Ahead of their rumored wedding, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated $26 million to 20 charities across the country, including several children’s hospitals, according to ABC7 New York, which first reported the donations July 2.
Among the recipients were MSK Kids at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, Children’s Mercy in Kansas City, Mo., and Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone in New York City. The donations will support pediatric care at the hospitals.
“We’re heartened that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce chose to mark this joyful moment in their lives by giving to MSK Kids, the pediatric program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,” a Memorial Sloan Kettering spokesperson told Becker’s. “Their generous gift directly supports the clinical care and translational research that drive better outcomes for our youngest patients. Our MSK community is grateful for their kindness, moved by their compassion and honored to celebrate with them as they begin this wonderful new chapter.”
Children’s Mercy also confirmed it received a donation.
“We are grateful for their generosity,” a Children’s Mercy spokesperson told Becker’s.
Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone similarly acknowledged the gift.
“We’re grateful to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for their generosity,” a Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone spokesperson told Becker’s. “We wish them all the best in this next chapter of their love story.”
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