The mission of the Ronald McDonald House Carolinas is to provide a home away from home for families with critically ill children. Located in Greenville, SC, we host three programs: a House, a Family Room, and a Hospitality Cart that directly improve the health and well being of hospitalized children and their families.
Founded in 1989 by local McDonald’s Owner/Operator Frank Landgraff in partnership with Prisma Health Children’s Hospital-Upstate, RMH Carolinas was established in response to a growing need for housing and support services for families traveling to Greenville for their child’s medical care.
What began as a 12-bedroom House on Grove Road has grown into a vital resource serving thousands of families from across South Carolina, neighboring states, and beyond.
Thanks to the generosity of donors through the Building Hope Capital Campaign, RMH Carolinas completed a 17,500-square-foot expansion in 2018, adding 12 guest bedrooms, expanding common areas, enhancing amenities, and improving accessibility throughout the House.
Today, our House can accommodate 24 families at a time, allowing us to provide hope, comfort, and support to even more families during their child’s medical journey.
Every day, RMH Carolinas works to provide compassionate support and essential services that keep families close when they need it most across our programs.
McDonald’s has been an important part of the Ronald McDonald House since the opening of the first House in 1974. Today, McDonald’s remains our Founding and Forever Mission Partner, supporting RMH through fundraising, volunteerism, and community engagement.
At RMH Carolinas, we are proud to partner with our local GSA (Greenville, Spartanburg, Asheville) McDonald’s Owner/Operators and restaurant teams who help advance our mission of keeping families close during a child’s medical journey.
While McDonald’s plays a vital role in supporting our work, RMH Carolinas is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization responsible for raising the majority of the funds needed to operate our House and Family Room. Approximately 20% of our annual operating budget comes from McDonald’s-supported initiatives, with the largest contribution generated through the Round Up for RMH program.
Through this program, customers can round up their purchase to the nearest dollar, with those small donations creating a significant impact for local families.
The remaining support comes from generous donors, corporations, foundations, community organizations, and volunteers who make it possible for us to provide comfort, care, and support to families when they need it most. Together, McDonald’s and our community partners help ensure families can stay close to their hospitalized child, focused on healing and hope.
