American Red Cross

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

• American Red Cross's field of work was humanitarian aid^[3].
• American Red Cross received the Congressional Gold Medal^[4].
• American Red Cross received the Silver Anvil Award^[5].
• American Red Cross was a member of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies^[6].
• American Red Cross was a member of International Life Saving Federation^[7].
• American Red Cross is in the country of United States^[8].
• American Red Cross's instance of is recorded as National Red Cross and Red Crescent society^[9].
• American Red Cross's instance of is recorded as organization^[10].
• American Red Cross's founder is recorded as Clara Barton^[11].
• American Red Cross's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[12].
• American Red Cross's child organization or unit is recorded as American Red Cross Indiana^[13].
• American Red Cross's Commons category is recorded as American Red Cross^[14].
• American Red Cross's industry is recorded as emergency and relief^[15].
• American Red Cross's chairperson is recorded as Bonnie McElveen-Hunter^[16].
• May 21, 1881 marks the founding of American Red Cross^[17].
• American Red Cross's location of formation is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[18].
• American Red Cross's official website is recorded as https://www.redcross.org/^[19].
• American Red Cross's topic's main category is recorded as Category:American Red Cross^[20].
• American Red Cross's described at URL is recorded as https://reliefweb.int/organization/american-red-cross^[21].
• American Red Cross's described at URL is recorded as https://data.humdata.org/organization/american-red-cross^[22].
• American Red Cross's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ncpedia.org/red-cross^[23].
• American Red Cross's described at URL is recorded as https://roter-kreis.de/Amerikanisches_Rotes_Kreuz^[24].
• American Red Cross's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ifrc.org/national-societies-directory/american-red-cross^[25].
• American Red Cross's director / manager is recorded as Gail J. McGovern^[26].
• American Red Cross's employees is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+19345'}^[27].

Body

Founding

American Red Cross's founder is recorded as Clara Barton^[11]. May 21, 1881 marks the founding of it^[17]. Its location of formation is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[18].

Leadership

American Red Cross's chairperson is recorded as Bonnie McElveen-Hunter^[16]. Its director / manager is recorded as Gail J. McGovern^[26].

Operations

American Red Cross's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[12]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as American Red Cross Indiana^[13].

Industry

American Red Cross's industry is recorded as emergency and relief^[15]. Its field of work was humanitarian aid^[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Congressional Gold Medal^[4], a medallion^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1776^[30] and Silver Anvil Award^[5], an award^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1944^[33].

Why It Matters

American Red Cross has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

FAQs

What awards did American Red Cross receive?

Honors received include Congressional Gold Medal^[4] and Silver Anvil Award^[5].