{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"160294","rtpr_id":"nPn18zpzga-20261005","ticker":"TANRC","exchange":"","all_tickers":["TANRC"],"title":"Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donates more than $7 million to the American Red Cross","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-05T11:05:00.182Z","article_body":"Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donates more than $7 million to the American Red Cross\nPR Newswire\n\nWASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2026\n\nGift supports Blood Services and Disaster Relief, with a separate contribution\nto help those affected by Super Typhoon Sinlaku\n\nWASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross today\nannounced a $7.047 million contribution from The Church of Jesus Christ of\nLatter-day Saints that will strengthen blood collection, expand work\nsupporting people living with sickle cell disease and increase Red Cross\ndisaster response capacity across the country.\n\nIn addition to the more than $ 7 million contribution, the Church is providing\n$850,000 to support the ongoing Red Cross disaster relief operation following\nSuper Typhoon Sinlaku in April.\n\n\"For more than a century, The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints has\nled the way in helping the Red Cross deliver our mission,\" said Cliff Holtz,\npresident and CEO of the American Red Cross. \"We are deeply grateful for The\nChurch's unwavering partnership and extraordinary generosity year after\nyear, helping us provide critical disaster relief and lifesaving blood to\nthose in need.\"\n\nThe largest portion of the donation will support Red Cross Blood Services\nthrough investments in medical equipment, including 50 new Power Red\ncollection machines. Power Red equipment allows eligible donors to give two\nunits of red blood cells during a single donation while their plasma and\nplatelets are returned to them.\n\nThe contribution also includes $2 million for the Red Cross Sickle Cell\nInitiative, which helps increase the availability of closely matched blood for\npeople living with sickle cell disease. Since the initiative began in 2021,\nthe Red Cross has worked with community partners to increase the number of\nannual donors who are Black or African American by more than 89%, while the\nnumber of blood donations made by those donors that are used to support people\nwith sickle cell disease have increased 91%.\n\n\"We are grateful for the opportunity to strengthen the American Red Cross's\nability to care for people facing serious illness and communities recovering\nfrom disasters,\" said Bishop W. Christopher Waddell, presiding bishop of The\nChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. \"As followers of Jesus Christ, we\nseek to care for our neighbors, lift burdens and bring hope to individuals and\nfamilies in times of need.\"\n\nAdditionally, the donation will fund four new Red Cross emergency response\nvehicles. These vehicles are deployed into communities following disasters,\nallowing Red Cross volunteers to deliver meals, water, relief supplies and\ninformation directly to neighborhoods where help is needed.\n\nThe relationship between the Red Cross and The Church of Jesus Christ of\nLatter-day Saints dates to the late 1800s, when Red Cross founder Clara Barton\nand Relief Society President Emmeline B. Wells corresponded about humanitarian\naid during the Spanish-American War.\n\nThe Church held its first Red Cross blood drive in 1996 and has since become\nthe largest single contributor to Red Cross blood drives. Last year, Church\nmembers donated more than 94,100 units of blood through nearly 3,000 drives.\n\nAbout the American Red Cross:\n\nThe American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of\ndisasters; supplies about 40% of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save\nlives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans,\nmilitary members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization\nthat depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to\ndeliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4788663-1&h=3201934719&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redcross.org%2F&a=redcross.org)\n or CruzRojaAmericana.org\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4788663-1&h=910975574&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cruzrojaamericana.org%2F&a=CruzRojaAmericana.org)\n, or follow us on social media.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-donates-more-than-7-million-to-the-american-red-cross-302897398.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-donates-more-than-7-million-to-the-american-red-cross-302897398.html)\n\nSOURCE American Red Cross\n\n\n\nPublic Affairs Desk, Telephone: (202) 303-5551, media@redcross.org\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS262751/AMERICAN-RED-CROSS-LOGO.jpg?id=OA2984845\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn18zpzga-20261005","title":"Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donates more than $7 million to the American Red Cross","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"TANRC","created":"2026-10-05T11:05:00.182Z","tickers":["TANRC"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donates more than $7 million to the American Red Cross\nPR Newswire\n\nWASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2026\n\nGift supports Blood Services and Disaster Relief, with a separate contribution\nto help those affected by Super Typhoon Sinlaku\n\nWASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross today\nannounced a $7.047 million contribution from The Church of Jesus Christ of\nLatter-day Saints that will strengthen blood collection, expand work\nsupporting people living with sickle cell disease and increase Red Cross\ndisaster response capacity across the country.\n\nIn addition to the more than $ 7 million contribution, the Church is providing\n$850,000 to support the ongoing Red Cross disaster relief operation following\nSuper Typhoon Sinlaku in April.\n\n\"For more than a century, The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints has\nled the way in helping the Red Cross deliver our mission,\" said Cliff Holtz,\npresident and CEO of the American Red Cross. \"We are deeply grateful for The\nChurch's unwavering partnership and extraordinary generosity year after\nyear, helping us provide critical disaster relief and lifesaving blood to\nthose in need.\"\n\nThe largest portion of the donation will support Red Cross Blood Services\nthrough investments in medical equipment, including 50 new Power Red\ncollection machines. Power Red equipment allows eligible donors to give two\nunits of red blood cells during a single donation while their plasma and\nplatelets are returned to them.\n\nThe contribution also includes $2 million for the Red Cross Sickle Cell\nInitiative, which helps increase the availability of closely matched blood for\npeople living with sickle cell disease. Since the initiative began in 2021,\nthe Red Cross has worked with community partners to increase the number of\nannual donors who are Black or African American by more than 89%, while the\nnumber of blood donations made by those donors that are used to support people\nwith sickle cell disease have increased 91%.\n\n\"We are grateful for the opportunity to strengthen the American Red Cross's\nability to care for people facing serious illness and communities recovering\nfrom disasters,\" said Bishop W. Christopher Waddell, presiding bishop of The\nChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. \"As followers of Jesus Christ, we\nseek to care for our neighbors, lift burdens and bring hope to individuals and\nfamilies in times of need.\"\n\nAdditionally, the donation will fund four new Red Cross emergency response\nvehicles. These vehicles are deployed into communities following disasters,\nallowing Red Cross volunteers to deliver meals, water, relief supplies and\ninformation directly to neighborhoods where help is needed.\n\nThe relationship between the Red Cross and The Church of Jesus Christ of\nLatter-day Saints dates to the late 1800s, when Red Cross founder Clara Barton\nand Relief Society President Emmeline B. Wells corresponded about humanitarian\naid during the Spanish-American War.\n\nThe Church held its first Red Cross blood drive in 1996 and has since become\nthe largest single contributor to Red Cross blood drives. Last year, Church\nmembers donated more than 94,100 units of blood through nearly 3,000 drives.\n\nAbout the American Red Cross:\n\nThe American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of\ndisasters; supplies about 40% of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save\nlives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans,\nmilitary members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization\nthat depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to\ndeliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4788663-1&h=3201934719&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redcross.org%2F&a=redcross.org)\n or CruzRojaAmericana.org\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4788663-1&h=910975574&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cruzrojaamericana.org%2F&a=CruzRojaAmericana.org)\n, or follow us on social media.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-donates-more-than-7-million-to-the-american-red-cross-302897398.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-donates-more-than-7-million-to-the-american-red-cross-302897398.html)\n\nSOURCE American Red Cross\n\n\n\nPublic Affairs Desk, Telephone: (202) 303-5551, media@redcross.org\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS262751/AMERICAN-RED-CROSS-LOGO.jpg?id=OA2984845\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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