Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donate $26M to charities before MSG wedding

musicJul 2, 202624798

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated 26 million dollars to about 20 U.S. charities this week, a representative confirmed to the Guardian, in the days before their rumored Madison Square Garden wedding. The named recipients span locations meaningful to the couple, including Nashville, Kansas City and New York City, and include City Harvest, Food Bank For NYC, New York Cares, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Harvesters in Kansas City, The Store in Nashville, Helping Harvest in Reading, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, Feeding America, ASPCA, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Grammy In The Schools, Education Through Music, Answer The Call and Musical Mentors. A New York City permitting office issued a Special Event at MSG permit showing a 100-guest “pre-party celebration” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday and a main event scheduled from 5 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Saturday, with overnight street closures and entrance tents, a spokesperson for Zohran Mamdani said. The couple’s announcement echoes Swift’s past on-tour generosity, such as six-figure bonuses and handwritten letters to her crew at the close of the Eras Tour. Friends and collaborators including Ed Sheeran, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Sabrina Carpenter, and host Graham Norton, were spotted arriving in New York this week; Swift told Norton last year her wedding would be “huge.” Fans noted the 26 million figure as an apparent nod to Swift’s lucky number 13, since 26 is two times 13. The donations direct funds to food banks, music and education programs, animal welfare and children’s initiatives across the listed cities, immediately benefiting those named organizations in Nashville, Kansas City and New York City.

🇨🇦 NanaGale

@nanagale.bsky.social

For all those complaining about the upcoming wedding of Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce, remember they are hardworking individuals. They have the freedom to plan their wedding as they see fit. Importantly, they have donated $26 million to New York charities this week. Here’s a list of those charities:

3714h ago

Brett Shaw17

Let them throw dirt on her name. Flowers will grow. LOVE that Dolly Parton donation!!!!

Nancy L11

Also, the haters forget that their wedding is contributing to the local economy by using businesses like florists, caterers, servers, security, limo companies, valets, photographers, etc. Yeah, they are spending a lot but it's going into the pockets of businesses and workers.

angkbee65.bsky.social8

If Taylor Swift the billionaire can give millions, why can't other billionaires donate? Because they hoard their money out of greed. This isn't the first time Taylor donated millions.

Aquarian Grandma ✨♒✨7

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce also pay taxes, unlike Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk. Swift also donates millions of $$ wherever she does concerts, plus they stimulate that local economy. According to Forbes, all her taxes combined paid in 2024 came to almost $300,000,000. ($300 MILLION)

Bruce Disenhouse5

Those complaining need to get a life, ffs. Leave those two alone already

Tim Wiese4

Awesome for them. I wish them a great life together.

GroovyShelly

@groovyshelly.bsky.social

This is great news: Ahead of their reported wedding this weekend, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have announced a $26 million donation to 20 US charities, including food banks, educational and music programs, children hospitals, an animal cruelty organization, and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

1137h ago

IFIDIDNTRY2

Now,that's the REAL American way! Bless them more!.. because they share their wealth with good people who need it.👍🇺🇸

Djmonijn1

We didn’t hear about Bezo donating anything when he remarried

I Have Something 2 SAY1

I would be impressed if the sum were enough for them to feel it. At all. I do think she has a good heart but this amount is trivial and meaningless compared with their income, and the praise is an example of how selective —the double standard— when we criticize the ultra wealthy.

Jen Mercieca

@jenmercieca.bsky.social

I'm happy that my very close personal friend Taylor Swift is getting married tomorrow. 🫶https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/02/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-charity-donation

575h ago

Jen Mercieca51

It's a bad b!tch who gives away millions on her wedding day is all I'm saying. ❤️

CopleyScott174

That's a very nice gesture, but the MSG thing is still gross.

Rick Geissal1

I think Taylor Swift is great, and I hope she will remain happy. I am not at all sure about a MSG wedding, tho ... or about him!

Swifties For Hope

@swifties4hope.bsky.social

If you’re able, donate $13 to one of our Swiftie Wedding Registry organizations to help turn compassion into action 💍✨➡️ linktr.ee/swifties4hope

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The original post from @jolingkent reads:

News: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have donated $26 million to 20 charities across the country this week, per Swift’s longtime publicist Tree Paine.

The quote tweet from @Swifties4hope reads:
Celebrate this love story by giving back 🫶

We’ve compiled a Swiftie Wedding Registry to fundraise for some organizations and causes that reflect the values Taylor has long championed.

If you’re able, donate $13 to help turn compassion into action ➡️ linktr.ee/swifties4hope

227h ago

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no it's lin 💜2

swifties for hope is organsing donation drives!!! bsky.app/profile/swif...

Kate Glenn2

And here are a bunch of swiftie aligned charities organized like a registry!!! I like $13.87 (or $87.13 if you are able to be generous) but just $13 makes sense too.

