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Taylor Swift Donates $1 Million to Her Hometown Communities Following Tennessee Tornadoes

The Pennsylvania-born singer moved to Nashville as a teenager to pursue her country music career.

Ananya Panchal

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift.

Taylor Swift is giving back to her community in a time of need. The 12-time Grammy Award winner just donated $1 million to the Tennessee Emergency Response Fund created by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, after tornadoes touched down in the state on Saturday, leaving at least six people dead and more than 50 injured.

The “You Belong With Me” singer’s donation and all funds raised are directed to providing financial assistance, temporary housing and food to impacted residents. It will also aid the community in cleaning up resulting debris and proving shelters for animals. According to the National Weather Service, the natural disaster hit an 11-mile path in Clarksville at an EF-3 intensity with winds of 150 mph, and the Madison, Hendersonville and Gallatin areas at an EF-2 with winds of 125 mph.

Swift, 33, was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Nashville at the age of 14 to pursue her country music star dreams. Though she has gone on to become a global superstar, and now lives in New York while she‘s not on her constantly sold out stadium tours, the musician has one home and an office in the Music City.

This isn’t the first time the pop star, who was just named Time’s Person of the Year, has donated to her hometown. She granted another $1 million to the Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund in March 2020 after fatal tornadoes struck the state. 

“Nashville is my home and the fact that so many people have lost their homes and so much more in Middle Tennessee is devastating to me,” the “Karma” singer wrote on Instagram at the time, along with a link to the organization’s website, www.cfmt.org, for anyone interested in donating.

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.

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