YOUR DONATION HELPS

All American Red Cross Disaster Services are free.  To fund these services we rely upon generous donations of time and money from the people of New Jersey.

You can help us help your neighbors in need by clicking on the selections below to make a donation now.  For online donations, your donation will be processed for the American Red Cross using PayPal's secure donation server and will be charged to the credit card of your choice.

Ways to Contribute When Help Can't Wait...

You can donate now through PayPal.  Choose the fund you would like to donate to and then hit the PayPal Donate button.  The checkout screen will open in a new window and you can return to this screen to choose an additional fund if you would like to donate to more than one fund.

Fund Designations: 

YOUR LOCAL RED CROSS CHAPTER
Your local Red Cross chapter is committed to meeting the humanitarian needs of the people in your area, be it in disaster preparedness, disaster response, first aid and CPR training, or disease prevention. You can help support your local chapter programs and services by a gift to Your Local Red Cross Chapter.

NATIONAL DISASTER RELIEF FUND
The American Red Cross responds to approximately 75,000 disasters a year,  floods, house fires, storms, tornadoes, hurricanes and other disasters, providing aid to more disaster victims nationwide. This means that every eight minutes a disaster strikes and a family turns to the Red Cross for help. The Red Cross stands ready to turn the compassion of our donors into action. With your support of the Disaster Relief Fund, a fund that requires constant replenishment, the Red Cross can be there for the victims of the recent storms.  If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation.

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE FUND
You can help those affected by countless crises around the world each year by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross International Response Fund, which will provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need.  If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation.

MEASLES INITIATIVE
The Measles Initiative is a partnership committed to reducing measles deaths globally. Launched in 2001, the Measles Initiative—led by the American Red Cross, the United Nations Foundation, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF and the World Health Organization—provides technical and financial support to governments and communities on vaccination campaigns in all regions of the world. To date, the Initiative has supported the vaccination of more than 372 million children helping to reduce measles deaths by more than 60% globally (compared to 1999). To learn more, visit http://www.measlesinitiative.org/.

The American Red Cross is not a government agency and all Red Cross disaster assistance is free thanks to the generosity of people like you. Ninety-two cents of every dollar donated to the American Red Cross is spent on programs and services that help people in need.  What's more, the value of your donation is increased by the fact that the ratio of volunteer Red Cross workers to paid staff is almost 50 to one.  Money magazine recently rated the American Red Cross as its "number one charity" based on our performance over the past three years.

By making a donation to your local chapter, you demonstrate your commitment to the humanitarian work of the Red Cross. You allow Red Cross volunteers to turn your compassion into action. All types of gifts are accepted - cash contributions, securities, property, office equipment, goods and services. For more information on how to make a gift to the American Red Cross of Northwest New Jersey, please call 973-538-2160 or click here for contact information.

Tax Advantages

A person chooses to make a gift to the Red Cross because of a belief in the work the Red Cross has done and continues to do.  But once the decision to contribute has been made, it is important that the donor plan the gift to obtain the maximum tax and financial benefits.

The government encourages charitable giving by allowing generous tax deductions that actually serve to reduce the cost of a gift or to enable the donor to make a more generous gift.  For this reason, the prospective donor is urged to consult with his or her attorney or tax adviser regarding the latest rules and the methods of giving that are most advantageous.

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