How Much of the Red Cross Money Goes to Victims
Top-Rated Charity
Program Percentage
Amount spent on programs
relative to overhead.
Cost to Raise $100
Amount spent to raise
$100 of contributions.
Contact Information
American Red Cross
431 18th Street, NW
Washington , DC 20006-5009
Other Names
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
Stated Mission
Prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
Ratings & Metrics
Data based on Fiscal Year Ended 06/30/2019
Program Percentage: 90%
The percentage of American Red Cross's cash budget it spends on programs relative to overhead (fundraising, management, and general expenses).
$2,926,000,000
Calculated Total Expenses
(rounded)
Cost to Raise $100: $24
How many dollars American Red Cross spends on fundraising to raise each $100 of contributions.
$749,000,000
Calculated Total Contributions
(rounded)
Government Funding
0% to 24%
Percentage of cash revenue
coming from government sources
Financial Documents
| Entity | Document Type | Tax ID |
|---|---|---|
| American National Red Cross | IRS Form 990 | 53-0196605 |
| American National Red Cross | Consolidated Audited Financial Statements | Multiple |
| Entity: American National Red Cross Document Type: IRS Form 990 Tax ID: 53-0196605 |
| Entity: American National Red Cross Document Type: Consolidated Audited Financial Statements Tax ID: Multiple |
Governance & Transparency
CharityWatch evaluates certain criteria related to a charity's Governance and Transparency. Donors may want to consider a charity's willingness to be open and transparent with CharityWatch to be a good litmus test for determining its commitment to public accountability.
American Red Cross
meets governance benchmarks.
American Red Cross
meets transparency benchmarks.
| Transparency | |
|---|---|
| Provides Financial Information | |
| Audit Accessibility | |
| Governance: Policies | |
|---|---|
| Reports regularly & consistently monitoring & enforcing compliance with a written Conflict of Interest Policy | |
| Reports required, annual disclosure by officers, directors, and key staff of interests that could give rise to conflicts | |
| Reports having a written Whistleblower Policy | |
| Reports having a written Document Retention and Destruction Policy | |
| Governance: Financials | |
|---|---|
| Reports providing copy of tax form to all board members prior to filing it with IRS | |
| Reports that financial statements were audited by an independent accountant | |
| Governance: Board of Directors | |
|---|---|
| Reports at least 5 voting board members | |
| 51% or more of voting board members reported as independent | |
| Reports documenting minutes of board and board committee meetings | |
| Privacy Policy | |
|---|---|
| Privacy Policy | Opt-In Policy |
Top Salaries
| Name | Title | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gail McGovern | President/CEO | $709,164 |
| 2 | Clifford Holtz | COO | $700,415 |
| 3 | Shaun Gilmore | Chief Transformation Officer | $651,238 |
| 1 Name: Gail McGovern Title: President/CEO Compensation: $709,164 |
| 2 Name: Clifford Holtz Title: COO Compensation: $700,415 |
| 3 Name: Shaun Gilmore Title: Chief Transformation Officer Compensation: $651,238 |
Analysts' Notes
CharityWatch Analysts perform an in-depth analysis of charities' audited financial statements and IRS tax filings, and often review other documents such as state filings, annual reports, and fundraising contracts during their evaluations. Below are select notes that CharityWatch believes may be of interest to donors.
| CharityWatch's rating of the American Red Cross includes the financial activities of the entities included in the Red Cross consolidated audit of June 30, 2019. These entities are described in the consolidated audit (Note 1) as follows: |
| The American Red Cross received donated in-kind services and materials on which it placed a value of approximately $70 million in fiscal 2019, according to its Audited Consolidated Statement of Activities for the year ended June 30, 2019. |
| According to the American National Red Cross tax filing for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 re: Compensation, Supplemental Information (IRS Form 990, Schedule J, Part III): Regarding severance payments to officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest compensated employees (Schedule J, Part I, Line 4A): "The amounts shown in Part II, Column B (III) ['Other reportable compensation'] are severance payments in the amount of $185,500 for David Meltzer, General Counsel & Chief International Officer and $142,304 for Greg Williamson, Chief Investment Office[r]. Greg Williamson also received a $100,000 bonus at separation." "The amounts shown in Part II, Column B (II) ['Bonus & incentive compensation'] for the President & CEO, the Chief Financial Officer, the President Biomedical Services, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Transformation Officer, the Chief Human Resources Officer, the Chief Development Officer, the President Humanitarian Services, and the Chief Marketing Officer were paid based on written variable incentive plans for prior fiscal year performance and were approved by the compensation and management development committee of the board. "The amount shown in Part II, Column B (II) for the Analyst V, Investments and Chief Information Officer were paid based on a written variable incentive plan for prior fiscal year performance and were approved by the Chief Financial Officer. The amount shown in Part II, Column B (II) for the President, Training Services was paid based on a written incentive plan for prior fiscal year performance and were approved by the Chief Operating Officer. The SVP Collections was based on a written incentive plan for prior fiscal year performance and was approved by the President Biomedical Services." |
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