Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are rumored to be hosting their lavish wedding at New York City’s Madison Square Garden ahead of the Fourth of July. Now, ahead of the much-buzzed-about wedding, the “Folklore” singer and NFL star have made a hefty donation to various food banks and children’s hospitals in the city.
Neither Swift nor Kelce are strangers to charitable donations. However, ahead of their wedding, a representative for the singer has confirmed to PEOPLE that the couple is donating an impressive $26 million to several organizations. The donation is said to happen “this week.”
Some of the organziations set to recive a portion of the $26 million are City Harvest, the Food Bank for N.Y.C., New York Cares, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Harvesters in Kansas City, Brad Paisley and Kimberly Paisley’s The Store in Nashville, Helping Harvest in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island Community Food Bank, Feeding America, ASPCA, Grammy in the Schools and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Taylor And Travis Are Donating To Other Causes
In addition to Swift and Kelce’s donations to the previously listed organizations and causes, the couple has a few other names on their list. They include Education Through Music, Answer the Call, Musical Mentors, and After-School All-Stars. Notably, After-School All-Stars in New York City and Cleveland will receive donations.
That’s not all; Swift and Kelce are also donating to MSK (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) Kids, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, and Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.
Regarding the reactions to Swift and Kelce’s $26 million donation to various food banks and charities, social media users are weighing in. For the most part, fans are cheering on the couple, noting that some of the organizations receiving money have received budget cuts in recent months.
One person said, “Everyone tries to paint her as a greedy billionaire, when she is a true and generous philanthropist at her. OH TAYGOD!” Someone else said, “This is how you use your wealth. Congrats to them.”
Another social media user stated, “And notice how she doesn’t disclose her donations, meanwhile Billie Eilish, the queen of capitalism, has to run her mouth about being a woke queen when she’s just a hypocrite.”
A different person wrote, “This is how you use your platform and wealth. $26M to real causes before the wedding… power couple doing power moves.”
However, others are mentioning security for the wedding. Specifically, some social media users say the couple should pay the New York City police officers who will have to work the wedding.
One X user stated, “Pay the salary of the NYPD who have to work OT because of their insane wedding that makes 0 sense.” A different X user said, “Did they pay for their own security? No, they want NYPD and the taxpayers to pay for it.”
Lastly, someone else speculated, “They saw people getting mad about the wedding at MSG and are trying to soften the blow lol.”
Taylor Swift Previously Made Donations In 2025
According to WSMV, Swift celebrated the 2025 holiday season in part by making multiple million-dollar donations to multiple charities. This includes a $1 million donation to The American Heart Association. She did this in honor of her father, Scott Swift, who previously suffered heart problems and underwent a quintuple bypass surgery.
The “Life of a Show Girl” singer also donated $1 million to Feeding America, which oversees various food banks, food pantries, and meal programs around the country.
Many Wonder Why Taylor And Travis Are Potentially Getting Married At Madison Square Garden
Regarding the upcoming wedding, the biggest piece of speculation is that it will take place at Madison Square Garden on July 3. Because of this, many have wondered why the couple would opt for a stadium wedding instead of something more traditional.
According to USA Today, Andrea Davis, president and CEO of The Resiliency Initiative, provided what may be the reason. She said, “Madison Square Garden is a venue known for their security protocol. It’s top-notch. When I heard about it being an inside venue – and especially being at Madison – I thought, ‘Oh, that just takes all of those security issues off the table.’”
For context on why Davis’ opinion matters, she has experience in emergency response and crisis management, including work with organizations such as Disney, Walmart, the FIFA World Cup, and Times Square’s New Year’s Eve.
