The American Red Cross provided the following statements:

The American Red Cross is disappointed by this story that did not accurately reflect the work of the Red Cross in response to Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Isaac. The Red Cross spent its Sandy donations quickly and wisely, and two years after Sandy’s landfall, the Red Cross has spent or made commitments to spend $310 million, which is 99 percent of the $311.5 million raised for Sandy.

In the chaotic first few hours and days after a disaster, it is impossible to meet every need, especially on a disaster as big as Sandy. When problems occur, we try to fix them quickly, and we always strive to improve.  But the Red Cross helped hundreds of thousands of people who urgently needed our services with hot meals, shelter, relief supplies and financial assistance – and that is something our workers, volunteers and donors can be proud of.

We are proud of the fact that an average of 91 cents of every dollar the Red Cross spends is invested in humanitarian services and programs.

Learn more on the Red Cross work on Superstorm Sandy and our response to the ProPublica/NPR article.