Stacey D

@ladyoutside.bsky.social

At this point, Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce are doing more to help ordinary Americans than the current regime and do-nothing Congress.

477h ago

it’s ya hubs Nixo 🌈

@nixostorme.bsky.social

I’m a bit upset Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce don’t appear to be getting married on July 4th, as that would be one of the few events that could take overtake attention from the 250th celebration of this c*untry. They literally have the chance to do the funniest thing and simply choose not to.

466h ago

it’s ya hubs Nixo 🌈14

Social media would be overwhelmed. Fans wouldn’t be able to shut up about it. Antis find any excuse for discourse. Conservatives would be PISSED like come on 🙄

Steven 🌈2

I’m assuming they couldn’t because NYPD was probably already slammed and working overtime

breakfast burrito enthusiast1

we don’t know that they aren’t planning something afterwards!!

🇨🇦 ʀᴀᴡ-ɢɪɴ (￣。￣)～ｚｚｚ🏳️‍🌈1

Yeah that would’ve actually been hilarious

Browt-maxxing Pokemon trainer1

I’m still hoping for the Big Beautiful Obituary. 🤞🏼

goose 🧚🏻‍♀️🌸

@lavenderblazed.swifties.social

in 1989, both Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were born on October 24, 2006, she released her debut album now, 19 years, 8 months, and 9 days later, they're getting married

236h ago

Abyss Whisperer 🦇💚3

There it is, there is the numerology!

Kitti 🎀 blobfish connoisseur 🩷💜💙/🖤🩶🤍💜

@kittileecreates.bsky.social

Sorry I’m not celebrating 4th of July, I’m celebrating their wedding because they’re doing far more to help people than the government is #taylorswift

“TAYLOR SWIFT AND TRAVIS KELCE DONATED $26 MILLION TO CHARITY AHEAD OF THEIR WEDDING”

208h ago

Jared Keller

@laserwars.net

The only thing more American than Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married at Madison Square Garden would be a drone strike on that wedding

133h ago

People Magazine

@people.com

🔗: bit.ly/4yh2CxY The mother of the groom is in N.Y.C.! Donna Kelce has arrived in New York City ahead of her son Travis Kelce's rumored wedding to fiancée Taylor Swift, PEOPLE can confirm. 📷: Jamie Squire/Getty; Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images

97h ago

Lauren Ashley Davis

@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have donated $26 million to at least 20 charities this week. The 20 charities include nine food banks, an animal cruelty organization, seven educational programs, and three children’s hospitals. variety.com/2026/music/n...

93h ago

Joe Adalian

@tvmojoe.bsky.social

So Taylor Swift is supposedly getting married on July 3, but CBS News is planning to include coverage from Madison Square Garden…on its July 4th special for America 250?? Who do they think will be watching CBS in primetime on July 4?

REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON, D.C., AND NEW YORK
CBS News correspondent Kelly O'Grady will
contribute to
the coverage from
Washington, D.C. In New York, correspondent Lilia Luciano will report on the latest with the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding from Madison Square Garden, and correspondent Rob Marciano will be live from New York's historic Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan.

105h ago

Walker Brown1

The ABC promo said David Muir will be “climbing to the top of Lady Liberty” and I assumed that meant with a rope and harness 😆

John Annese1

Reporting from Fraunces Tavern seems less like a journalism choice and more like an excuse to drink at Fraunces Tavern.

TSN

@tsnofficial.bsky.social

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have donated $26 million to at least 20 charities this week, including food banks, educational programs and more, while reports indicate that their wedding is set to take place at New York's Madison Square Garden this weekend 👀👏

105h ago

Aquarian Grandma ✨♒✨

@starmom45.bsky.social

73h ago

Emily Hahn, MD

@ehahnmd.bsky.social

Just because Taylor Swift gave money to my hospital in honor of her wedding doesn’t mean I believe MSG is real… and if it is I will still judge her for being tasteless. But thanks for the million bucks, girl! Next time make a line item for the PACT team!

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
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Important News and Information
From Selwyn M. Vickers, President and CEO
A Message to All MSK
July 2, 2026
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to share that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are giving a $1
million gift to MSK Kids to support the clinical care and translational research that drive better outcomes for our youngest patients. This contribution will help us continue to advance care for our pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients and invest in research that will benefit patients for generations to come.
The gift to MSK Kids is part of a broader philanthropic effort by Taylor and Travis, who are supporting multiple organizations in honor of their upcoming wedding - which makes their generosity even more meaningful. I am moved that they have chosen to recognize MSK during this joyful time in their lives and grateful for their commitment to making a difference for young cancer patients.
On behalf of the entire MSK community, I have expressed my sincere thanks for Taylor and Travis' kindness and compassion and wish them every happiness as they begin this wonderful new chapter.
Selwyn M. Vickers, MD
President and CEO

87h ago

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