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Taylor Swift entered the billionaire territory in 2023, due to her record-breaking Eras Tour and successful Taylor's Version releases. According to Billboard, the Blank Space singer earned almost $2 billion through the Eras Tour, music, and merch. This is in addition to her multi-million dollar sponsorships and other income streams.
Taylor has supported various charitable causes and provided monetary help to many people in need. She has also showered Swifties with gifts in a 2014 initiative known as Swiftmas.
The Grammy winner has also given the gift of time to many of her fans by paying surprise visits to them. Taylor has made surprise appearances at Swifties' weddings, engagement parties, birthdays, bridal showers, and other occasions. She has also visited several patients in the hospitals to wish them luck and give them hope.
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5 instances where Taylor Swift showed generosity in the past
Here are five instances where Taylor Swift has donated her time and money to causes that has inspired people around the world.
1) Taylor Swift supports music close to home
Taylor moved to Nashville when she was 14 and got her first musical break in that state. She often supports small-scale businesses in her home state that nurture music among talented individuals.
In 2014, Taylor donated $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony, which was in dire financial trouble. Her donation prevented the orchestra from closing down.
She also made a pledge amounting to $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2012. This helped them establish a state-of-the-art musical center in Nashville called the Taylor Swift Educational Center. The organization helps children further their education in the field of arts and music.
2) Taylor donates a lot of books!
Taylor Swift has been known to help further education and has done a lot for the development of educational institutions. In 2011, the songwriter donated more than $70,000 worth of books to the Reading Public Library in Pennsylvania.
In 2015, Taylor moved to New York City and gave away $50,000 to New York's public schools. She also declared that any royalties associated with her song Welcome to New York would go to the school system of New York.
Taylor also donated $75,000 to her high school teacher after learning that he needed money to revamp the auditorium at the school in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
3) Taylor Swift: A star of her fans
Taylor Swift is known for regularly helping her fans monetarily and through her physical presence. The pop icon regularly visits GoFundMe pages and donates to them. This was especially true during COVID-19, when she gave a lot of money to many of her fans along with words of hope and love.
In 2014, Taylor hosted a gift-giving extravaganza called Swiftmas, where she sent special gift packages to many of her lucky fans.
One particular occasion that shows her philanthropy was when an 8-year-old boy called Jacob Hill needed a service dog. Taylor immediately sent $10,000 to his family so that they could get the dog and even invited them to one of her concerts.
4) Swift donates to a lot of food banks
When on tours, Taylor Swift donates a lot of money to local food banks. In July 2023, Taylor provided meals to more than half a million people when she donated to the Silicon Valley Food Bank. The 34-year-old also donated to the Tampa Food Bank and helped feed more than 125,000 people in the community.
5) Taylor Swift donated during the Tennessee tornado in 2023
After a devastating tornado swept through Tennessee in 2023, Taylor Swift donated $1 million to the Tennessee Emergency Response Fund at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
The organization supported and funded all kinds of relief during the disaster, including emergency services, immediate relief, medical and food supplies, amongst others.
Moreover, she encouraged her worldwide fanbase to come forward and donate whatever they can to help make a difference in the lives of people in need.
Taylor's biggest strength: Swifties
More than the millions of dollars, Taylor Swift's biggest strength lies in her exceptional fan following. She is followed by hundreds of millions of Swifties across the globe and her real power lies in motivating them to support a cause.
Taylor regularly asks her fanbase to join her in making a difference in the world and donating whatever they can. She participated in volunteering for Global Youth Service Day in 2007 and encouraged her fans to do the same.
For instance, Swifties volunteered to donate money for a fellow Swiftie's wedding in February 2024, as they would not let her donate Taylor Swift memorabilia to fund her ceremony. Another instance of Swifties making a paradigm shift was when they donated over $260,000 to boost Tyler Bass' cat rescue donations for his organization, Ten Lives Club.
In a 2007 interview with CMT, Taylor talked about how she would volunteer as a kid without even understanding what she was doing. She also demonstrated the perks of volunteering for the community.
"I've always been really passionate about volunteering. ... I started volunteering when I was about 12 years old, and I didn't really know I was volunteering at the time. That's the cool part about volunteering -- you don't have to use any money. It doesn't cost anything except your time," she commented.
Taylor Swift has always tried to motivate her fans to do simple things that will cause a paradigm shift in society if added up.
