How can I make a secure financial donation to the American Red Cross?
I want to make a donation online. Is this a secure way to donate?
What is the official Red Cross web address (url) and can I see screenshots of these sites?
What if I am donating to the Red Cross via a link on another website?
Does the Red Cross ask for social security numbers or PIN numbers?
Does the Red Cross send e-mail solicitations?
Does the Red Cross develop other donation sites?

Question: How can I make a secure financial donation to the American Red Cross?

Answer: There are several ways you can ensure your contribution goes directly to the American Red Cross. You can donate by:

• Making a secure, online donation through www.redcross.org
• Calling
• 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)
• 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish Speaking)
• 1-800-220-4095 (For TDD Operator)
• Contacting your local American Red Cross chapter
• Mailing a donation to the American Red Cross at
  P.O. Box 96456, Washington, DC 20013
• Contributing through another approved channel.

Thank you for your generosity. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate a donation for a specific disaster, please do so at the time of donation
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Question: I want to make a donation online. Is this a secure way to donate?

Answer: The internet is a vital way that Americans and people all over the world have helped fund Red Cross disaster relief and other vital programs and services. The convenience and immediacy of online giving make it easy for the donor and very for Red Cross to move resources more quickly to the people we help.

The American Red Cross considers the security of its donation website, www.redcross.org and its donors to be of paramount importance. As such, we use several layers of protective measures including but not limited to blocking and filtering technologies, surveillance, system updates and anti-fraud measures. In addition, the Red Cross performs system vulnerability assessments using internal resources and external, third-party assessments.

Disasters will spur significant volumes of online traffic to redcross.org. To accommodate this, the Red Cross has partnered with several other large, reputable organizations to help manage the capacity so that every individual’s online giving experience is smooth and uninterrupted.

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Question: What is the official Red Cross web address (url) and can I see screenshots of these sites?

Answer: Any web site claiming to collect money on behalf of the American Red Cross should be among these approved donation sites. Any web advertisement or banner on a non-Red Cross Web site that encourages donations to the Red Cross should also link to one of the approved donation sites.

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Question: What if I am donating to the Red Cross via a link on another website?

Answer: If you have or are donating to the American Red Cross via a link on another website and are redirected, please check the web address in your browser to assure it matches one of the approved URL web addresses below.

If the web address you are about to make a donation through does not exactly match one of these websites below, or you can not navigate to the donation page through redcross.org, do not donate through that website.
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Question: Does the Red Cross ask for social security numbers or PIN numbers?

Answer: All of the websites listed below are in compliance with the American Red Cross Privacy Policy. The American Red Cross and the web sites listed will NEVER ask for your social security number and or PIN number.
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Question: Does the Red Cross send e-mail solicitations?

Answer: The Red Cross sends e-mail only to individuals who have signed up to receive e-mail updates from the organization.

Emails may include information like news, safety tips, or online Red Cross store promotions of emergency kits and reference guides. Some emails provide on-the-scene disaster updates and stories. Stories might be about the people being helped by Red Cross relief, programs and services around the world; and about the people helping them.

If you receive an email from Red Cross asking for money, but you are not sure you subscribed for Red Cross online communications, do not respond to that email, as it has the potential to be fraudulent. We would appreciate it greatly if you alerted our Donor Services Department about such a questionable piece. And if you are interested to support Red Cross with a donation, go directly to www.redcross.org to make your online gift, so you’re safer and assured that it’s going to the right place!

The following screenshots show approved online Red Cross Donation Sites

http://american.redcross.org

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http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ggl_main&s_subsrc=DonateToRedCross&s_src=F7FWE001&gclid=CMGH_YWLnY0CFRIXZAodZzXq5Q

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The URL as listed below allows you to donate to American Red Cross national headquarters.
https://www.networkforgood.org/donate/MakeDonation2.aspx?ORGID2=530196605

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If you would like to donate to a local Red Cross chapter, it can be found on this page
http://www.networkforgood.org/SearchResults/ConsolidatedSearchResults.aspx

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