My mom has never forgotten that they charged my father for a cup of coffee when he came back from the Korean War. We give to Samaritan’s Purse and Operation Blessing.
It’s not like they brought Starbucks in, either.
I was in the hospital for a time while I was in the Army. It was a 2-3 hour bus ride to my home but my pay had been fouled up due to being on leave (Christmas, no less) so I asked the Red Cross rep at the hospital if they could stand for the $7 bus fare so I could get home and I would pay it back as soon as my pay came through. They actually phoned my mother and told her to go to the local Red Cross office, pay them for my ticket up front, and have them call and confirm the money was paid before I could get my ticket.
I was flabbergasted at how cheap that organization was. I haven’t had anything to do with them for last 50 years and I never will.