It's incredibly sad, because the Red Cross is the default charity that everybody gives to whenever there's a tragedy. Even I did so, not that I'm any great fan of the organization: I bought the Sandy benefit from 20×200, and the proceeds from that are going to the Red Cross. But at least in the early days, and even now, it's hard to find a Sandy-relief drive which isn't giving its money to the Red Cross: whether you're donating money at , or donating your , or whether you're giving in response to a , the Red Cross always ends up being the beneficiary. And in the case of Sandy, the amount raised is truly enormous: $117 million and counting.