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Corporate Donations Leading our Lifesaving Efforts

Generous Americans are turning to the American Red Cross in great waves — giving time, blood and money. Corporations and foundations are generously coming to the support of our lifesaving efforts by making financial donations to the American Red Cross Liberty Disaster Relief Fund, gifts of essential items like water and food and providing a means for their employees to also help through donations of money or blood.

Below, you will find the names of some of our major donors. The support given to the Red Cross changes every minute. Check this site frequently, as it will continue to be updated as often as possible.


Lilly Endowment Inc.
— $10 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Coca-Cola Company
http://www.coke.com/
— $6 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Keeneland, Horsemen
http://www.keeneland.com/splash.asp
— $5.7 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— $5 million of this gift came from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum

Dynegy Corporation
http://www.dynegy.com/
— donated 55,000 calling cards with an estimated value of $5.5 million

Gannett Publishing
http://www.gannett.com/
— is making an estimated $4 million contribution to the American Red Cross, which includes a financial donation from their foundation and placement of Red Cross print ads in their 98 newspapers, including USA TODAY, and 21 TV stations across the country.

The Boeing Company
http://www.boeing.com
— $1.75 million corporate contribution to the American Red Cross
— Contributed more than $826,000 in grants from the Employees Community Funds
— Individual employee gifts to the American Red Cross through September 27 total more than $740,000
— Boeing is also matching individual employee gifts dollar-for-dollar

Siebel
http://www.siebel.com
— $3.25 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Canon
http://www.canon.com
— $3 million contribution to the American Red Cross through the Japanese Red Cross
— Canon USA also contributed $100,000 to the American Red Cross

Prudential Foundation
http://www.prudential.com
— $3 million contribution to the American Red Cross

AT&T; Foundation
http://www.att.com/
— Donating more than 500,000 pre-paid phone cards worth an estimated $2.3 million
— $1 million cash donation to the American Red Cross , above and beyond their ADGP gift (which is $1 million over four years).
— Conducting a matching employee campaign up to $300,000 and holding a corporate blood drive.

Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/eng/welcome.htm
— $3 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— matching employees' contributions to the American Red Cross
— donated an estimated $67,000 worth of equipment for the relief efforts

Novartis
http://www.novartis.com/
— $3 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Sony
http://www.sony.com/
— $3 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— Over and above Sony's Annual Disaster Giving Program gift

Cisco
http://www.cisco.com
— $2.5 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— Provided technical support and hardware to the national headquarters Web Team valued at approximately $120,000.

Delta Air Lines
http://www.delta.com/home/index.jsp
— Donated an estimated $2.2 million in free travel for relief workers and families

Altria
http://www.altria.com
— Contributed almost $2 million in cash and in-kind donations to the American Red Cross
— Providing support for employee matching gift donations and time off for employees to participate in American Red Cross volunteer efforts

Eastman Kodak
http://www.kodak.com
— $2 million contribution to the American Red Cross

State Farm Insurance Companies
http://www.statefarm.com/
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— Posted our banner ad, which includes toll-free numbers and a link to the Red Cross Web site for visitors to find out how to help the American Red Cross save lives.
— Matching employee contributions to the Red Cross for a total gift of $3,028,432
— Providing approximately $588,000 worth of radio advertising
— Conducting corporate blood drives
— Encouraging employees to volunteer to answer phones at local chapters

ABB Inc.
http://www.abb.com
— $722,000 corporate contribution to the American Red Cross
— In addition, through an employee fund raising campaign, another $327,013 donation was made

Accenture
http://www.accenture.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

ACE Group
http://www.acelimited.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— matching employee donations to the Red Cross

Alcatel
http://www.alcatel.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

American Home Products Corporation
http://www.ahp.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Anheuser-Busch Foundation
— Donated $1 million to the American Red Cross
— Donated 9,500 cases of canned water to aid victims and rescue workers
— Produced television advertising encouraging financial donations to the American Red Cross

Aventis
http://www.aventis.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Avon
http://www.avon.com/
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Barnes & Noble
http://www.bn.com
— $1,200,824 million corporate contribution to the American Red Cross
— In addition, Barnes & Noble employees made contributions to the American Red Cross totalling $200,824

Blue Cross/Blue Shield
http://www.bluecrossblueshield.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

BMW
http://www.bmwusa.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— donated 10 SUVs with an estimated worth of $445,000 for American Red Cross relief efforts

BP
http://www.bp.com/index.asp
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

BellSouth
http://www.bellsouth.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross relief effort.

