By Wonderwall.com Editors
7:48pm PST, Dec 20, 2023
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Taylor Swift fans found yet another reason to sing the pop star's praises after a photo that showed her tipping food runners at a Kansas City Chiefs game went viral.
Snapped by a fan during the Chiefs vs. New England Patriots game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Dec. 17, the pic shows Taylor handing out $100 bills from a large stack of cash to food runners who reportedly served the star and her friends and father in the suite where she and her crew were cheering for her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Taylor's large, hand-delivered tips were the latest in a flurry of generous moves by the star, who recently gave $100,000 bonuses to her "The Eras Tour" bus drivers, among other good deeds.
Keep reading for more details, then click through to see how else the billionaire star's been paying it forward…
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As the Kansas City Chiefs took on the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts on Dec. 17, Taylor Swift was photographed in a suite alongside her pals Brittany Mahomes and Ashley Avignone. Her dad, Scott Swift, was on hand, too, along with a handful of other folks from the singer's inner circle.
After the game, however, it wasn't the latest batch of Taylor-as-Travis Kelce's cheerleader pics that went viral. That honor went to a shot of the singer popping her head through a swinging metal door to hand $100 bills to the folks who brought food up to the suite, according to one TikToker's video.
"It isn't even about the money," the user gushed in a caption, "she's just a SOLID human." Fans agreed in the comments, with some praising the singer for tipping the food runners personally rather than having staffers take care of it.
Others noted Taylor's dad had a viral good deed-doing moment of his own at the game…
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Another fan-surfaced clip from the same Kansas City Chiefs game on Dec. 17 showed Taylor Swift's dad, Scott Swift, sharing his daughter's birthday cake with the people sitting in the next suite over from her crew. "Mr. Swift sharing Taylor's birthday cake," wrote one TikToker who posted the footage. "We love you."
While we're all for free cake, Taylor's dad was also involved in sharing a slightly more generous gift on the singer's behalf a few months earlier. In August 2023, CNN confirmed the singer gave the truck drivers on her "The Eras Tour" concert trek $100,000 bonuses. According to the CEO of Shomotion, a trucking company the singer used on tour in 2023, Scott attended the meeting where the bonuses were revealed.
"Scott gave a speech saying that he had discussed this with Taylor and they thought that it was only right that everybody received a bonus. Taylor insisted on writing a handwritten note to each driver and [added] a wax seal on the envelope with her monogram," Michael Scherkenbach told the outlet.
"The typical [bonus] amount is $5,000 to $10,000 each. So this large amount is unbelievable," he said, calling the bonuses "life-changing," even for a job as "grueling" as the 24 weeks the drivers spent on the road, away from their families.
Taylor's end-of-tour generosity didn't end with the truck drivers, though…
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Taylor Swift reportedly gave more than $55 million total in bonuses to the many people who worked on the first leg of her "The Eras Tour," People magazine confirmed in August 2023. That roster of staffers reportedly included dancers, riggers, sound technicians, catering staff and many others.
It's fair to say both Taylor and her tour had a few extra bucks in their coffers in 2023. In October, Bloomberg reported that the singer had reached billionaire status. And in December, Guinness World Records announced the then-33-year-old had set a new record for the highest grossing concert tour in history. Taylor's "The Eras Tour" earned $1.04 billion in nine months, according to Pollstar. (The previous record holder, Elton John, raked in $939 million with his farewell tour.)
Though she couldn't have known in advance just how mind-boggling those numbers would be, Taylor also made charitable donations in cities along her route, from coast to coast.
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Areas near stop on Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" saw massive food bank donations, CNN reported in August 2023. Georgia, Michigan, Texas, California and Arizona were reportedly among the states that benefited from her desire to give back.
According to a rep for the Arizona Food Bank Network, Taylor's donation helped support programs for hungry school kids in need of free or low-cost meals, food stamps for seniors and fresh produce for area food banks.
"Taylor Swift's donation certainly helped at a time when we're seeing the need climb and climb and climb," said the nonprofit's Terri Shoemaker. Neither Terri nor Taylor's reps have confirmed the amount of her donation.
Other recipients of the singer's gifts have disclosed dollar amounts, though…
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When tornadoes and storms injured dozens and killed at least two people in Tennessee in early December 2023, Taylor Swift responded with a donation of $1 million to Tennessee Emergency Response Fund and Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, USA Today reported. The sizable donation was earmarked to help provide those affected by the storms with resources ranging from food and housing to debris clean-up and shelters for both people and animals.
"The Swifts found their original Tennessee home in Hendersonville and Sumner County and remain deeply committed to its continued well-being," said Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee CEO Hal Cato in a statement to Variety. "Taylor's incredibly generous gift sends a message to her hometown and the communities around it that she has their backs during the long road to recovery following this devastating event."
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The singer doesn't limit her generosity to strangers, either. When her friend, Sophie Turner, was struggling with a high-profile split from singer Joe Jonas, Taylor Swift reportedly put the "Game of Thrones" actress up in her New York City apartment while Sophie worked out the terms of a complex custody agreement.
A few years earlier, Taylor supported another famous friend, Kesha, when she was engaged in a legal battle against producer Dr. Luke, whom she'd accused of sexual assault, which he's denied.
"Taylor Swift has donated $250,000 to Kesha to help with any of her financial needs during this trying time," Kesha's rep told multiple outlets in February 2016.
