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Ronald McDonald House Charities awards $2.3M in grants

March 7, 2012

The global offices of Ronald McDonald House Charities, a philanthropic arm of McDonald's Corp., recently awarded nine grants totaling $2.3 million to nonprofits working with children in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the United States.

Through its grants program, RMHC invests in charitable organizations serving children, both internationally and domestically, that use a "train the trainer" implementation model to ensure a direct and measurable impact to the most pressing issues relating to children's health and well being.

The list of grantees includes:

• $454,312 to Curamericas Global
• $200,000 to East Meets West Foundation
• $43,600 to INMED Partnership for Children
• $450,000 to IVUmed
• $179,800 to Lwala Community Alliance
• $627,637 to ReSurge International
• $302,400 to The State University of Iowa
• $23,000 to Surgeons of Hope Foundation
• $50,000 to Wyman Center

RMHC evaluates organizations based on their execution of past and current projects and allocates funds to costs associated with the direct implementation of sustainable, long-term projects.

This year's funds will make a positive impact on the health of mothers and children in rural Guatemala and Nimba County, Liberia; increase access to dental care for children in Vietnam; strengthen local capacity to improve maternal and infant health outcomes in Peru; support surgical care and education to equip physicians and nurses in Haiti; decrease infant and mother mortality rates in Kenya; bridge access to burn care through surgical outreach in India and Nepal; train local medical staff in pediatric cardiology surgical practices in Nicaragua; and decrease negative youth behaviors and school dropout rates through crucial support of adolescents in the U.S.

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