American Red Cross

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charitable organization humanitarian organization nonprofit organization

The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization in the United States that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education in communities nationwide.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
American Red Cross canonical	41
Red Cross	3
American Red Cross (through Clara Barton)	1
American Red Cross disaster services	1
American Red Cross in Virginia	1
American Red Cross movement	1
Red Cross (American Red Cross Ambulance Service)	1
proceeds donated to American Red Cross	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T117759 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: American Red Cross
Context triple: [President of the American Red Cross, partOf, American Red Cross]

A. American Friends Service Committee
The American Friends Service Committee is a Quaker-founded organization dedicated to peace, social justice, and humanitarian service worldwide.
B. International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross is a neutral, independent humanitarian organization that protects and assists victims of armed conflict and promotes international humanitarian law worldwide.
C. Corporation for National and Community Service
The Corporation for National and Community Service is a U.S. federal agency that administers national service programs like AmeriCorps and Senior Corps to support volunteering and community development.
D. International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a global humanitarian network dedicated to protecting human life and health, alleviating suffering, and upholding human dignity during armed conflicts, disasters, and other emergencies.
E. Carnegie Hero Fund
The Carnegie Hero Fund is a philanthropic organization that recognizes and financially supports individuals who perform extraordinary acts of civilian heroism.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: American Red Cross
Target entity description: The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization in the United States that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education in communities nationwide.

A. American Friends Service Committee
The American Friends Service Committee is a Quaker-founded organization dedicated to peace, social justice, and humanitarian service worldwide.
B. International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross is a neutral, independent humanitarian organization that protects and assists victims of armed conflict and promotes international humanitarian law worldwide.
C. Corporation for National and Community Service
The Corporation for National and Community Service is a U.S. federal agency that administers national service programs like AmeriCorps and Senior Corps to support volunteering and community development.
D. International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a global humanitarian network dedicated to protecting human life and health, alleviating suffering, and upholding human dignity during armed conflicts, disasters, and other emergencies.
E. Carnegie Hero Fund
The Carnegie Hero Fund is a philanthropic organization that recognizes and financially supports individuals who perform extraordinary acts of civilian heroism.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	charitable organization ⓘ humanitarian organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employs	paid staff ⓘ
fieldOfWork	blood services ⓘ disaster response ⓘ emergency preparedness ⓘ health and safety training ⓘ international humanitarian aid ⓘ support to military families ⓘ
foundedBy	Clara Barton ⓘ
fundingSource	donations ⓘ grants ⓘ service fees ⓘ
Gail J. McGovern_role	President and CEO ⓘ
governedBy	Board of Governors ⓘ
hasChairperson	Bonnie McElveen-Hunter ⓘ
hasCharter	U.S. Congressional Charter ⓘ linked to: Act of Congress
hasKeyPerson	Gail J. McGovern ⓘ
hasMotto	Together, we can save a life ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception	1881 ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalForm	congressionally chartered instrumentality of the United States ⓘ
nonProfitStatus	501(c)(3) ⓘ
offersProgram	CPR and first aid training ⓘ blood donation program ⓘ disaster relief operations ⓘ home fire campaign ⓘ lifeguard and water safety training ⓘ services to the armed forces ⓘ
operates	blood donation centers ⓘ disaster response shelters ⓘ
partOf	International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement ⓘ
primaryMission	provide disaster preparedness education ⓘ provide disaster relief ⓘ provide emergency assistance ⓘ
providesService	emergency communications for military families ⓘ emergency shelter ⓘ food assistance during disasters ⓘ health and safety education ⓘ international disaster relief ⓘ
recognizedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
serviceArea	U.S. territories ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
symbol	red cross emblem ⓘ
uses	volunteers ⓘ
website	https://www.redcross.org/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of the American Red Cross → partOf → American Red Cross ⓘ

