× $15,500 gift from Taylor Swift inspires more donations for Utah family in need 
 
 Taylor Swift donated $15,500 to a Utah family in need, and her charitable act is inspiring others to do the same. 
 
 According to a GoFundMe spokesperson, Taylor Swift made a $15,500 donation to the Bartell family on October 20. 
 
 The donation came with the caption “Love, Taylor, Meredith and Olivia Swift.” Meredith and Olivia are the names of Swift’s cats. 
 
 The Bartell family is facing medical hardship, as Lauriann has been in a coma for more than three years. She suffered a bleeding ulcer in August of 2015 and suffered brain damage before going into a coma. 
 
 Lauriann and her husband have six children and the GoFundMe page states Mike has stayed home to care for them full-time the last three years. 
 
 Swift’s donation was liked 155 times. 
 
 “Now, inspired by Taylor Swift, other fans are coming together to support the Bartells,” a GoFundMe spokesperson stated. 
 
 As of Tuesday, the campaign had raised about $26,000 of its $40,000 goal. 
 
 To learn more about the Bartell family or to donate, click here. ||||| (CNN) Taylor Swift is helping a fan of hers in need. 
 
 The singer donated $15,500 to a GoFundMe page that is raising money for the family of a mother, Lauriann Bartell, who has been in a coma for the past three years. 
 
 Bartell's 19-year-old daughter, Sadie Bartell, tweeted a link to the GoFundMe page and said that her mother went into a coma two days before she went to see Swift in concert. "Hey guys. I'm really nervous to post this. Please help if you can and pray for my family. I'm sorry I never said anything sooner and that I'm suddenly asking for help. I love you guys so much," she wrote in a message she posted with the tweet. 
 
 She added, "I'm grateful to Taylor for keeping me afloat through it all." 
 
 Read More ||||| Taylor Swift has become well known for lending a hand whenever she can. Most recently, the songstress donated $15,500 a 19-year-old fan whose mother has been in a coma for the past three years. 
 
 The act of generosity is just of Swift's many financial contributions. Billboard has rounded up all the times the pop star donated her money to a good cause. See below for her philanthropic timeline. 
 
 October 2011 - She donates $70,000 in books to her hometown library 
 
 In the midst of her Speak Now tour, the star donated 6,000 books to the Reading Public Library in Pennsylvania. The books were all new and geared towards children and teens, according to the local Reading Eagle. 
 
 January 2015 - A lucky fan gets some help paying for student loans 
 
 Swift spread the holiday cheer by sending personalized "Swiftmas" presents to fans all over the world. Rebekah, a college graduate who wrote via Tumblr about her student loans concerns, got a donation of $1,989 (like her album name) to help her start payments. 
 
 February 2015 - Swift gives $50,000 in song proceeds to NYC schools 
 
 At the time, the singer just moved to New York and released the ode to her new home, the 1989 tune, "Welcome to New York." In celebration, she announced that she would donate proceeds from the single to the city’s schools. 
 
 September 2015 - "Wildest Dreams" video proceeds go to animal foundation 
 
 In another 1989 song-related donation, Swift gave money made from her wildlife themed "Wildest Dreams" video to the African Parks Foundation of America (APFA), which focuses on eradication of poaching, nature conservation, community engagement and the development of sustainable tourism. 
 
 February 2016 - Swift supports Kesha with $250,000 
 
 Two days after a judge ruled against the "Tik Tok" singer in a case in which she asked to record music independently of producer Dr. Luke, Swift gave money to her fellow songstress during the "trying time." 
 
 August 2016 - She thanks doctors who saved Jaime King's son's life 
 
 "At 20 weeks our son was diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Arteries AKA TGA," Jaime King wrote on Instagram at the time. "He had a major heart surgery, that was terrifying, and traumatic for us as parents, for our family." She then continued to thank Swift. "As the Godmother of Leo Thames for his birthday she gave an incredible donation to the people that saved his life Dr. Allistar Phillips and his brilliant team." 
 
 August 2017 - Swift donates to Joyful Heart Foundation for survivors of sexual assault 
 
 After winning a countersuit against a former Denver DJ who allegedly groped her in 2013, she gave back by making a "generous" pledge to actress Mariska Hargitay's Joyful Heart Foundation, which helps those victimized by sexual assault. 
 
 September 2017 - Hurricane Harvey survivors get a helping hand 
 
 Following the devastation that led to multiple deaths and extreme damages, Swift donated to the Houston Food Bank in honor of her mother, Andrea Finlay Swift, who graduated from the University of Houston. The organization soon thanked her for her "very sizable" donation. 
 
 April 2018 - Singer thanked by RAINN for donation during Sexual Assault Awareness Month 
 
 "Thank you @TaylorSwift13 for always standing with survivors," the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network wrote on Twitter. "Your generous donation this week during #SAAPM ensures that survivors and their loved ones get the help they need and deserve." 
 
 Thank you @TaylorSwift13 for always standing with survivors. Your generous donation this week during #SAAPM ensures that survivors and their loved ones get the help they need and deserve. — RAINN (@RAINN) April 5, 2018 
 
 July 2018 - Swift donates Reputation tour tickets to mourning Massachusetts police departments 
 
 After Weymouth Sgt. Michael Chesna was shot and killed while investigating a car crash, Swift tried to ease the pain by donating “a significant number of tickets” to the police department for her shows in Foxborough, according to The Patriot Ledger. 
 
 October 2018 - Swift meets boy with autism she donated $10,000 to for a service dog 
 
 Two years after she donated $10,000 to a boy with autism for a service dog, Swift invited 8-year-old Jacob Hill, his dog Reid and his family to her show at NRG Stadium in Houston. ||||| On July 7th, a young girl battling cancer named Naomi got a huge surprise when her favorite singer, Taylor Swift, donated $50,000 to her GoFundMe campaign. Naomi and her family were understandably surprised and grateful for such a generous gift. 
 
 “Taylor Swift’s donation was so generous that it required us to increase the donation limit on the platform,” said Rob Solomon, GoFundMe CEO. GoFundMe’s previous donation limit was set at $15,000, but has now been increased to $50,000. There are never any limits on how much a campaign can raise. 
 
 Including gifts to other campaigns, Taylor Swift has given more than any other donor in GoFundMe history. Solomon added, “What Ms. Swift has done for Naomi and others can inspire the next generation of giving.” 
 
 To visit Naomi’s campaign and see her reaction video, please visit this link: http://www.gofundme.com/teamnaomi
– A Utah woman owes big thanks to Taylor Swift and her two cats. Over the weekend, Swift fan Sadie Bartell tweeted a link to a GoFundMe page raising money for her mother, Lauriann Bartel, who's been in a coma for three years since suffering brain damage linked to a bleeding ulcer, per Fox 13. "I'm grateful to Taylor for keeping me afloat through it all," wrote 19-year-old Bartell, who has five siblings being cared for full-time by their father, per CNN. Prompting disbelief, Swift not only saw the tweet, but donated $15,500 to the campaign, which has now raised $26,714 of a $40,000 goal. "Love, Taylor, Meredith and Olivia Swift," signed the singer, giving the names of her two cats. Billboard lists more generous acts by Swift, like this $1 million donation.