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American Red Cross
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| Formation | May 21, 1881 |
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| Founder | Clara Barton |
| Type | Charitable organization |
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| Legal status | Instrumentality of the United States and a body corporate and politic[1][2] 501(c)(3) organization |
| Purpose | Humanitarian aid |
| Headquarters | American Red Cross National Headquarters |
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Region served | United States |
Key people |
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Main organ | Board of Governors |
| Revenue | US$3.4 billion (2022)[4] |
| Website | www |
The American National Red Cross[5] is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. Clara Barton founded the organization in 1881 after initially learning of the Red Cross from the country of Switzerland. It is the designated US affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
The organization has provided services after many notable disasters, including the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912, World War I, the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, World War II, Hurricane Katrina, and the Maui wildfires of 2023. It also provides blood banking services.[6]
- ^ 36 U.S.C. § 300101
- ^ "Our Federal Charter". American Red Cross. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Clolery, Paul. "ARC's McGovern To Retire, Holtz To Be New CEO". the nonprofit times.
- ^ "American National Red Cross". Forbes.
- ^ "Congressional Charter of the American Red Cross" (PDF). May 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ^ "What We Do | Red Cross | Disaster Relief, Emergency Management". American Red Cross. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
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