About this organisation
Summary of activities
Australian Red Cross Society is a volunteer-based organisation that exists to reduce human suffering. Australian Red Cross Society operates through two operating divisions: Australian Red Cross Humanitarian Services and Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. Our work includes: - Emergency services and disasters: we help build communities that are strong, resilient and able to anticipate, respond, and recover well from disasters and climate related emergencies. - Migration: we help build fair, welcoming, and inclusive communities where migrants are safe and have their humanitarian needs met. - Community activities and programs: we build connection and resilience through volunteering and responding to the humanitarian needs of local communities. - International programs: we help build stronger, more resilient international communities with increased capacity to prepare for, anticipate, respond to and recover from crises. - International Humanitarian Law: we better humanitarian outcomes for people and communities impacted by armed conflicts. - Lifeblood: we increase the supply of safe and high-quality blood, plasma and other biological products, bolstering the capacity to respond to emergencies, support medical treatments, and improve patient and community outcomes. - First Nations Centrality: our work is informed by the voices of First Nations people, so that we may work together in the purpose of Australian Red Cross, while fostering cultural safety, equity and greater inclusion of First Nations people in our programs, volunteering and as voices of advocacy. For more information on our activities, see https://www.redcross.org.au/about/what-we-do/
Mission or vision of the charity
Bringing people and communities together in times of need and building on community strengths. We do this by mobilising the power of humanity
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Programs and activities
Name: Queensland and New South Wales Floods - Assistance
URL: www.redcross.org.au/media/releases/2022/red-cross-flood-appeal-update/
Classification: Floods (Public safety > Disasters and emergency management > Disasters > Floods)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Families
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Support for Trafficked People
URL: www.redcross.org.au/get-help/help-for-migrants-in-transition/trafficked-people
Classification: Human trafficking (Public safety > Crime prevention > Human trafficking)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Migration in Transition - Specialist Legal Services Afghan Refugees
URL: www.redcross.org.au/migration/
Classification: Immigrant services (Human services > Special population support > Immigrant services)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Migrants, refugees or asylum seekers
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Homelessness services
URL: www.redcross.org.au/get-help/community-services/homelessness-services
Classification: Homeless services (Human services > Special population support > Homeless services)
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
Name: Humanitarian Settlement Program
URL: www.redcross.org.au/get-help/help-for-migrants-in-transition/humanitarian-settlement-program
Classification: Immigrant services (Human services > Special population support > Immigrant services)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Families
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Northern Rivers Recovery & Resilience
Classification: Disaster recovery (Public safety > Disasters and emergency management > Disaster recovery)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Families
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Emergency financial assistance for arrivals from Israel & Occupied Palestinian Territories
URL: www.redcross.org.au/migration/emergency-relief/
Classification: Immigrant services (Human services > Special population support > Immigrant services)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Families
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: International Programming - DFAT Head Grant
Classification: International development (International relations > International development)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Families
- Victims of disasters
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Emergency Relief - Migration Support Program
URL: www.redcross.org.au/migration/family-and-domestic-violence-financial-assistance-program/
Classification: Domestic and family violence (Public safety > Abuse prevention > Domestic and family violence )
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Families
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
Classification: Blood banks (Health > Medical support services > Blood banks)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Finances
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First off, this graph gives a general indication of how big the charity is - charities range in size from tiny (budgets of less than $100,000) to enormous (budgets more than $100 million). You're also looking for variability - if the charity's revenue and expenses are jumping up and down from year to year, make sure there's a good reason for it.
Unlike companies, charities and not-for-profits aren't on a mission to make money. However, if they spend more than they receive, eventually they will go into too much debt and run into trouble. As a very general rule, you want revenue to be slightly above expenses. If expenses is reliably above revenue, the charity is losing money. If revenue is much larger than expenses, it means the charity might not be using its resources effectively. It isn't always that simple, however, and there's a lot of reasons a charity might not follow this pattern. They might be saving up for a big purchase or campaign, or they might have made a big one-off payment. If you're worried, always look at the annual and financial reports to understand why the charity is making the decisions it is.
What is this?
If a charity receives more money than it spends, that's a surplus (in business, it would be called profit). If it spends more than it receives, that's a deficit. This chart shows surpluses and deficits for the charity over the last few years.
What should I be looking for?
Unlike companies, charities and not-for-profits aren't on a mission to make money. However, if they spend more than they receive, eventually they will go into too much debt and run into trouble. As a very general rule, you want a charity to make a small surplus on average. A deficit means that charity lost money that year, which may indicate poor financial management or just a series of bad circumstances. If the charity always has a huge surplus, it means the charity might not be using its resources effectively. It isn't always that simple, however, and there's a lot of reasons a charity might not follow this pattern. They might be saving up for a big purchase or campaign, or they might have made a big one-off payment. If you're worried, always look at the annual and financial reports to understand why the charity is making the decisions it is.
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This chart compares the amount the charity receives from various sources, including donations (i.e. money given by the general public or philanthropy), goods and services, government grants, and other sources.
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Donations are an important source of revenue for some charities. Others rely more heavily on government funding, or on revenue from other sources. This is an indication of how much they need donors to accomplish their mission. Note that there is no 'good' or 'bad' amount of donations for a charity to have. It might be interesting to look at values over time - are they going up or down? A charity that gets less donations every year may be in trouble.
What is this?
Assets are things that the charity owns that are worth something. This could be anything from a car to investments. Similarly, liabilities are debts or obligations that the charity owes to someone else, like a loan or an agreement to pay for something.
What should I be looking for?
Firstly, in general a charity should have more assets than liabilities. If it doesn't, it implies that the charity might not be able to pay its debts, and you should look very closely at the charity's annual and financial reports to make sure they are taking steps to remedy this. Current assets should generally be above current liabilities - that means the charity can easily pay off the debts that are coming due soon. Beyond that, look for a large stockpile of assets. While a charity should have enough assets to keep it afloat in hard times (a 'buffer') if that stockpile gets too large the charity could be using that money more effectively. As always, if you have concerns check the annual and financial reports.
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