American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches reported $3.92 billion in revenue and $3.29 billion in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.85 went to program services, $3.22 to management and general costs and $5.93 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 63.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $989,075 (PRESIDENT & CEO AS OF 7/1/2024). 2,918 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 38% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $3.29BFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $3.92BThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.8% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.2% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.9% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.15 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 33.5% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.6% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 63.3% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $989,075 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.03% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2,918 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 15.0 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 12 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseBiomedical 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
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…
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
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO AS OF 7/1/2024 Director/trustee, officer, 60.0 hrs/week | $950,468 | $0 | $38,607 | $989,075 |
| PRESIDENT, BIOMEDICAL SERVICES Key employee, 60.0 hrs/week | $887,069 | $0 | $41,904 | $928,973 |
| CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Key employee, 60.0 hrs/week | $731,205 | $0 | $39,690 | $770,895 |
| Pres/CEO thru 6/30/24/Board Chair 7/1/24-6/30/25 Director/trustee, officer, 60.0 hrs/week | $717,416 | $0 | $18,197 | $735,613 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 60.0 hrs/week | $541,325 | $0 | $28,889 | $570,214 |
| SVP, DONOR SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 60.0 hrs/week | $531,581 | $0 | $36,255 | $567,836 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee, 60.0 hrs/week | $533,405 | $0 | $27,661 | $561,066 |
| CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Key employee, 60.0 hrs/week | $504,538 | $0 | $48,756 | $553,294 |
2,918 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $6.5M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 10 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 517,907
- Volunteers Part I, line 6325,000
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| MOORE CDR Direct Mail | $22,251,399 |
| CAPITAL COURIER SERVICES LLC Courier Service | $18,066,367 |
| GENERATOR MEDIA ANALYTICS INCORPORATED Marketing | $14,742,919 |
| SCHAEFER GENERAL CONTRACTORS Building Services | $11,181,995 |
| CBRE MANAGED SERVICES Facilities Mgmt | $8,106,617 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 480 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2,434 private foundations reported grants to American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches totaling $80M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches spent in FY2025, $90.85 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches reported that 90.8% of its $3.29 billion in expenses went to program services, 3.2% to management and general and 5.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $989,075, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO AS OF 7/1/2024 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches get its money?
Of $3.92 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 33.5% came from contributions and grants (including 1.6% from government grants) and 63.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 53-0196605 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202640829349300109 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511189349301681 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420679349300232 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300629349300520 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230559349300913 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120999349300727 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 53-0196605: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.