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American Red Cross

EIN 53-0196605Human Services District of Columbia Large

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Helping prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies

Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization. We bring shelter, food and comfort to those affected by disasters, large and small. We collect lifesaving donated blood and supply it to patients in need. We provide support to our men and women in military bases around the world, and to the families they leave behind. We train communities in CPR, first aid and other skills that save lives. And we assist our neighbors abroad with critical disaster response, preparedness and disease prevention efforts. We are able to do all this by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.71Overall score
out of 100

84.04Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,608,002,096

Total expenses · USD$3,142,984,060

Program expenses

$2,809,827,749.64 recorded amount

89.4%

Fundraising expenses

$201,150,979.84 recorded amount

6.4%

Administrative expenses

$125,719,362.40 recorded amount

4.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Gail J. McGovern
Recorded compensation: $673,735.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.02%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Red Cross
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization. We bring shelter, food and comfort to those affected by disasters, large and small. We collect lifesaving donated blood and supply it to patients in need. We provide support to our men and women in military bases around the world, and to the families they leave behind. We train communities in CPR, first aid and other skills that save lives. And we assist our neighbors abroad with critical disaster response, preparedness and disease prevention efforts. We are able to do all this by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
`ein` EIN	53-0196605
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3142984060.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.04
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.064
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.894
`fscore` Financial score	84.04
`leader` Recorded leader	Gail J. McGovern
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	673735.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0002
`motto` Tagline	Helping prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies
`name` Charity name	American Red Cross
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3608002096.0
`score` Overall score	88.71
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Multipurpose Human Service Organizations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	2809827749.64
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	201150979.84
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	125719362.4

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0196605
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Multipurpose Human Service Organizations
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.