× $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 ||||| 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 ||||| Taylor Swift's $50,000 Donation to Cancer Patient Causes GoFundMe to Raise Giving Limit 
 
 Once in a while (more like all the time), Taylor Swift likes to reach out to her fans on a personal level.From interacting with them on Tumblr to sending Christmas presents with handwritten notes, Swift, 25, is all about giving back. But what she did for Naomi, a young girl battling cancer, was life-changing – and once again changed how a company conducts its business.Due to her diagnosis, Naomi was forced to miss Swift's upcoming concert. After hearing about her situation, Swift donated $50,000 to Naomi's GoFundMe campaign "To the beautiful and brave Naomi, I'm sorry you have to miss [my concert], but there will always be more concerts," wrote Swift when giving the donation. "Let's focus on getting you feeling better. I'm sending the biggest hugs to you and your family."Because the site's donation limit was set at $15,000, Swift made four separate donations, totaling $50,000.The company was so inspired by Swift's generosity that it raised the giving limit to match the singer's donation. People can now donate in transactions up to $50,000."Taylor Swift's donation was so generous that it required us to increase the donation limit on the platform," said Rob Solomon, GoFundMe's CEO. "What Ms. Swift has done for Naomi and others can inspire the next generation of giving."Naomi and her family were so blown away with Swift's donation that they posted a video response to thank the singer.This isn't the first time that Swift's influence has caused a company to change its policies. Earlier this summer she wrote an open letter to Apple asking for the company to pay artists during the free trial period of its streaming service. Apple execs took notice of Swift's concerns and complied with her demands
– 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.