[43] The San Francisco Relief and Red Cross Funds, a Corporation. See [Part I], [p. 25] ff.
The total cash donations, $8,921,452.86, given in [Table 1], do not include the $2,500,000 appropriated by Congress, which was disbursed in the first two months for food, clothing, bedding, shelter, etc., nor an estimate of the numerous independent funds which were probably expended within the first month, nor of the enormous quantity of supplies donated by the people of the country. These supplied the first needs of the destitute and enabled the Committee to save its cash for later and more permanent forms of relief.
TABLE 2.—CASH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE RELIEF OF SAN FRANCISCO, TO JUNE 1, 1909, RECEIVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF RELIEF AND RED CROSS FUNDS, AND ITS SUCCESSOR, THE CORPORATION, AND BY AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
| Country of origin | Received by Finance Committee of Relief and Red Cross Funds and the Corporation | Received by the American National Red Cross | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $413,090.83 | .. | $413,090.83 |
| About 2500 cities and towns of the United States | 5,261,898.35 | $2,967,079.90 | 8,228,978.25 |
| Austria (Sec’t’y Amer. Embassy at Vienna) | .. | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Australia | 385.96 | .. | 385.96 |
| Belgium | 50.00 | .. | 50.00 |
| Canada | 145,097.15 | 315.50 | 145,412.65 |
| Cape Colony (Americans) | .. | 464.00 | 464.00 |
| Ceylon | .. | 32.33 | 32.33 |
| China | 40,000.00 | .. | 40,000.00 |
| Cuba | 5.00 | 729.30 | 734.30 |
| England | 6,522.58 | 48.30 | 6,570.88 |
| France (Amer. Chamber of Commerce, Paris, $20,850) | 20,850.00 | 385.08 | 21,235.08 |
| Germany | 50.00 | .. | 50.00 |
| Japan | 98,960.10 | 146,000.00 | 244,960.10 |
| Mexico | 14,286.44 | 193.87 | 14,480.31 |
| Russia | 51.45 | 147.57 | 199.02 |
| Scotland | .. | 50.40 | 50.40 |
| United States of Colombia (Americans) | 200.00 | .. | 200.00 |
| Total | $6,001,447.86 | $3,115,496.25 | $9,116,944.11 |
The donations mentioned in [Table 2] do not include $100,000 given to the University of California Hospital by the Massachusetts Association for the Relief of California.
It appears from the figures of the two preceding tables that while on June 1, 1909, money to the amount of $9,116,944.11 had been contributed for the relief of San Francisco, $8,921,452.86 had been received by the Finance Committee of Relief and Red Cross Funds and by the Corporation. This difference between the amount donated and the amount received by the local organizations to which the work of relief had been entrusted is explained by the fact that not all the money contributed through the American National Red Cross had been paid over to the Finance Committee or to the San Francisco Relief and Red Cross Funds by June 1, 1909. The disposition made of the money contributed through the American National Red Cross is shown in [Table 3].
TABLE 3.—DISPOSITION OF CASH CONTRIBUTED FOR THE RELIEF OF SAN FRANCISCO THROUGH THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, TO JUNE 1, 1909[44]
| Total donations made through the American National Red Cross | $3,115,496.25 | |
| Remitted to San Francisco to June 1, 1909 | $2,920,005.00 | |
| Administration expenses, purchase of relief supplies, and transportation of refugees | 47,073.35 | |
| Sent to Italy (for Messina earthquake sufferers, 1909) | 50,000.00 | |
| Total disbursements to June 1, 1909 | 3,017,078.35 | |
| Balance available from donations, June 1, 1909 | $98,417.90 | |
[44] For detailed account of receipts and disbursements see Sixth Annual Report, American National Red Cross, 1910, pp. 60-152.
The statement shows that of the $3,115,496.25 donated through the American National Red Cross up to June 1, 1909, $2,920,005.00 had been remitted to San Francisco. The balance received but not remitted was therefore $195,491.25,[45] of which $97,073.35 was disbursed directly by the Red Cross. It will be seen that this balance equals the difference between the total amount donated for the relief of San Francisco and the amount of the cash donations received to June 1, 1909.