President of the American Red Cross → employer → American Red Cross ⓘ

President of the American Red Cross → usedBy → American Red Cross ⓘ

Walt Disney → servedIn → American Red Cross ⓘ

Ernest Hemingway → militaryBranch → Red Cross (American Red Cross Ambulance Service) ⓘ

linked to: American Red Cross

Ajay Banga → boardMemberOf → American Red Cross ⓘ

Board of Governors of the American Red Cross → governs → American Red Cross ⓘ

Board of Governors of the American Red Cross → partOf → American Red Cross ⓘ

Elizabeth Dole → employer → American Red Cross ⓘ

Ajaypal Singh Banga → boardMemberOf → American Red Cross ⓘ

Clara Barton → founded → American Red Cross ⓘ

Clara Barton → movement → American Red Cross movement ⓘ

linked to: American Red Cross

Gail J. McGovern → employer → American Red Cross ⓘ

Board of Governors (American Red Cross) → governs → American Red Cross ⓘ

subject linked to: Board of Governors

Board of Governors (American Red Cross) → parentOrganization → American Red Cross ⓘ

subject linked to: Board of Governors

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter → employer → American Red Cross ⓘ

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter → boardMemberOf → American Red Cross ⓘ

United States emergency management system → hasComponent → American Red Cross disaster services ⓘ

linked to: American Red Cross

U.S. Sanitary Commission → relatedOrganization → American Red Cross ⓘ

Office of Transportation Disaster Assistance → worksWith → American Red Cross ⓘ

Ethel Roosevelt Derby → memberOf → American Red Cross ⓘ

Henry P. Davison → memberOf → American Red Cross ⓘ

Grace Anna Goodhue → memberOf → American Red Cross ⓘ

Clarissa Harlowe Barton → founded → American Red Cross ⓘ

Clarissa Harlowe Barton → movement → American Red Cross ⓘ

Clarissa Harlowe Barton → employer → American Red Cross ⓘ

Clarissa Harlowe Barton → founded → American Red Cross ⓘ

subject linked to: Clarissa

The Story of My Childhood → relatedTo → American Red Cross ⓘ

A Story of the Red Cross → mainSubject → American Red Cross ⓘ

A Story of the Red Cross → associatedWithOrganization → American Red Cross ⓘ

Angel of the Battlefield → associatedWithOrganizationOfReferent → American Red Cross ⓘ

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner → donationProgram → American Red Cross ⓘ

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner → charityTieIn → proceeds donated to American Red Cross ⓘ

linked to: American Red Cross

Clara Barton → founded → American Red Cross ⓘ

subject linked to: Barton

Paul Desmond → charitableBequest → American Red Cross ⓘ

New Jersey Office of Emergency Management → coordinatesWith → American Red Cross ⓘ

Margaret Brown → supportedOrganization → American Red Cross ⓘ

subject linked to: Margaret "Molly" Brown

Kick Kennedy → employer → Red Cross ⓘ

linked to: American Red Cross

Annie Wheeler → employer → American Red Cross ⓘ

Ethel Carow Roosevelt → employer → American Red Cross ⓘ

Hope for Haiti Now telethon → beneficiary → Red Cross ⓘ

linked to: American Red Cross

Clara Barton National Historic Site → associatedWith → American Red Cross ⓘ

National Response Framework Emergency Support Function 8 → supportAgency → American Red Cross ⓘ

Virginia Department of Emergency Management → coordinatesWith → American Red Cross in Virginia ⓘ

linked to: American Red Cross

Clara Barton Schoolhouse → hasAssociation → American Red Cross (through Clara Barton) ⓘ

linked to: American Red Cross

Josefa Llanes Escoda → receivedScholarshipFrom → Red Cross ⓘ

linked to: American Red Cross

Great Johnstown Flood of 1889 → reliefOrganization → American Red Cross ⓘ

Great Johnstown Flood of 1889 → firstMajorPeacetimeOperationOf → American Red Cross ⓘ

Margaret Curtis → workedFor → American Red Cross ⓘ

Mark Everson → employer → American Red Cross ⓘ

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