American Red Cross CEO salary and executive pay
Red Cross paid its CEO, Clifford Holtz, $989,075 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the CEO was Gail McGovern, paid $1,313,605. Total revenue on that return was $3,916,983,933, up 3.0% from $3,804,377,344 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Red Cross ranks 25th of 45 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. Red Cross has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as Red Cross or American National Red Cross.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 53-0196605, Washington, DC.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$989,075
- Total revenue
- $3,916,983,933
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 1%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202640829349300109.View the filing
Peers: the 330 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 325th of 331 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.03% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
This return is filed for the national corporation and its chapters (the filed name is American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches), so local chapters do not file their own.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 10 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Clifford Holtz CEO PRESIDENT & CEO AS OF 7/1/2024 | $989,075 |
| Chris HroudaPRESIDENT, BIOMEDICAL SERVICES | $928,973 |
| Brian RhoaCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $770,895 |
| Gail McGovernPres/CEO thru 6/30/24/Board Chair 7/1/24-6/30/25 | $735,613 |
| Carmel DarcyCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $570,214 |
Also paid on the latest return: Paul Sullivan (SVP, DONOR SERVICES), $567,836; Anne McKeough (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER), $561,066; Melissa Hurst (CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER), $553,294; Trevor Riggen (PRESIDENT, HUMANITARIAN SERVICES), $529,963; Jack McMaster (PRESIDENT, TRAINING SERVICES), $527,725; Ronnie Strickland (CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER), $499,798; Rosemary McGillan (CHIEF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE), $491,445; Dawn Clarke-Doccuvi (GENERAL COUNSEL), $477,978; Jennifer Do (TECHNOLOGIST III, IRL), $463,056; Jennifer Hawkins (CORP SEC & CHIEF OF STAFF - THRU AUG 2024), $439,444; Lauren Sullivan (CORPORATE SECRETARY & CHIEF OF STAFF), $239,700.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Aradhana Sarin (BOARD MEMBER), Christina Chiu (BOARD MEMBER), Gunjan Kedia (BOARD MEMBER), Herman E Bulls (BOARD MEMBER), Jessica Trocchi Graziano (BOARD MEMBER), Lorence Kim (BOARD MEMBER), Mary G Berner (BOARD MEMBER), Michael Miebach (BOARD MEMBER), Robert G Bearden (BOARD MEMBER), Rohit Kapoor (BOARD MEMBER).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Clifford Holtz CEO PRESIDENT & CEO AS OF 7/1/2024 | $989,075 | $3,916,983,933 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Gail McGovern CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $1,313,605 | $3,804,377,344 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Gail McGovern CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $873,211 | $3,217,077,611 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Gail McGovern CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $832,241 | $3,182,229,338 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202640829349300109.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Clifford HoltzPRESIDENT & CEO AS OF 7/1/2024 | $950,468 | $38,607 | $768,033 | $175,577 | $6,858 | $17,250 | $21,357 | $989,075 |
| Chris HroudaPRESIDENT, BIOMEDICAL SERVICES | $887,069 | $41,904 | $684,313 | $200,353 | $2,403 | $17,250 | $24,654 | $928,973 |
| Brian RhoaCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $731,205 | $39,690 | $553,745 | $150,896 | $26,564 | $17,250 | $22,440 | $770,895 |
| Gail McGovernPres/CEO thru 6/30/24/Board Chair 7/1/24-6/30/25 | $717,416 | $18,197 | $375,891 | $260,211 | $81,314 | $17,250 | $947 | $735,613 |
| Carmel DarcyCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $541,325 | $28,889 | $430,017 | $109,460 | $1,848 | $17,250 | $11,639 | $570,214 |
These figures come from Red Cross' Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Red Cross compares
Ranked 25th of 45 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 24th, Alzheimer's Association, $1,174,136
- Next in this ranking: 26th, UNICEF USA, $976,864
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
ALSAC (St. Jude fundraising)$1,564,611 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Good360$314,515 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$1,268,486 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
MITRE$5,957,132 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Direct Relief$1,111,239 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Clifford Holtz (PRESIDENT & CEO AS OF 7/1/2024) was paid $989,075 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $950,468 from Red Cross and $38,607 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Clifford Holtz, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $989,075.
This return is filed for the national corporation and its chapters (the filed name is American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches), so local chapters do not file their own.
Red Cross paid its CEO, Clifford Holtz, $989,075 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the CEO was Gail McGovern, paid $1,313,605. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the CEO was Gail McGovern, paid $832,241. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $832,241 (Gail McGovern); June 2023, $873,211; June 2024, $1,313,605; June 2025, $989,075 (Clifford Holtz).
Red Cross' return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $3,285,857,544 and total revenue of $3,916,983,933 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $631,126,389. Expenses were $3,530,489,124 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they fell 6.9%. The CEO's pay of $989,075 equals 0.03% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns American Red Cross filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on March 23, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.