Melinda French Gates Doubles Daisy Chain Fields Donation to $20 Million
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Aug 30
Melinda French Gates Doubles Daisy Chain Fields Donation to $20 Million
3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Aug 30
Summary
Melinda French Gates pledged to match Olivia Rodrigo’s $10 million Daisy Chain Fields haul, lifting the festival’s total donation for women-focused nonprofits to $20 million.
10 charities will split the money equally after Rodrigo said artists performed for free and ticket sales, sponsors and donations drove the original $10 million raised.
Rodrigo announced the match onstage before her Saturday headlining set, calling French Gates an advocate for women and girls and thanking attendees and performers.
2026 marked the first Daisy Chain Fields festival, announced in June, with beneficiaries including Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights and Baby2Baby.