Annual Report 2022

Kentuckiana

To Our Amazing Supporters,

Thanks to your support in 2022, we accomplished some incredible things and made a significant impact on the families we served. While continuing the mission and programming we started in 1984, we also reached new milestones and created new opportunities to better serve our guest families.

Our 2022 highlights include:

• We served more families than ever before in our 38-year history.

• We provided more support and resources for these families than in any previous year. This includes more offerings from our Ronald McDonald House staff and volunteers, as well as via community partnerships with the Louisville Zoo, Boys & Girls Haven, and others.

• We improved food offerings for our families by hiring our first staff chef, James Garst. Thanks to Chef James for providing a great variety of nutritious food and for working with our volunteers on a terrific chef-led meal prep experience.

• We created new volunteer opportunities that fit RMHCK’s emerging needs, as well as our volunteers’ busy schedules.

Also, in 2022, we faced significant across-the-board cost increases, due to the highest inflation in our country in decades. Because of our amazing supporters, we were able to continue and grow our mission despite these headwinds. We are thankful for all our donors, volunteers, and everyone else who helped make 2022 a year of milestones.

With our gratitude,

John Bischoff Board President

Hal Hedley Chief Executive Officer

Our Mission

2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President: John Bischoff, Community Volunteer

Immediate Past-President: Cis Gruebbel, Community Volunteer

Vice-President: Sal Bertolone, M.D., RMHCK Founder

Vice-President: Sam Castle, SVP, Private Banking Division Manager, Stock Yards Bank & Trust

Vice-President: Art Davenport, Community Volunteer

Vice-President: London Roth, Chief of Staff to Medicare President East Division, Humana

Treasurer: Todd Hamilton, CPA/Partner, MCM CPAs & Advisors

Secretary: Matt Multerer, Director of Strategy & Investments, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

BOARD MEMBERS

Alina Klimkina: Attorney/Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl

Kathy Lamb: Facility Vice President Operations, Norton Children’s Hospital

Jon Magrum: CPA/Assurance Senior Manager, MCM CPAs & Advisors

Melissa Merrifield: SVP/Chief Human Resources Officer, Hosparus Health

Jessica Murr: Community Volunteer

Bru Peter: Owner/Operator, McDonald’s

Rachel Porter: Director, Strategic Planning and Chief of Staff, Value Based Solutions, Elevance Health

Felix Sharpe: Counsel, Humana

Tim Statts: VP Commodity Services, Schneider Electric

Tim Stevens: SVP, Regional Managing Director, Truist Investment Services, Inc., Truist Wealth

Tiffany Stout: Licensed Realtor, Semonin Realtors

Nicole Topper: Owner/Operator, McDonald’s

Andre Zdanow: Executive Director, Small Appliances and FirstBuild, GE Appliances

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana provides the home and support that allows families to stay together while they focus on the healing of their sick children at a critical time.

Where Hope Heals

My spunky and loveable four-year-old son, Henry, was born with a high-cervical spinal cord injury, making it challenging for him to walk. Determined to find a therapy program that would give Henry strength and help him walk, we embarked on a trip from our home in Bozeman, Montana, to Louisville, Kentucky, to start therapy at Frazier Rehab Institute.

Before we made the 1,600 mile trip, the hospital told us about Ronald McDonald House. We were welcomed with open arms, and for six months, RMHCK was such a comfort for us.

Hospitals are kind of scary places for a four-year-old, even though it’s helping to heal him. To be able to come back to a happy place like RMHCK with happy people every night is extremely encouraging.

The nightly meal program had a really big impact on us. I was a better caretaker because I knew every night there was a home-cooked meal waiting. They always made sure there was something the kids would like, too, which made things a lot easier for us. We were well looked after.

The staff became like family to us during our six months there. Henry loved the consistency of going home to the Ronald McDonald House after being in a hospital for a few hours every day.

Ronald McDonald House was our home away from home.

Being a family with a child who has critical medical needs, you’re often in a vulnerable place. The staff and volunteers at Ronald McDonald House Charites of Kentuckiana saw that, and they helped us. It was such a meaningful experience for us.

A huge component of our time in Kentucky was the Ronald McDonald House; that was where a lot of the healing took place Being there really helped me be the best parent for my son in his therapy program.

(1,649 miles from Louisville)

Leah and Henry Johnson Bozeman, MT.

A Sincere Thank You

UNAUDITED

$3,622,817

Our Highlights

MEALS FROM THE HEART

In June, we launched our new chef-led meal program, Meals from the Heart, led by Chef James Garst. Meals from the Heart allows our volunteers to work alongside Chef James in our commercial kitchen, preparing a meal for our families.

HIGHEST OCCUPANCY

UNAUDITED

$2,750,739

On November 15, 55 guestrooms were occupied, the most to date since RMHCK started serving families in 1984.

HOSTING KENTUCKY GOVERNOR BESHEAR

TOTAL

$26,808,175

On September 1, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana hosted Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear as he signed a proclamation recognizing September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Kentuckiana

Our Programs

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE ®

Within walking distance of Louisville’s downtown hospitals, Louisville’s Ronald McDonald House has 56 guestrooms staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our private guestrooms, comfortable living rooms, vibrant play areas, and stocked kitchens offer a home away from home for families of seriously ill or injured children.

RONALD MCDONALD FAMILY ROOM ®

With the help of our medical partners, RMHCK provides dedicated rooms inside hospitals to ensure families have a quiet place to rest only steps from their children. Family Rooms can be found at Norton Children’s Hospital, Frazier Rehab Institute, and Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Amenities vary at each facility, but can include sleep rooms, restrooms with showers, laundry facilities, comfortable living rooms, and stocked kitchens.

HOSPITALITY CART

With snacks, beverages, small toys, and fun activities, our Hospitality Cart helps fill an empty stomach or bring a smile directly to children and their families at the Novak Center for Children’s Health.