Red Cross Says Hurricane Sandy Fundraising is ‘Trade Secret’ – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Red Cross Says Hurricane Sandy Fundraising is ‘Trade Secret’ – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: The Red Cross is fighting a public records request filed by ProPublica to disclose how it raised and spent $300-million in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the investigative news organization reports.

The Red Cross gave some information about its Sandy-related activities to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, but has resisted publicly releasing details, arguing that they are a “trade secret.”