Report: Red Cross Spent 25 Percent Of Haiti Donations On Internal Expenses
Friday, June 17, 2016
The American Red Cross spent a quarter of the money people donated after the 2010 Haiti earthquake — or almost $125 million — on its own internal expenses, far more than the charity previously had disclosed, according to a report released Thursday by Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley.
The report also says the charity’s top officials stonewalled congressional investigators and released incomplete information about its Haiti program to the public. It concludes “there are substantial and fundamental concerns about [the Red Cross] as an organization.”The report also says the charity’s top officials stonewalled congressional investigators and released incomplete information about its Haiti program to the public.
It concludes “there are substantial and fundamental concerns about [the Red Cross] as an organization.”The report also says the charity’s top officials stonewalled congressional investigators and released incomplete information about its Haiti program to the public. It concludes “there are substantial and fundamental concerns about [the Red Cross] as an organization.”
The report follows a nearly yearlong investigation by the Iowa Republican and his staff, launched after coverage by NPR and ProPublica of the Red Cross’ Haiti response.
Source: NPR (link opens in a new window)
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