American National Red Cross
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS PREVENTS AND ALLEVIATES HUMAN SUFFERING IN THE FACE OF EMERGENCIES BY MOBILIZING THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERS AND THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS.
- Income
- $3.9 billion
- Spending
- $3.3 billion
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 4.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 63%
- Employees
- 17,907
- Volunteers
- 325,000
- Highest pay
- $989,075, president & ceo as of 7/1/2024
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (7)
- $2.1 billion spent. BIOMEDICAL SERVICES THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTS, PROCESSES AND DISTRIBUTES APPROXIMATELY 40 PERCENT OF THE NATION'S BLOOD SUPPLY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTED NEARLY 4.7 MILLION PRODUCTIVE UNITS OF BLOOD FROM MORE THAN 2.2 MILLION DONORS. IN ADDITION, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS DELIVERED MORE THAN 6.5 MILLION BLOOD PRODUCTS TO HELP PATIENTS AT ABOUT 2,500 HOSPITALS AND TRANSFUSION CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. (Expenses $ 67,044,796 including grants of $ 1,053,529)(Revenue $ 0) SERVICE TO THE ARMED FORCES: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SERVES THE MILITARY COMMUNITY FROM THE MOMENT A SERVICE MEMBER TAKES THEIR OATH TO THE TIME THEY'RE NAVIGATING LIFE AS A VETERAN. IN FY25, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS PROVIDED MORE THAN 295,000 SERVICES TO SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND BRIEFED MORE THAN 410,000 SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE SERVICE TO THE ARMED FORCES OUTREACH PROGRAM. (Expenses $ 48,838,521 including grants of $ 27,456,568)(Revenue $ 0) INTERNATIONAL SERVICES: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS RESPONDS TO INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS AND HELPS COMMUNITIES PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES AROUND THE WORLD. IN FY25, MORE THAN 3 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS WERE VISITED THROUGH THE MEASLES & RUBELLA PARTNERSHIP, MORE THAN 225 FAMILIES WERE RECONNECTED THROUGH THE RESTORING FAMILY LINKS PROGRAM, AND MORE THAN 300,000 INDIVIDUALS WERE REACHED THROUGH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES AROUND THE GLOBE. (Expenses $ 14,977,190 including grants of $ 2,905,012)(Revenue $ 0) COMMUNITY SUPPORT: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SUPPORTS SEVERAL FOOD BANKS AND A WIC PROGRAM IN A SMALL NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ENSURING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. WE ALSO HAVE VARIOUS FIRST AID STATION PROGRAMS, PROVIDING FIRST AID AT SPORTING EVENTS, CONCERTS, ETC. IN SOME COMMUNITIES. (Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 19,272,004) EQUITY INVESTMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE:
- $591.7 million spent. DOMESTIC DISASTER SERVICES: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS RESPONDS TO ABOUT 60,000 DISASTERS EVERY YEAR. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HELPS COMMUNITIES PREPARE FOR, RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FROM DISASTERS BY PROVIDING FOOD, SHELTER, RELIEF SUPPLIES, EMOTIONAL COMFORT, HEALTH SERVICES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER SUPPORT TO HELP PEOPLE IN THEIR TIME OF GREATEST NEED. IN FY25, MORE THAN 249,000 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED OVER 1,200,000 RELIEF ITEMS AND MORE THAN 274,000 OVERNIGHT SHELTER AND HOTEL STAYS WERE PROVIDED. MAJOR DISASTER RESPONSES IN FY25 INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: HURRICANE BERYL, HURRICANE DEBBY, HURRICANE HELENE, HURRICANE MILTON, HURRICANE FRANCINE, LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES, STORMS AND FLOODS IN THE MIDWEST AND THE SOUTH; AND WILDFIRES OUT WEST. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS LONG TERM RECOVERY EFFORTS ARE ONGOING IN MANY OF THESE DISASTER-IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.
- $143.1 million spent. TRAINING SERVICES: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HELPS PEOPLE PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO HEALTH AND SAFETY EMERGENCIES THROUGH OUR LIFESAVING EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. IN FY25, NEARLY 6.3 MILLION PEOPLE RECEIVED RED CROSS TRAINING IN FIRST AID, WATER SAFETY AND OTHER SKILLS THAT HELP SAVE LIVES. (Expenses $ 67,044,796 including grants of $ 1,053,529)(Revenue $ 0) SERVICE TO THE ARMED FORCES: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SERVES THE MILITARY COMMUNITY FROM THE MOMENT A SERVICE MEMBER TAKES THEIR OATH TO THE TIME THEY'RE NAVIGATING LIFE AS A VETERAN. IN FY25, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS PROVIDED MORE THAN 295,000 SERVICES TO SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND BRIEFED MORE THAN 410,000 SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE SERVICE TO THE ARMED FORCES OUTREACH PROGRAM. (Expenses $ 48,838,521 including grants of $ 27,456,568)(Revenue $ 0) INTERNATIONAL SERVICES: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS RESPONDS TO INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS AND HELPS COMMUNITIES PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES AROUND THE WORLD. IN FY25, MORE THAN 3 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS WERE VISITED THROUGH THE MEASLES & RUBELLA PARTNERSHIP, MORE THAN 225 FAMILIES WERE RECONNECTED THROUGH THE RESTORING FAMILY LINKS PROGRAM, AND MORE THAN 300,000 INDIVIDUALS WERE REACHED THROUGH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES AROUND THE GLOBE. (Expenses $ 14,977,190 including grants of $ 2,905,012)(Revenue $ 0) COMMUNITY SUPPORT: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SUPPORTS SEVERAL FOOD BANKS AND A WIC PROGRAM IN A SMALL NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ENSURING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. WE ALSO HAVE VARIOUS FIRST AID STATION PROGRAMS, PROVIDING FIRST AID AT SPORTING EVENTS, CONCERTS, ETC. IN SOME COMMUNITIES. (Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 19,272,004) EQUITY INVESTMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE:
- $67.0 million spent. SERVICE TO THE ARMED FORCES: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SERVES THE MILITARY COMMUNITY FROM THE MOMENT A SERVICE MEMBER TAKES THEIR OATH TO THE TIME THEY'RE NAVIGATING LIFE AS A VETERAN. IN FY25, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS PROVIDED MORE THAN 295,000 SERVICES TO SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND BRIEFED MORE THAN 410,000 SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE SERVICE TO THE ARMED FORCES OUTREACH PROGRAM.
- $48.8 million spent. INTERNATIONAL SERVICES: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS RESPONDS TO INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS AND HELPS COMMUNITIES PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES AROUND THE WORLD. IN FY25, MORE THAN 3 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS WERE VISITED THROUGH THE MEASLES & RUBELLA PARTNERSHIP, MORE THAN 225 FAMILIES WERE RECONNECTED THROUGH THE RESTORING FAMILY LINKS PROGRAM, AND MORE THAN 300,000 INDIVIDUALS WERE REACHED THROUGH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES AROUND THE GLOBE.
- $15.0 million spent. COMMUNITY SUPPORT: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SUPPORTS SEVERAL FOOD BANKS AND A WIC PROGRAM IN A SMALL NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ENSURING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. WE ALSO HAVE VARIOUS FIRST AID STATION PROGRAMS, PROVIDING FIRST AID AT SPORTING EVENTS, CONCERTS, ETC. IN SOME COMMUNITIES.
- EQUITY INVESTMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE:
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1938.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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