I sympathize with your frustration with the American Red Cross, but please pay attention when posting financial information. The statement "It is $600,000,000 in debt" is incorrect.<p>The American Red Cross has $613MM in debt. But it also has $3.5BB in assets. In addition to the aforementioned debt, there are $1.2BB in additional liabilities, for total net assets of:<p>$1,672,466,000<p>Source: KPMG consolidated financial statement, June 30 2009.<p><a href="http://www.redcross.org/www-files/Documents/pdf/corppubs/FY09FinancialStatement.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.redcross.org/www-files/Documents/pdf/corppubs/FY0...</a><p>There is an enormous difference between <i>having</i> debt and <i>being in</i> debt.