Taylor Swift has been thanked for her “generous” and “timely” donations to children’s charities in Nashville and Kansas City.
The pop megastar has quietly been making major donations to causes of her choosing in recent years, including foodbanks in the UK, the American non-profit Feeding America, to whom she recently gave $1million, and a young fan battling cancer, who she gave $100,000.
Now, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville has thanked her for a major donation to their Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program, which helps patients between 15 and 25. “We are so grateful to Taylor Swift for her generous gifts to Monroe Carell,” the hospital’s chair Juan C. Salazar has said. “She is a true partner as we strive to provide a brighter, healthier future for the children and communities we serve.”
“These gifts are so timely – of course, it is the holiday season, when a hospital stay is especially tough. And we are also seeing continued increases in the number of patients and families who turn to us for care,” he continued. “This makes a difference for us all.”
Debra Friedman, director of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at the hospital, added: “The future of adolescent and young adult cancer research and care is full of progress and possibilities because of the generosity of donors like Taylor Swift. Her gift enables our teams to personalize cancer care for the unique challenges these patients face, leading to improved outcomes.”
Operation Breakthrough in Kansas City, meanwhile, which provides a “safe, loving and educational environment for children in poverty”, have revealed that she also made a significant contribution to their case.
“Thank you @taylorswift for supporting Operation Breakthrough. We are so grateful for your kindness and for championing creativity, education, and opportunity for our over 750 students!” they said.
Elsewhere, Swift pushed forward the release date for the final two episodes of her docuseries The End Of An Era last week.
In a three-star review of The End Of An Era, NME described the series as “solid content for Swifties wanting to relive the tour’s huge collective dopamine hit”.
“There’s a great documentary to be made about the ‘Eras Tour’, but it’s probably an unofficial one exploring the unique sense of community it fostered among the singer’s fanbase,” it reads.
The doc covers moments such as Swift handing out millions of dollars in bonuses to her live crew, breaking down in tears over the Southport stabbing attack, and getting emotional over the foiled terrorist plot targeting her dates in Vienna.
Swift released her 12th studio album, ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’, in October. It is officially the best-selling album of the year in the UK, making her the first artist to have the top seller in consecutive years for different albums since ABBA in 1977.
Speaking upon its release, she admitted that she still thought about the ‘Eras Tour’ “every day” but said she had no desire to head back out on the road yet.
