What is the relationship between McDonald’s Corporation and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona?
McDonald’s restaurants have been a significant partner in the development of all Ronald McDonald Houses around the world. Each Ronald McDonald House is independently owned and operated and develops an individual relationship with the restaurants in their community. Our partnership is unique and extremely beneficial, but often misunderstood by the general public. The McDonald’s Corporation provides a license agreement allowing each Ronald McDonald House to use the trademarks of the corporation. The name recognition and the outstanding reputation of Ronald McDonald House Charities are a tremendous asset to our organization. Each Ronald McDonald House is governed in full by a separate Board of Directors, establishes its own mission and policies and manages its own budget and fundraising process. Assets are not co-mingled. Our local McDonald’s Restaurants wholeheartedly support the House by participating in various fundraising activities that happen inside the restaurants. The prominent pl
