How much does Dolly Parton make a year? Net worth explored as singer announces $1 million donation towards Hurricane Helene relief

Dolly Parton would be donating $1 million for the relief efforts taken after the destruction done by Hurricane Helene. The news was revealed by the singer while she was speaking at an event held at Walmart in Newport, Tennessee and the money would be sent to the nonprofit organization Mountain Ways Foundation.

The Rhinestone star has managed to impress the public with her singing skills throughout her career. This has additionally contributed to her wealth and she earns $85 million per year, as per Marca magazine. On the other hand, CelebrityNetWorth states that her net worth is $650 million.

Dolly Parton revealed at the Tennessee event that the donation would be made by the Walmart Foundation alongside Sam’s Club and the businesses owned by the Hannah Montana star. The actress was also accompanied by John Furner, who serves as the U.S. CEO of Walmart.

Parton also said at the event that the people she loves are present at the place and continued:

“I feel like all people are my people, but everyone here grew up in the mountains just like I did, so of course I have a close connection to them. I can’t stand to see anyone hurting, so I wanted to do what I could to help after these terrible floods.”

Notably, Dolly Parton was also born in Tennessee and she had previously spoken up about her upbringing on different occasions. She told USA Today in 2020 that her family used to live in the mountains and there were no roads. She even referred to her father by saying:

“He used to have a ride in on horseback, and the mountain people didn’t have any way to pay him with money, so you paid them with whatever you had, your canned goods or some ham or some whatever. We grew corn, and Daddy would take our corn to the mill to be ground.”

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Dolly Parton has accumulated a lot of wealth from her successful career: Earnings and other details explained

Also known as Dolly Rebecca Parton, she has delivered multiple hit projects over the years, making her a popular face among the public. Most of them have managed to reach on top of the charts and even broke records in terms of sales.

Although she has multiple singles in her credits, the most successful one has been I Will Always Love You, which inspired Parton to focus more on her solo career. Whitney Houston also released a cover of the song in 1992, which helped to bring royalties for Dolly.

According to CelebrityNetWorth, Dolly Parton accumulated around $10 million in royalties from Houston’s cover. The song continues to remain popular on different platforms and Parton is still earning 8 cents from each radio play alongside $2 per album sold.

Apart from this, Parton reportedly owns a 50% stake in the famous theme park, Dollywood. She is currently the owner of 12 real estate properties and the price of her current residence is said to be almost $18 million, as per Geeks for Geeks.

Dolly Parton’s singing career has been her main source of income. She has worked for labels like Monument and Goldband, releasing multiple albums and singles. Her first hit single was Dumb Blonde, which came out back in 1966 and was added to the soundtrack of her first album titled Hello, I’m Dolly.

Dolly’s successful journey continued with more albums such as Joshua, Touch Your Woman, My Tennessee Mountain Home, The Bargain Store, and Heartbreaker. She eventually expanded her career to films and television with projects like Gnomeo & Juliet and Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Dolly Parton has been involved with many philanthropic activities, including education for children. She had donated $500,000 to establish a hospital and cancer center in Sevierville in 2006. She even supported the rights of LGBTQ and is the author of a cookbook titled Dolly Dixie Fixin’s: Love, Laughter and Lots of Good Food.