Honor friends and family with a meaningful gift
Celebrate the best of the holiday giving season by making a holiday donation in the name of a loved one. All holiday donations are tax-deductible contributions to the Red Cross.
This holiday season, give a gift that gives back by supporting the mission of the Red Cross. Charitable donations make great gifts for everyone on your list: family, friends, colleagues and neighbors.
Honor the people you love with a donation to one of our meaningful causes below.
Select "Make This a Holiday Gift for a Loved One" and we'll send free holiday cards or e-cards to announce your gifts.
Know your charitable gift will help people when they need it most.
Support the many urgent humanitarian needs of the Red Cross
Bring warmth and security
Provide comfort and strength
Help families who have lost everything
Provide supplies and cribs for families during emergencies
Show our heroes and veterans you care
Help veterans transition back to civilian life
For families affected by international disasters
Help ensure that lifesaving blood and blood products can be available
"All of my friends live in abundance. Not one of them is in 'need' of anything I might choose to send them...This gift, in their name, make them feel good. It makes me feel good." -Michele Zinders, Middleton, WI
While you can't go wrong in honoring a loved one with a holiday donation, personalizing it will make it all the more special. We encourage you to choose an issue that is close to your loved one’s heart. The Red Cross has many mission areas in keeping with the spirit of holiday giving, including:
Consider your loved one’s passions, interests, and experiences when choosing a gift, such as passion towards helping children, experiencing a disaster themselves, or serving in the armed forces. Or, think of a way to tie their personality into the holiday giving cause. You could make a holiday donation to "where it is needed most" for a person who is always there when you and others are in need. Or, holiday donations to supply cribs and supplies for infants whose families are displaced by a natural disaster would be fitting for people who have helped your children.
Whichever cause is the best fit, your loved ones will know that holiday donations made in their name are the best possible gift, offering hope and support to those in need.