| FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE |
4A. BIOMEDICAL SERVICES: THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTS, TESTS, AND DISTRIBUTES APPROXIMATELY 41 PERCENT OF THE NATION'S BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTED NEARLY 4.7 MILLION PRODUCTIVE UNITS OF BLOOD FROM ROUGHLY 2.6 MILLION DONORS AND SUPPLIED APPROXIMATELY 2,500 HOSPITALS AND OTHER FACILITIES WITH BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS FOR TRANSFUSION. 4B. DOMESTIC DISASTER SERVICES: THE ORGANIZATION RESPONDED TO MULTIPLE LARGE SCALE DISASTERS IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, INCLUDING THREE NOTABLY DEVASTATING HURRICANES: HURRICANE HARVEY (AUGUST), HURRICANE IRMA (SEPTEMBER) AND HURRICANE MARIA (SEPTEMBER). IN ADDITION TO THE HURRICANES, THE RED CROSS ALSO RESPONDED TO FIRES AND MUDSLIDES IN CALIFORNIA (DECEMBER, JANUARY), FLOODING IN THE MID-WEST, SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTH AND EASTERN SEABOARD AND SEVERAL MASS FATALITY SHOOTINGS, MOST NOTABLY IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA; SOUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TEXAS; AND PARKLAND, FLORIDA. IN ADDITION TO THOSE RESPONSES, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HAS ONGOING RECOVERY OPERATIONS IN MANY STATES, INCLUDING STATES IMPACTED BY FLOODING AND HURRICANES IN FY2017 AND FY2018. THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS AND EMPLOYEES IN ALL 50 STATES, THE RED CROSS RESPONDS TO AN AVERAGE OF NEARLY 64,000 DISASTERS LARGE AND SMALL PER YEAR, MOST OF WHICH ARE SINGLE AND MULTI-FAMILY HOME FIRES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FOOD, SHELTER, EMERGENCY RELIEF ITEMS, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, HEALTH SERVICE, CRISIS INTERVENTIONS AND COMMUNITY MENTAL-HEALTH SERVICES AND/OR OTHER RELATED EMERGENCY CARE TO PERSONS IN NEED. FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY DISASTERS, THE SERVICES OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS BEGIN WITH SAFE SHELTER AND CONTINUE WITH SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES RECOVERING FROM DISASTERS. AS PART OF A NATIONAL HOME FIRE CAMPAIGN, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS INSTALLED APPROXIMATELY 450,000 SMOKE ALARMS AND TAUGHT MORE THAN 250,000 YOUTH ABOUT PREPAREDNESS IN FY18. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO REDUCE THE LOSS OF LIFE DUE TO HOME FIRES BY 25 PERCENT. AS OF MAY 31, 2018 THE RED CROSS CAN CONFIRM AT LEAST 444 LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED AS THE RESULT OF THE HOME FIRE CAMPAIGN. PREPAREDNESS: THE RED CROSS SUPPORTS PUBLIC PREPAREDNESS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, AND DIRECT ACTION: * OUR HOME FIRE CAMPAIGN INCLUDES A COMPONENT IN WHICH VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS GO DOOR-TO-DOOR TO INSTALL SMOKE ALARMS AND PROVIDE FIRE-SAFETY EDUCATION IN AT-RISK HOMES NATIONWIDE. * OUR MESSAGING AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS INCLUDE PUBLIC TIPS ON STAYING SAFE, PRESENTATIONS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND EDUCATION OF YOUTH IN SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL AROUND HOW THEY CAN BE SAFE. * OUR EMERGENCY! AND YOUTH-ORIENTED MONSTER GUARD APPS PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE ART INFORMATION ON WHAT TO DO TO KEEP YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE FROM COMMON HAZARDS. OUR READY RATING WEBSITE PROVIDES SMALL AND MIDSIZED BUSINESSES WITH AN AUTOMATED, CUSTOMIZED ASSESSMENT OF THEIR DISASTER READINESS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. 4C. HEALTH & SAFETY SERVICES: AMERICAN RED CROSS HEALTH AND SAFETY SERVICES PROVIDE TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT HELP SAVE LIVES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES--IMPARTING HOPE AND CONFIDENCE ALONG WITH PRACTICAL SKILLS. IT IS THE PREMIER PROVIDER OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PRODUCTS THAT ENABLE PEOPLE TO PREVENT, PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO DISASTERS AND OTHER LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES. AMERICAN RED CROSS EMPLOYEES AND REGISTERED VOLUNTEERS HELP SUSTAIN AND DELIVER HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDING: FIRST AID/CPR/AED (WITH AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATION (AED) INFORMATION AND SKILLS) BOTH FOR THE LICENSED PROFESSIONAL AND THE LAY RESPONDER; AQUATICS (LEARN-TO-SWIM, WATER SAFETY, LIFEGUARDING, LIFEGUARD MANAGEMENT, AND AQUATIC EXAMINER FACILITY SERVICES); AND CAREGIVING (BABYSITTER'S TRAINING, AND NURSE ASSISTANT TRAINING). 4D. INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES: THE ORGANIZATION HELPS VULNERABLE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, PREVENT, PREPARE FOR, RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FROM DISASTERS, COMPLEX HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES, AND LIFE-THREATENING HEALTH CONDITIONS THROUGH GLOBAL INITIATIVES AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. WITH A FOCUS ON DISEASE PREVENTION ON A MASS-SCALE, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES RAPID, EFFECTIVE, AND LARGE-SCALE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED. TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITIES, MOBILIZE AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES, AND ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIPS. 4E. SERVICE TO THE ARMED FORCES: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MILITARY MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THE SICK, WOUNDED AND RECOVERING AT VETERANS AND MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITIES, JOB TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND OTHER VITAL SERVICES FOR U.S. MILITARY FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD. Form 990, Part V, Line 3B The American National Red Cross complies with its unrelated business income Form 990-T return filing by the Internal Revenue Code permitted extended due date of May 15, 2019. Per the Form 990 instructions for Part V, Line 3b, The American National Red Cross is required to answer 'No' to filing a Form 990-T because it will not file its Form 990-T by the time it files its Form 990 on November 15, 2018. Complete unrelated business income information related to alternative investment partnerships were not yet available at the time of the Red Crosss Form 990 filing at November 15, 2018. The American National Red Cross is annually and timely compliant with its Form 990-T requirements. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 11B, 12C, 15A & 15B |
