Taylor Swift Donates $5 Million to Hurricane Relief Efforts

Taylor Swift has donated $5 million to Feeding America to help with aid efforts within the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The nonprofit shared the information on Wednesday, thanking Swift with a graphic impressed by the friendship bracelets her followers like to commerce at her live shows.

Feeding America’s CEO, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, expressed gratitude for Swift’s generosity, stating, “This contribution will help communities rebuild and recover, providing essential food, clean water, and supplies to people affected by these devastating storms. Together, we can make a real impact in supporting families as they navigate the challenges ahead.” The group additionally inspired followers to “join Taylor” by donating to the aid efforts.

Swift’s associates, actors Blake Vigorous and Ryan Reynolds, additionally contributed $1 million to Feeding America to help these impacted by the hurricanes. Babineaux-Fontenot praised the couple’s “longtime support” in instances of disaster, noting that they’ve helped with aid efforts for a number of previous pure disasters.

Swift’s charitable efforts prolong past this newest donation. She has a historical past of supporting communities in want, together with contributing to aid efforts after a twister in Tennessee in 2020 and a donation following a capturing on the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ Tremendous Bowl parade in February 2024. Throughout her record-breaking Eras Tour, Swift quietly donated meals to meals banks in each metropolis she carried out.

Hurricane Milton, a Class 3 storm, just lately made landfall in Florida, inflicting additional devastation in areas nonetheless recovering from Hurricane Helene.