Taylor Swift’s U.K. Food Bank Donation Provides Over 10,000 Meals: ‘Beyond Our Wildest Dreams’

Taylor Swift has provided a U.K. food bank with considerable “breathing space” following her “discreet” and sizable donation.

In an interview with The Guardian, Rachel Biggs, the chief executive for the Cardiff Foodbank, shared that the Tortured Poets Department songstress, 34, made the largest donation by an individual to the organization. While the monetary amount was not disclosed, Biggs did reveal that the donation meant the food bank is able to “provide the weight equivalent to feeding 1,200 people three meals a day, for three days — or 10,800 meals.”

“The breathing space Taylor’s donation has given us will enable us to lift our heads and shift our focus from the food bank to the creation of sustainable operation supporting people who currently need our help with support to address the root cause of poverty and financial support to set them on the path to not needing our aid any more,” Biggs told the outlet.

Then, there’s the donation Swift made to the St. Andrew’s Community Network in Liverpool. The Guardian reports that Swift’s surprise donation will fund food donations for the next 12 months. Rich Jones, the chief executive who runs the network comprised of 11 food banks and eight community pantries, told the publication, “Taylor Swift has essentially paid our food bill for 12 months — and that gives us the breathing space to focus fundraising efforts going forward.”