Belo
http://www.belo.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Best Buy
http://www.bestbuy.com
— Committed to $1 million donation to the American Red Cross
— Initiated customer contribution program in all of their stores nationwide
— Donated an estimated $29,000 worth of computer and other equipment to support relief workers

Bridgestone Corporation
http://www.bridgestone.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— the Bridgestone/Firestone Foundation gave an additional $100,000

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
http://www.bms.com/landing/data/index.html
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— Donated an estimated $21,000 worth of relief supplies for the rescue workers

The Charles Schwab Corporation
http://www.schwab-worldwide.com/
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Chevron
http://www.chevron.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Citgo
http://www.citgo.com/
— Donating up to $1 million in fuel
— dollar for dollar matching gift from their employees
— .01 per gallon from Citgo goes to the Red Cross

Colgate-Palmolive
http://www.colgatepalmolive.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— Donated 12,000 travel packs for relief workers and families including toothbrushes, toothpaste, shaving cream, deodorant, small combs and razors

Compaq
http://www.compaq.com
— Provided the Red Cross with servers, personal computers, iPAQ hand-held computers and storage equipment valued at nearly $1 million to support the agency’s disaster-relief computer network, as well the development of a victim-registration system.

Dell
http://www.dell.com
— $1 million corporate contribution to the American Red Cross.
— Dell is also matching up to $1 million of the contributions from its employees.
— The corporation is scheduled to hold a blood drive during the month of November.

Duke Energy
http://www.duke-energy.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Everen T. Brown and Company 360 Images
http://www.everent.com/
— Donated 14,800 World Trade Center Posters to victims and volunteers in New York City with an estimated value of $370,000.
— Auctioning 7,200 World Trade Center Posters on eBay, and donating 100% of the proceeds to the American Red Coss.

First Union/Wachovia
http://www.wachovia.firstunion.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— collecting customer donations in all locations

Ford Motor Company
http://www.ford.com/servlet/ecmcs/ford/index.jsp
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

The Gap
http://www.gap.com/asp/home.html?wdid=0
— Donated approximately $1 million worth of clothing for the rescue workers in NYC and the Pentagon

Genentech, Inc.
http://www.gene.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

General Motors
http://www.gm.com/flash_homepage/
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Harley-Davidson, Inc.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/hd_main/hd_home.jsp
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Hilton Hotels Corporation
http://www.hilton.com
— $840,529.75 contribution to the American Red Cross from Hilton Hotels, its hotel properties including Doubletree, Embassy Suites and Hampton Inns, and its employees
— An additional $200,000 donation was made to the Red Cross by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Hitachi America, Ltd.
http://www.hitachi.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Home Interiors & Gifts Incorporated
http://www.homeinteriors.com
— Independent distributors sold products and donated a portion of those proceeds to the American Red Cross for a total contribution of $1 million

Honda Family of Companies
— $969,442 contribution to the American Red Cross

Intel
http://www.intel.com/
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— Running employee campaign and will match up to $1 million in employee gifts

The International Council of Shopping Centers
http://www.icsc.org
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— running a customer donation program in several of their malls

Johnson & Johnson
http://www.jnj.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Johnson Controls, Inc.
http://www.johnsoncontrols.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Julia Roberts
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Kimberly-Clark Foundation
http://www.kimberly-clark.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— Providing dollar-for-dollar match of employee donations worldwide to the American Red Cross
— Donated an estimated $50,000 worth of paper products

The Longaberger Company
http://www.longaberger.com
— Longaberger Cares, comprised of employees, Independent Sales Consultants and collectors, has donated funds through personal contributions, sales of baskets at Collectors Club® events, and the special American Pride Liner offered through home shows all across the country.

Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse
http://www.lowes.com/Lowes/default.asp?
— Committed $1 million for the American Red Cross. This gift is over and above Lowe's Annual Disaster Giving Program pledge.
— Directing visitors to information about Red Cross relief efforts from their Web site and sending a message to 250,000 newsletter subscribers about the Red Cross efforts.
— Running customer donation program in all of its stores nationwide
— Donating credit accounts at local stores and bulk product for relief operations

Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
http://www.luitpold.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

MasterCard
http://www.mastercardintl.com/
— waiving all of its fees for contributions to the Red Cross on MasterCard cards through its contributions Web site, its telephone contributions center, or through Amazon.com, Yahoo.com, or AOL.com.

MBNA
http://www.mbna.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Michelin Group
http://195.154.239.169/michelinv2/public/index.cfm?
page=HP22&id;_site=6&flashdetected;=1

— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— Opened the "Michelin Relief Fund" to all employees worldwide who wish to make donations to the Red Cross.

Mitsubishi International Corporation
http://www.micusa.com/
Mitsubishi Corporation
http://www.mitsubishi.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

MGM MIRAGE
http://www.mgm-mirage.com/
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— Treasure Island Resort & Casino, an MGM MIRAGE property, provided 42 room nights for 33 individuals and a total of 264 meals for visitors who were stranded in Las Vegas due to the closure of McCarran International Airport.
— MGM MIRAGE employees are also taking up a collection in support of Red Cross Disaster Relief Efforts

Nationwide Foundation
http://www.nationwide.com/
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

New York Life Foundation
http://www.newyorklife.com/
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Nordstrom
http://www.nordstrom.com/
— donating one percent of all sales at Nordstrom, Nordstrom Racks and Nordstrom.com from September 28 to October 8 with a guaranteed contribution of $1 million

NVIDIA Corporation
http://www.nvidia.com/
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— NVIDIA employees contributed an additional $500,000 to the organization

Phillips Petroleum Company
http://www.phillips66.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Robert Half International
http://www.roberthalf.com
— matching donations made by employees, clients and temporary professionals worldwide up to a total of $1 million

Rolex Watch
http://www.rolex.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Rosie O'Donnell
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Sandra Bullock
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Safeway
http://www.safeway.com/corp_home.asp
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Samsung
http://www.samsung.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Screen Works, Inc
http://www.screenworksinc.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Sears
http://www.sears.com/sr/homepages/sears_homepage.jsp
— Collecting customer donations in more than 3,000 stores nationwide. As of September 27, had raised $1.4 million through this program.
— Created a print ad to promote awareness of Red Cross relief efforts to run in top 25 newspapers starting on September 16, as well as in the October 1 edition of People magazine dedicated to the tragedy. In addition, beginning September 17, Sears is promoting financial donations to the Red Cross through :10-second radio promos on every Westwood One station in 90 markets across the country.

Sovereign Bank of New England
http://www.sovereignbank.com/
— $875,000 corporate contribution to the American Red Cross

3M
http://www.3m.com/
— Donated an estimated $950,000 in product including respirators, reflective tape, hand sanitizer, hearing protection devices, grind shields and welding masks.
— $250,000 financial donation to the American Red Cross

Toyota
http://www.toyota.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— Toyota's North American affiliates, including Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Toyota Tsusho America, Toyota dealerships and Lexus dealerships raised a total of $891,746.93 for the American Red Cross

Ty
http://www.ty.com/
— Makers of the incredibly popular Beanie Babies, has made a $1 million commitment to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
— Donated 20,000 Ty Bears to the Red Cross relief efforts in New York City
— The new Beanie Baby, "America", is available now at specialty gift stores nationwide with 100% of its profits benefiting the American Red Cross.

