'Grateful'
"What Daisy Chain Fields sets in motion will last far beyond a single night," philanthropist says in statement
Olivia Rodrigo revealed before her Daisy Chain Fields headlining set that philanthropist Melinda French Gates had doubled the singer’s $10 million donation for nonprofit organizations benefitting women and girls to $20 million.
Before the inaugural Irvine, California fest, Rodrigo announced that all proceeds from the festival — “Every person who bought a ticket, every artist who waived their fee, every sponsor for signing onto a brand new festival, and every donation that helped get to $10 million dollars to support women and girls,” the singer said on Friday — would go toward 10 organizations.
On Saturday, French Gates joined Rodrigo on stage to reveal that she and her Pivotal, a group of organizations the philanthropist founded to accelerate social progress for women and young people, would double the donation.
