The Mission of Ronald McDonald House Tampa Bay is to provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare.
Our Vision is a world where every family has what they need to ensure the best health outcomes for their children.
Our core program is the Ronald McDonald House, a home away from home that provide comfort, support and resources to families who travel far from home for the medical care their child needs. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay Chapter is comprised of 5 Houses, 3 in St. Petersburg and 2 in Tampa offering 91 bedrooms with private baths located near local pediatric hospitals. We are owned and operated by Ronald McDonald House Charities Tampa Bay, a 501c3 non-profit Florida corporation whose board consists of representatives from our community leaders, McDonald’s corporation, the medical profession, and other interested individuals.
St. Petersburg West House opened in 1980 as our first house, and the first Ronald McDonald House in the state of Florida. Adjacent to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, this offers 18 bedrooms to long term families, and offers private suites for bone marrow transplant patients.
Our 14-bedroom Tampa House opened in 1992 on Davis Islands adjacent to Tampa General Hospital. It serves families from Tampa General, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital and Shriners Hospital.
St. Petersburg East, our largest area house with 34 bedrooms, opened next to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in 1996.
St. Petersburg Central opened in March 2010 inside the Outpatient Care Center at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. This house offers 14 bedrooms mainly for families with critically ill children. This location serves thousands of additional pediatric families each year through a day use program where families can utilize services like food, laundry, and showers during the day.
Together, our Houses became a “home-away-from-home” and serve 2,000 pediatric families overnight annually. The supportive environment at each of our Houses, offered through dedicated volunteers, staff and other guest families, provides comfort and care to those who supply the love, understanding, nurturing and emotional support essential for their child’s recovery from illness or injury
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay has earned Charity Navigator’s fifth consecutive 4-star rating. According to Charity Navigator, “this is our highest possible rating and indicates that your organization adheres to sector best practices and executes its mission in a financial prudent manner.”
Attaining a 4-star rating verifies that Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in your area of work. Only 13% of the charities we evaluate have received at least 5 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay outperforms most other charities in America. This exceptional designation from Charity Navigator sets Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay apart from its peers and demonstrates to the public its trustworthiness.
