Before New York is enveloped in the high-profile wedding of singer Taylor Swift to NFL star Travis Kelce, the couple made a selfless gesture to help those in need.
New York’s MSG will play host to the Swift-Kelce wedding, with the couple spreading the celebration among the city with those who require it most.
While it’s not officially linked to the wedding, the timing of this $26 million donation days before their high-profile New York wedding shows their commitment to uplifting others.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s donation will reach 20 charities
Variety shared a detailed list of all 20 charities the $26 million donation will reach, with most being local New York-based initiatives such as City Harvest NYC, Food Bank For NYC, and New York Cares, among many others.
Donations will also reach charities in places like Los Angeles, Kansas City, Nashville, and Cleveland as well.
The list is dominated by contributions to hunger relief organizations and food banks (nine), with a heavy emphasis on education and music programs (seven).
Full list:
- City Harvest (NY)
- Food Bank For NYC
- New York Cares
- Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
- Harvesters – The Community Food Network (Kansas City, MO)
- The Store (Nashville, TN)
- Helping Harvest (Reading, PA)
- Rhode Island Community Food Bank
- Feeding America (National)
- ASPCA National Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (National)
- Grammy In The Schools (National)
- Education Through Music (NY)
- Answer The Call (NY)
- Musical Mentors (NY)
- After-School All- Stars (NY)
- After-School All-Stars (Cleveland, OH)
- MSK Kids, the pediatric cancer program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Children & Teen, Adolescents & Young Adult (AYA) Programs
- Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone
- Children’s Mercy Hospital (Kansas City, MO)
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s donations elicit messages of gratitude
These donations should make a huge impact at the grassroots level with these organizations, with some sharing a statement of thanks with Swift and Kelce.
City Harvest in New York: “We are incredibly grateful for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s generous $1 million donation to City Harvest. This donation is a love letter to New York, and a bold commitment to our efforts to ensure that no New Yorker goes hungry,” said Jilly Stephens, CEO of City Harvest. “Their support comes at a critical time, with visits to New York City soup kitchens and food pantries near record highs and expected to increase further in response to federal funding cuts.”
The Rhode Island Community Food Bank: “We are incredibly grateful to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for their extraordinarily generous and unexpected gift,” said Melissa Cherney, the food bank’s CEO. “As the need across our communities continues to grow, this $1 million donation will go a long way in helping us purchase and distribute the nutritious, culturally appropriate food that Rhode Islanders deserve. I hope their gift inspires others; it has certainly inspired us.”
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