Ronald McDonald House Charities Grant

When most people hear the name Ronald McDonald we think of the fast food giant, © McDonald’s Corporation and most of all the clown with a yellow suit and red hair that matches his boots. Then we think of Happy Meals and the little toy that comes with every kids meal.

What you don’t always hear about them is that they give a lot of money to charities. They have what’s called the Ronald McDonald House Charities organization that gives away grants every year to global or national programs that help to improve the health of individuals under the age of 21, they use the term children.

They have a four step process on their website the starts with determining whethere or not your organization is eligible to apply. If so you go on to the next step which is to submit a letter of inquiry which must include a funding amount and the mission of the project. There are certain guidelines that must be met in addition to preparing your letter a certain way.

Step three is to submit a formal grant proposal, and it must be in English. There are other documents that must be submitted along with the proposal. After all has been submitted the RMHC will let you know that they have everything and the board will review all grant proposals. If approved, you will receive a letter stating so. The letter will have terms and conditions that need to be agreed to and sent back before any funding can be distributed.

Welcome to the life of grant writing. Now you know why some organizations hire grant writers to help them apply to grants. The information above is simply informational,  you must abide by all the rules that the Ronald McDonald House Charities has in place. My hat goes off to them as they help organizations help improve health in the US and beyond. For specific information about the grant process please visit http://rmhc.org/what-we-do/grants/how-to-apply/