane

St. Louis, MO 63141314-485-0300