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Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley spotlighted Taylor Swift for the “generous gift” she donated to the couple’s nonprofit organization, The Store.
Paisley, 53, and Williams-Paisley, 54, founded The Store in Nashville, Tennessee, aiming to help combat food insecurity in the region “with empathy, dignity, and respect.” The Nashville, Tennessee-based free grocery store allows shoppers to find their basic needs year-round, plus an annual Toy Store during the holiday season. Swift, 36, contributed a “generous gift” to the Nashville nonprofit, in addition to reportedly donating to Feeding America, the American Heart Association, MusiCares and other organizations in December 2025.
“We’re incredibly grateful to Taylor Swift for including The Store in her year-end giving,” reads a post on The Store’s social media accounts on Tuesday (January 13). “Her generous gift helps us continue providing groceries with dignity and choice to families across Middle Tennessee especially as we prepare to open our second location. Thank you, Taylor, for using your voice and generosity to uplift neighbors in need.”
Williams-Paisley added on her Instagram story on Tuesday, “[Taylor Swift], we appreciate your support of [The Store]!!”
The 9-1-1: Nashville actress previously shared that she and her husband wanted to inspire their sons, now ages 18 and 16, to get “into service and get them out of their bubble, and help them understand that there are hungry people in the world.” The family volunteered at a free supermarket in California called Unity Shoppe, which led to “the foundation for what would become The Store in Nashville,” per the nonprofit organization. The Store opened on March 12, 2020, just after Middle Tennessee endured devastating tornados and the COVID-19 pandemic began. Still, Paisley, Williams-Paisley and their team shifted plans and offered curbside pickup and home delivery for nearly a year and a half. Now, The Store provides “a unique shopping experience” and provides people with “a variety of fresh, healthy options.” Paisley said of food insecurity in local communities: “it’s not until you open something like this that you really see it.”