Welcome Orientation

for

New Members of the Board of Directors

Ronald McDonald House

Charities of Central Illinois

Evan Westlake, Board Chair

Introduction to RMHCCI

RMHCCI History • 1984

• Kids At Heart was officially established

• 1985 • Construction on the House began

• 1986 • The House officially opened on February 15, 1986

• 1993 • Kids At Heart and the Ronald McDonald House merge to become Ronald

McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois

• 2001 • House went under a 4,470 square foot remodel

• 2011 • RMHCCI celebrated its 25 anniversary

• 2014 • Labor of Love Expansion & Renovation Project

• 2016 • New Five Year Strategic Plan passed; goal to add new House in Peoria

Mission Statement

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central

Illinois provides programs to support the

well-being of children and provides a home

away from home for families with children

receiving medical care.

Board Organizational Chart 2018 Board Chart

Melissa Skinner-Liberman, Vice-Chair

Committee Structure for the Board

of Directors

Governance Committee, Melissa Skinner-Liberman

Finance Committee, Megan Mitchell, Chair

Development Committee, Cheri Plummer, Chair

Peoria Committee, Terry Clark and Julie Locke, Co-Chairs

Names & Chairs of Committees

Governance Committee

• Purpose:

• Monitoring and maintaining board-wide adherence

to governance best practices

• Onboarding and training new and existing board

members

• Guaranteeing steady board leadership

• Setting Goals

• Members:

• Board Chair

• At least 3 other board members (one as chair)

• CEO or staff designee

Finance Committee

• Purpose: • Recommending a budget aligned to the organization’s strategic

priorities

• Overseeing the organization’s financial resources

• Providing training or onboarding to ensure all board members

understand the organization’s finances

• Driving progress toward financial goals

• Ensuring financial compliance

• Identifying actions needed to resolve complex financial issues

• Members:

• Treasurer

• At least 3 other board members (one as chair)

• CEO

Development Committee

• Purpose:

• Setting goals

• Leading the board’s culture of gift cultivation

• Motivating individual board members to get involved

in the development and acquisition of gifts

• Ensuring the board reaches its fundraising goals

• Raising awareness for the organization

• Members:

• CEO

• Development & Communications Coordinator

• At least 3 board members (one as chair)

Megan Mitchell, Treasurer

Financial Snapshot – Annual

Budget & Investments

Five-year plan was approved and implemented by

the Board in February 2016

Led by Alice Leefers with Memorial Health Systems

Strategic Plan for RMHCCI

Accounting – Kerber Eck & Braeckel (KEB)

Audit – Eck Shafer & Punke (ESP)

Legal – Brown Hay & Stephens (BHS)

Investments – MorganStanley Wealth Mgmt

Banking – Bank of Springfield, Busey Bank, CEFCU,

Town & Country Bank, Litchfield Bank & Trust,

Commerce Bank, U.S. Bank, Illinois National Bank

Key RMHCCI Partners

Kelly Thompson, Chief Executive Officer

House Staff Overview

Ronald McDonald House in Springfield

(only one in IL except for Houses in Chicago)

Our signature program

Happy Wheels Hospitality Cart

RMHCCI and Our Programs

Brian Replogle, Director of Charity

Operations

Occupancy & Who We Serve

Important 2017 Stats

• In 2017 the average length of stay for families served

was 9 nights. • The average length of stay in 2016 was 10 nights.

• RMHCCI served 285 families as overnight guests

between January 1 and December 31, 2017.

• Average monthly occupancy was 60%

• 693 family members accommodated overnight

• 20 families were served as Day/Meal Only Guests

2017 Families Served

• The Illinois counties with the most family

registrations were:

Families

Visits Nights

Macon County 50 550

Morgan County 27 389

Adams County 21 187

Macoupin County 21 361

Missouri (State) 17 143

Christian County 14 216

Montgomery County 11 89

Logan County 10 63

2017 Happy Wheels Statistics

• Thirty-three trips completed from January to

December 2017 with the help of 3 volunteers; goal was

to schedule two rounds per month

• Approximately 511 families served by the program

Opportunities to Volunteer

• Guest Chefs

• Guest Service Volunteers

• Groups

• Event Volunteers

• Special Talent / Skill Volunteers

• Happy Wheels

Give a Little Love – February 1 - 23

Teen Council’s Glow Run – May 11 (tentative)

24th Annual Golf Classic – June 18

2nd Annual Labor Day Ducky Derby – September 3

All in for RMHCCI – Date TBD

2018 Events

Allaina Blackwell,

Development & Communications Coordinator

Welcome, and thank you for serving on

our Board of Directors!

Questions/Comments?