I don't think you can get your money back. However, all of my family has asked me to draft a letter which they will sign (my children even gave money) explaining to the Red Cross why they feel double-crossed. The letter will explain that unless a significant percentage (some < 10% for overhead) of the money donated to the Liberty Fund goes to the relief effort, primarily the victims, then we will never give another penny nor drop of blood to the Red Cross.
I suggest you do the same.
Shalom.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll do the same.
The Red "Double" Cross is now claiming that they will refund anyone's donation, that believes that they were misled into giving to the Liberty Fund.
It's too late for me.
I fell for their bait and switch back in 1993, when I was told I was contributing to a "targeted" fund to aid the Midwest Flood victims. There was never any such dedicated fund. All money went into the general fund.
My money probably wound up buying lap-dances for Mohammed Atta and his friends, under some "Multi-Cultural Hootchie-Coochie Diversity Grant" program.