With his recent donation of $133,000 to Donda’s House, Kanye West has made the biggest financial contribution in the organization’s history, according to Complex.
A portion of the $133,000 the Chicago, Illinois wordsmith donated reportedly came from the proceeds from his Louis Vuitton Foundation shows in Paris, France.
Donnie Smith, the Executive Director of Donda’s House, and rapper Rhymefest were among those who thanked the rapper for his hefty donation. According to Smith, with Ye’s donation the organization will be able to bring on new staff and deliver a “high-quality arts” program.
“Kanye’s generosity is greatly appreciated and will improve our capacity with new staff as we deliver the high-quality arts programming that our participants deserve,” Smith said in a statement.
Rhymefest, who serves as one of the Donda’s House co-founders, called the donation “a great honor” to Kanye’s mother.
“This is a great honor and a true tribute to his mother’s legacy, who did so much for young artists,” Che “Rhymefest” Smith said.
Co-founded by Rhymefest and Kanye West in 2013, Donda’s House is described as “a nonprofit to support young aspiring artists in Chicago.”
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let me get this straight, Kanye made a historic donation to a charity he co-founded? Really??
Lol exactly wat i was thinkin…
thats literally the first thing i thought too
LOL so he donated $133,000 to an organization he co-founded. LMAO so why and how is this a news story? HE SUPPOSED TO PUT MONEY IN HIS OWN ORGANIZATION LOL, foh!
he performs at a charity event and donates his pay to his own charity to help out his own. how STUPID are you people
I just donated $ 1 800.00 to the Landlord so he can provide shelter to my family.
1800 can lease a 4-5 bedroom house w/2 door garage & backyard out west from a realtor. 133k can hire 2-3 people at 30-35k and use the rest for supplies. think about what you trying to say because you one thought away from your comment backfiring