LINE 11B - THE COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWED THE COMPENSATION PORTIONS OF THE IRS FORM 990 (PART VII AND SCHEDULE J) DURING THE MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 24, 2018. A COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 WAS SUBMITTED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE IRS. THE MANAGEMENT REVIEW PROCESS ENTAILS THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER COORDINATING THE COMPLETION OF THE IRS FORM 990 WITH THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER FOR FINAL REVIEW BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. LINE 12C. AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 2.3(A) OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS MUST ANNUALLY REVIEW AND CERTIFY THE CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT. ADDITIONALLY, TO DISCLOSE AND REMEDY ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED BUSINESS, FINANCIAL OR PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS MUST ALSO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE (THE QUESTIONNAIRE) ANNUALLY. OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO EXECUTE THE CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT AND THE QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL, THE INVESTIGATIONS, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS DEPARTMENT STAFF COLLECT THE EXECUTED QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE INFORMATION DISCLOSED IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS REVIEWED AND ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE IDENTIFIED. THEY ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE GENERAL COUNSEL WHO DETERMINES ANY NECESSARY REMEDIATION OPTIONS. DEPENDING ON THE MATTER, THE GENERAL COUNSEL OR A STAFF MEMBER FROM THE INVESTIGATIONS, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS DEPARTMENT DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT AND REMEDIATION WITH THE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR THE OTHER OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE, AND IF NECESSARY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OR CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND REMEDIATION REGARDING A MEMBER OF THE BOARD ARE INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE RELEVANT BOARD COMMITTEE OR FULL BOARD MEETING. THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS ALSO INTENDED TO MONITOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ONGOING BASIS. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE EXPLICITLY INSTRUCTED THAT THEY HAVE A CONTINUING DUTY TO UPDATE THE QUESTIONNAIRE DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR TO REFLECT CHANGES IN ANY BUSINESS, FINANCIAL OR PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE SAME PROCESS OF REVIEW, DISCUSSION AND FOLLOW-UP ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND REMEDIATION WITH THE BOARD MEMBER OR OTHER OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE WOULD OCCUR WITH INTERIM DISCLOSURES. LINE 15A AND 15B - THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HAS DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO THE COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (THE "COMMITTEE") OF THE BOARD TO (1)REVIEW THE COMPENSATION, BENEFITS AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS FOR THE CEO; (2)MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD FOR THE CEO'S ANNUAL SALARY, BENEFITS AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM; AND, (3)REVIEW AND MAKE DETERMINATIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS FOR OTHER SENIOR OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVES OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF BOARD MEMBERS WHO DO NOT HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ANNUALLY, THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES A LIST OF EXECUTIVES WHO ARE OR MIGHT BE CONSIDERED "DISQUALIFIED PERSONS" PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958. WITH RESPECT TO THOSE PERSONS, THE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS ITS ANNUAL REVIEW OF THEIR TOTAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS BASED ON COMPARABLE MARKET DATA. THE COMMITTEE RETAINS AN OUTSIDE, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE MARKET DATA AND REASONABLENESS OPINIONS FOR THE DESIGNATED EXECUTIVES AND IT RELIES ON SUCH MARKET DATA AND REASONABLENESS OPINIONS IN APPROVING NEW SALARIES, BENEFITS AND PAYMENT OF BONUSES OR INCENTIVES FOR THE DESIGNATED PERSONS. THE COMMITTEE ALSO THEN DOCUMENTS ITS DECISIONS AS TO ANY CHANGES TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS FOR THE DESIGNATED PERSONS. THE COMMITTEE UNDERTOOK THIS PROCESS FOR ALL THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J WHO ARE CONSIDERED "DISQUALIFIED PERSONS" PURSUANT TO IRC SECTION 4958. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.