American Red Cross
National Red Cross Society in the United States
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Summary
American Red Cross is a National Red Cross and Red Crescent society[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: humanitarian aid[3]
- Award received: Congressional Gold Medal[4], Silver Anvil Award[5]
- Member of: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies[6], International Life Saving Federation[7]
- Country: United States[8]
- Instance of: organization[9]
- Founder: Clara Barton[10]
- Headquarters location: Washington, D.C.[11]
- Child organization or unit: American Red Cross Indiana[12]
- Commons category: American Red Cross[13]
- Industry: emergency and relief[14]
- Chairperson: Bonnie McElveen-Hunter[15]
- Inception: May 21, 1881[16]
- Location of formation: Washington, D.C.[17]
- Official website: https://www.redcross.org/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:American Red Cross[19]
- Described at URL: https://reliefweb.int/organization/american-red-cross[20], https://data.humdata.org/organization/american-red-cross[21], https://www.ncpedia.org/red-cross[22], https://roter-kreis.de/Amerikanisches_Rotes_Kreuz[23], https://www.ifrc.org/national-societies-directory/american-red-cross[24]
- Director / manager: Gail J. McGovern[25]
- Employees: 19,345[26], 18,419[27], 17,495[28], 17,681[29], 17,425[30]
- Nominated for: Nobel Peace Prize[31]
- Legal form: 501(c)(3) organization[32]
- Official blog URL: https://redcrosschat.org/[33]
- Total revenue: 2,714,189,000[34], 2,676,037,116[35], 3,608,002,096[36], 2,813,454,935[37], 2,839,409,246[38], 3,182,229,338[39], 3,090,183,560[40], 3,217,077,611[41], 3,452,960,387[42], 3,154,538,043[43], 3,412,238,741[44], 2,974,133,836[45], 2,726,672,619[46], 2,618,203,252[47]
- Total assets: 3,872,181,875[48], 3,668,499,985[49], 4,028,321,133[50], 4,253,578,616[51], 3,777,960,071[52], 3,898,835,153[53]
Why It Matters
American Red Cross is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
FAQs
What awards did American Red Cross receive?
Honors received include Congressional Gold Medal[4] and Silver Anvil Award[5].