Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Donate $26 Million Ahead of Reported Wedding

Pop star Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce have donated approximately 40 billion won ahead of their highly anticipated "secret wedding."

The Associated Press reported on July 2 (local time) that Swift and Kelce donated a total of $26 million—equivalent to about 40 billion won—to 20 local and national charitable organizations.

The recipients include the Food Bank for New York City, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, and Children's Mercy Kansas City in Missouri. These organizations are located in regions with deep personal ties to the couple, such as Kansas City, where Kelce’s NFL team is based; Pennsylvania, where Swift was born; Nashville, where she began her music career; Los Angeles, where they spend much of their time; and New York, where the wedding is set to take place.

Other national organizations, including the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and Feeding America, also received donations, though the specific amounts provided to each institution were not disclosed.

City Harvest, one of the recipients, expressed its gratitude, stating, "This donation is a love letter to New York," and added, "It comes at a critical time when the number of visitors to New York food banks has reached an all-time high due to federal budget cuts."

Swift previously donated millions of dollars to food banks ahead of her massive world tour, "The Eras Tour," and Kelce has also been active in philanthropy, including running his own non-profit organization.

The donation has drawn further attention amid reports that the couple will hold their wedding at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York on July 3.

According to New York City government permit documents regarding the Swift wedding obtained by the Associated Press and CNN, a rehearsal dinner is scheduled to be held at Madison Square Garden from 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 2, with approximately 100 guests in attendance.

Surrounding roads will be fully closed overnight, and the main event is scheduled to take place from 5:00 p.m. on July 3 until 4:00 a.m. the following day, with an expected 1,000 guests and 500 vehicles.

While speculative reports about this massive wedding continue to circulate, the couple has not yet officially confirmed whether the wedding will take place.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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