Verizon
http://www.verizon.com/
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Vodafone-US
http://www.vodafone-us.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Wal-Mart
http://www.walmart.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Wells Fargo & Company
http://www.wellsfargo.com/
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross
— collecting donations on www.wellsfargo.com (official online partner), 4,900 banks, and 6,700 ATMs nationwide.

Xilinx
http://www.xilinx.com
— $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross

Anchor Gaming
http://www.anchorgaming.com
— $523,340 contribution to the American Red Cross

Battery Park City Authority
— donation of a facility to be used as a Red Cross site

Boston Scientific Corporation
http://www.bostonscientific.com
— $580,938 contribution to the American Red Cross through corporate donations and generous employee gifts

Campbell Soup Company
http://cambells.com/
— The Campbell Foundation and Corporation each gave contributions of $25,000 to the American Red Cross
— Campbell employees have given a total of $161,000 as of October 10 in response to the tragedy of September 11, which Campbell's is matching 2:1 for a total of an additional $322,000 from the corporation to date.
— The company also donated an estimated $213,000 in product and production services for Chunky soup tents and additional bulk product for feeding.

Federal Express Corporation
http://www.fedex.com
— $500,000 contribution to the American Red Cross. This gift is over and above FedEx's Annual Disaster Giving Program pledge.
— Donating an estimated $500,000 worth of shipping for the relief efforts

IBM
http://www.ibm.com/
— providing a secure wireless communications network for the relief efforts in New York City and the American Red Cross national headquarters
— supported the following Red Cross chapters with financial and in-kind support: American Red Cross of Greater New York; American Red Cross - Westchester County Chapter; American Red Cross - Orange County Chapter; American Red Cross - Southern Tier Chapter

Kohl's Department Stores
http://www.kohls.com/main/home.jsp
— contributed $500,000 to the American Red Cross
— selling patriotic t-shirts in all stores and at Kohls.com, with 100% of net profits going to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund with a minimum commitment of $100,000
— Donated 1,400 disaster kits

Lucent Technologies
http://www.lucent.com/
— $500,000 contribution to the American Red Cross

McCormick Tribune Foundation
http://www.rrmtf.org/
— $500,000 contribution to the American Red Cross

Motiva Enterprises
— $665,000 contribution to the American Red Cross

Nissan North America, Inc.
http://www.nissandriven.com/
— $500,000 contribution to the American Red Cross

Philips Electronics
http://www.philips.com
— $500,000 contribution to the American Red Cross

Reader's Digest
www.rd.com
— Double-matching employee contributions to the American Red Cross for a total of nearly $100,000.
— Matching $500,000 of the contributions made by schools from across the country that were encouraged by Reader's Digest's QSP subsidiary to raise funds for to the American Red Cross. So far these schools have contributed more than $900,000.
— Encouraging subscribers of Reader's Digest magazine, through a flag decal promotion program, to join the Foundation in contributing to the American Red Cross.

SANYO North America Corporation
http://www.sanyo.com
— $500,000 corporate contribution to the American Red Cross on behalf of SANYO employees worldwide.
— SANYO is also providing a dollar-for-dollar match to all employee contributions.

Sara Lee/Hanes
http://saralee.com/home.html
— donated clothing with an estimated value of $500,000

Six Continents Hotels
http://www.sixcontinentshotels.com
— $500,000 contribution to the American Red Cross
— donating hotel rooms for local disaster relief to Red Cross chapters nationwide

Sprint PCS
http://www.sprint.com/
— $500,000 contribution to the American Red Cross
— donated 430 cell phones with airtime, valueing approximately $129,000, to assist the organization with communications

Subaru of America, Inc., and its parent, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
http:/www.subaru.com
— $532,000 contribution to the American Red Cross

The Thomson Corporation
http:/www.thomson.com
— $500,000 corporate contribution to the American Red Cross
— Special employee double match: Employees donated $298,551; Thomson matched with an additional $597,102


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