No fight there with me, but I hope you do realize the Red Cross is a multi-billion $ company, where 95% of the employees are volunteers. If this was a Fortune 500 company, she would be earning in excess of $18M a year. Also, the Red Cross has never charged at anytime, since Clara Barton bandaged both the Confederates and the Union soldiers during the Civil War. I am guessing but I bet you that someone got something for free from the Red Cross, and then sold it under the Red Cross label for a profit. This happens all the time. I caught a guy who asked for a truckload of water and I gave it to him. He was arrested an hour later selling the water I gave him for $20 a case to needy folks.
Lastly, please look at their official standings. Over 90% of all money raised goes directly to the mission, and not to the administration.
What percentage of my donation goes to the Red Cross?
Financial Performance Metrics
Program Expenses (Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs and services it delivers) 90.1%
Administrative Expenses 3.8%
Fundraising Expenses 5.9%
Fundraising Efficiency $0.21
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.25
Lastly, please keep in mind that the Salvation Army and the Red Cross are now business partners, and we share disasters hand and hand alike.