Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donate $26 million to charity ahead of wedding

Pop star Taylor Swift and her husband-to-be Travis Kelce have donated $26 million to charity ahead of their wedding this weekend (04-05.07.26).

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have donated $26 million to charity ahead of their wedding.

The 36-year-old pop star is believed to be tying the knot with her NFL player fiance at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Friday (03.07.26) and the couple’s team has now confirmed they have given away millions of dollars to 20 named charities in meaningful locations including their rumoured wedding location.

A statement given to the Guardian newspaper explained: “This week, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift donated $26 million to charities across the United States.

“They include the following: City Harvest, New York City; Food Bank For NYC; New York Cares … “

Other charities being given cash by the couple include organisations in Tennessee, where Taylor moved with her family when she was a teenager so she could pursue a career in country music, in Rhode Island, where the singer owns a large coastal mansion, and in Kansas City, Missouri, where Travis plays football for the Kansas City Chiefs.

The charities list includes Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a book gifting scheme for kids which the country legend launched back in 1995, as well as organisations which support music education and community food banks.

Taylor is no stranger to generous gestures as she made a series of donations to charities in cities she stopped in on The Eras Tour while she also gave the team working on her shows a share of $197 million to thank them for their help in making the 149-show jaunt such a success.

The crew’s emotional reactions were seen in an episode of her Disney+ docuseries The End of an Era.

While writing letters to her hard-working team, Taylor said: “Bonus day is so important, because setting a precedent with The Eras Tour is so important to me, because people who work on the road, if the tour grosses more, they get more of a bonus.”

Taylor and Travis are believed to be tying the knot in New York City on Friday (03.07.26). They are said to have held a lavish rehearsal dinner at Madison Square Garden on Thursday (03.07.26) for around 100 close friends and family while a bigger event for 1,000 guests is reportedly taking place at the fabled concert and sports venue on Friday.