When Being Close Is Just the Beginning
Imagine the Moment is our campaign to expand care for families facing a child’s serious illness.
Thanks to extraordinary community support, our House has grown to welcome more families than ever before to the comfort of a room near their child.
Now, we are building the emotional and long-term support families need for the moments that come next—for families today and for our future.
The Fowler Family Challenge: Moving Care Forward Now
Ron and Alexis Fowler have made a transformational $6.25 million challenge gift to accelerate the Imagine the Moment campaign. They invite our community to join in providing a new level of comprehensive social-emotional support for families today, while building a stronger foundation for generations to come.
The Fowler Family Challenge
Your investment goes further through the vision and generosity of Alexis and Ron Fowler.
Gifts help unlock Fowler Family Challenge funds, accelerating progress and expanding care for families when they need it most.
What We Can Achieve Together
28 New Rooms—82 Total!
With nearly a 50% increase in lodging capacity, we now welcome 82 families each night. That means almost 30,000 nights of lodging each year, easing the burden on families by saving them more than $8.25 million annually in food and housing costs.
New Family Support Initiatives
This includes groundbreaking Family Support Services, led by a licensed clinical social worker and team, providing social-emotional care, crisis intervention, and practical tools for parents and children throughout their medical journey.
Build Strength for the Future
Doubling our endowment will generate vital annual operating support for key programs—strengthening our financial sustainability and advancing innovative services to meet the evolving needs of tomorrow’s families.
Investment Giving Vehicles
Donations to the Imagine the Moment Campaign can take many forms beyond cash gifts. A wide range of giving vehicles allow donors to align their philanthropic goals with lasting impact for families.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego, Inc. | 2929 Children’s Way, San Diego, CA 92123 | Federal tax ID number: 95-3251490
Donor-Advised
Funds
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is like a charitable savings account that gives you the flexibility to recommend how much and how often money is granted to San Diego’s Ronald McDonald House and other qualified charities.
Donate Through Your IRA
A Special Opportunity for Those 70½ Years Old and Older: You can give any amount (up to a maximum of $108,000) per year from your IRA directly.
Give Appreciated Securities
Donating publicly traded appreciated securities (stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares, etc.) – that you have owned for more than a year and have gone up in value – may bring you great tax advantages while rebalancing your portfolio. Please consult your tax and/or legal advisor(s) when considering your gift.
Stock Transfer Instructions
Transfers of stock may be initiated by you as donor or through your financial consultant. After completing the transfer, please inform Chuck Day, whose contact information is shown below.
Please use the following instructions for electronic transfer of DTC Eligible Book Entry Issues to Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego, Inc. :
- Bank of America Nominee Name: PACO
- A/N Bank of America
- DTC Participant #0955
- DTC Agent #20955
- DTC Institutional #20955 (to be used if Bank of America is affirming party)
- Customer Account Name: Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego, Inc.
- Customer Account Number: 022030008403
- Reference Donor’s Name
- Reference Stock Ticker Symbol
Mutual Fund Share Transfer Instructions
Transferring shares of mutual funds requires the advance assistance of RMHC-San Diego. Please send the following information to the attention of Chuck Day,whose contact information is shown below.
Mutual Fund Transfers – additional instructions to provide:
- Mutual Fund Name
- Ticker or CUSIP
- Shares or dollar amount to be transferred
- Where the Fund is held: (Broker or direct at Fund company)
- Contact name at broker or fund company
- Account number at broker or fund company
- Name of Donor