NEW YORK CITY — Pop singer Taylor Swift has donated $50,000 to the city's public schools, a Department of Education spokeswoman confirmed.
The songstress, who was recently named a New York City ambassador, promised last fall to donate all proceeds from her song “Welcome To New York” to support public education in the city.
“It’s selling really, really well, which is good because I’m donating all my proceeds to New York City public schools,” she said when asked about the song during an October appearance on "The View."
DOE officials said the star's donation would go to SING, a student-led musical production competition among the city’s high schools.
“We're deeply appreciative of this kind gesture to donate her proceeds of the single ‘Welcome to New York’ to benefit NYC public schools," DOE spokeswoman Devora Kaye wrote in an email.
A spokeswoman for Taylor Swift said the star would continue to donate the profits she receives from the sale of the single to public schools, but did not specify the amounts nor the dates of future donations.
Swift's latest album, "1989," which featured "Welcome To New York," sold more than 3.5 million copies last year and was said to be 2014's top-selling album in the United States.
The news of Swift's donation was first reported by Capital New York.
