Americans donating to Hurricane Harvey relief have a variety of organizations, both local and national, to choose from, and one of the most recognizable organization is the American Red Cross. Former President Barack Obama even tweeted to his nearly 95 million followers suggesting a donation to the Red Cross as a way to help Harvey victims.

A series of articles, however, raise questions about how much of the money donated to the Red Cross actually goes directly to relief efforts. In an interview with NPR's Alisa Chang, Red Cross executive Brad Kiserman was asked about the organization's high administrative costs, and he was unable to say how much money exactly goes to relief. Kiserman was asked directly how much of every dollar goes to relief, and he said he did not know the answer to that. He told NPR that as of Wednesday morning the Red Cross had spent $50 million in Harvey relief, on 232 shelters for 66,000 people.