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Taylor Swift donated $50,000 to a GoFundMe for Connecticut mom Ashley Taunton, who was injured after pushing others to safety during a highway crash; she left a supportive message, and donations have surpassed $75,000 toward the $110,000 goal as Taunton recovers from surgeries.
Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival raised $10 million for women-focused nonprofits, and Melinda French Gates doubled the gift to $20 million, to be evenly distributed among 10 beneficiary organizations including Baby2Baby, Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Center for Reproductive Rights, FreeFrom, Jhpiego, Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, National Domestic Workers Alliance, National Institute for Reproductive Health, National Women’s Law Center, and Planned Parenthood.
Taylor Swift donated $50,000 to Ashley Taunton, a Rhode Island mother who rushed to help teens after their hydroplaned car crashed on I-95 in Hopkinton; Taunton suffered severe internal injuries and underwent multiple surgeries, with the donation helping cover medical bills as she recovers.
Kacey Musgraves, while celebrating her 38th birthday in Chicago, urged fans to donate to the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, a group aiding unaccompanied immigrant children with legal aid and financial support, saying it would mean a lot and that it isn’t a political statement. The appeal drew backlash from conservative MAGA voices, including Tomi Lahren and Rob Schmitt, who criticized the cause; Musgraves has previously supported immigrant-related efforts, such as inviting mariachi teen brothers to open for her earlier in the year.
A Denham Springs family with an 11-year-old battling cancer received a $300,000 donation from a social media personality, providing significant financial relief as they navigate treatment costs.
Nobel economist Daron Acemoglu challenged Elon Musk to pledge to donate his roughly $1 trillion fortune by 2036 to charity; Musk replied that he’s “actually going to do something along these lines,” signaling a potential shift from his historical philanthropy pattern and prompting questions about whether the world’s richest man will follow through.
After Courtney Stodden revealed a 2012 Funny or Die video in which she, then 17, was part of an adult joke, Jason Alexander apologized and donated about $15,000 to Unchained At Last, a charity that fights forced and child marriages; Stodden thanked him and urged others to turn words into action.
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and wife Anna donated $5.5 million to a fundraiser that, with other gifts, meets a $10 million goal to buy undeveloped land near the Big Bear eagle nest to protect critical foraging habitat, as the famous pair Jackie and Shadow garner support; the donation arrives amid Jackie’s serious illness and aims to shield the nest from development on the Moon Camp site.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated $26 million to 20 charities, including Nashville’s The Store, ahead of their wedding; Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley thanked the couple in an Instagram video, calling the gift transformative and saying it will feed many families and help address food insecurity in Nashville and beyond.
Francis Ngannou knocked out Philipe Lins at Netflix’s first MMA event and surprised everyone by donating his $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus to Lins, praising him as underestimated. The California commission noted Ngannou earned at least $1.5 million from the card, with potential for more, as Netflix’s MMA venture looks to continue fueling high‑paying bouts.
Michael and Susan Dell pledged $750 million to the University of Texas at Austin to establish an AI-native medical center, aiming to accelerate AI-enabled biomedical research and healthcare breakthroughs.
Arman Tsarukyan defeated Georgio Poullas in the RAF7 rematch, after Poullas finally paid the $10,000 bet from their first clash; Tsarukyan donated the winnings to a sick child, and the two had previously traded threats but reconciled after the fight.
In RAF 7 in Tampa, Arman Tsarukyan defeated Georgio Poullas by decision and delivered a decisive throw; Poullas paid the $10,000 bet in cash afterward, and Tsarukyan announced the money would be donated to a child in need.
A used tandem bike donated from Scotland arrived in Nairobi on Valentine’s Day to support Kenya's paracycling team; after months of logistics coordinated via a Kenyan contact in Glasgow, the bike will be upgraded for racing for pilot Alice Miring'u, highlighting Kenya's need for tandem bikes ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych, a skeleton racer, received a $200,000 gift to support his career after his Olympic disqualification, with an appeal hearing ongoing in Milan.