Dolly Parton Reacts to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Charity Donations

UPDATE 7/3/2026 at 11:15 a.m. ET — Dolly Parton , Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley are showing their appreciation for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after the soon-to-be wed couple donated $26 million to charities across the United States, including the country stars’ non-profit organizations.

“We’re truly inspired by Taylor and Travis’s generosity to so many wonderful organizations, and extremely grateful that The Store is included among them,” Brad, 53, and wife Kimberly, 54, told People in a statement on Thursday, July 2, after Swift and Kelce, both 36, donated funds to the Paisleys’ Nashville-based, free grocery nonprofit The Store.

The couple continued, “This gift will go a long way toward helping our neighbors facing food insecurity in Nashville. What a beautiful way to celebrate the beginning of a marriage!”

Meanwhile, Parton, 80, took to Instagram to thank Swift and Kelce for donating $2 million to her Imagination Library, a program that sends free books to young children.

“Thank you, thank you, thank you. I’m blown away and overjoyed with that gratitude,” the “Jolene” singer said in the Friday, July 3, video. “The mission of the Dollywood Foundation is to dream more, care more, learn more and be more. And thank you again for your very generous gift. And we’ll continue that mission even in bigger ways now with your money. So, thank you and know that I will always love you.”

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are giving back ahead of their rumored nuptials.

The couple have donated $26 million to charities across the United States this week. The New York organizations include: City Harvest, Food Bank For NYC, New York Cares, Education Through Music, Answer The Call, Musical Mentors, After-School All- Stars, MSK Kids (the pediatric cancer program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) and Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone.

“We are incredibly grateful for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s generous $1 million donation to City Harvest,” the organization’s CEO, Jilly Stephens , said in a statement. “This donation is a love letter to New York, and a bold commitment to our efforts to ensure that no New Yorker goes hungry. Their support comes at a critical time, with visits to New York City soup kitchens and food pantries near record highs and expected to increase further in response to federal funding cuts.”

Answer The Call also shared their appreciation for the donation, writing via Instagram , “We are deeply grateful to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for their generous gift, helping us to provide lifelong support to more than 500 families of fallen NYC first responders. ❤️.”

Swift and Kelce, both 36, also donated to other organizations including Feeding America, ASPCA, Dolly Parton”s Imagination Library, Grammy In The Schools and Children & Teen and Adolescents & Young Adult (AYA) Programs.

Rounding out the list, the couple gave back to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Kansas City’s Harvesters – The Community Food Network and Children’s Mercy Hospital, Nashville’s The Store, Reading’s Helping Harvest, Rhode Island Community Food Bank and Cleveland’s After-School All-Stars.

The pop star and Kansas City Chiefs tight end’s altruism comes days before they are rumored to be tying the knot in New York City’s Madison Square Garden. In June, Us Weekly reported that invitees were told to be in the Big Apple on July 2 and 3.

“Taylor and Travis told guests to be in NYC. No other location was provided,” a source exclusively told Us at the time, sharing that the couple is “putting their guests on hold” for a couple of days. “They are spending a lot of money — in the millions.”

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While the couple have not publicly disclosed any information about their nuptials, several of their famous pals ( Ed Sheeran, Sabrina Carpenter and more) have been spotted in the city and surrounding area.

During a recent episode of his and brother Jason Kelce ’s “New Heights” podcast, Travis gushed that 4th of July celebrations can produce “great memories.”

“4th of July weekend is right around the corner,” Travis said during an Expedia ad break. “We all have that one 4th of July trip we still talk about. … The one that turned a long weekend into a core memory.”

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