Miley Cyrus’s philanthropic journey spans heartfelt personal gestures and large-scale foundation efforts—always aiming to uplift those most in need, be they homeless youth, marginalized communities, or communities devastated by disaster.
Notable Acts of Kindness by Miley Cyrus
1. Championing Homeless & LGBTQ Youth through Happy Hippie Foundation
Founded the Happy Hippie Foundation (2014): Miley launched this nonprofit on September 17, 2014 (public debut in May 2015), to support homeless youth—especially within the LGBTQ community—and other vulnerable groups.
MTV VMAs Moment (2014): Instead of accepting her “Wrecking Ball” Video of the Year award herself, she had a homeless youth named Jesse accept it on behalf of the 1.6 million runaways and homeless youth in the U.S. This prompted over $200,000 in donations to My Friend’s Place within just 24 hours.
#InstaPride Campaign (2015): Collaborated with Instagram to feature portraits of transgender and gender-expansive individuals, photographed by Miley herself, to promote diversity and acceptance.
2. Disaster Relief & Crisis Response
Hurricane Harvey (2017): Miley—through Happy Hippie—donated $500,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief. She also encouraged her followers to give what they could and directed donations to organizations like the American Red Cross.
Woolsey Fire & Malibu Relief (2018): After losing her Malibu home in the Woolsey Fire, she and Liam Hemsworth supported the community by helping launch the Malibu Foundation. Happy Hippie contributed $500,000 to the initiative.
Supporting Dolly Parton’s My People Fund (2016): In response to devastating Tennessee wildfires, she backed her godmother Dolly Parton’s initiative via Happy Hippie to aid affected families.
3. Creative Fundraising & Advocacy
Art Auction for amfAR (2015): Miley created and sold her Caitlyn Jenner–inspired artwork at an amfAR gala. The pieces raised $69,000 for AIDS research and LGBT youth services.
Unusual Charity Gesture: To raise funds at an LGBT Center’s auction, she cheekily licked a piano, which then sold for $50,000.
4. Inclusivity & Education
Rainbowland Response (2023): When her song “Rainbowland” was removed from a school concert due to controversy, her foundation donated to Pride and Less Prejudice to supply LGBTQ-inclusive books to early-grade classrooms.
5. Support in Health Causes & Young Fans
Make-A-Wish & Hospital Visits: Through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Miley fulfilled wishes for children with illnesses—like giving them guided L.A. tours or inviting them backstage for performances and duets.
More Interesting Info About Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus has a pet pig named Pig Pig and has been known to take him on tour with her.
Miley has been vegan since 2014. This means she eats no meat, eggs or milk products.
Miley Cyrus has a history of sleepwalking, and her family once found her asleep in the bathtub.
Miley’s real name is Destiny Hope Cyrus, but she legally changed it to Miley Ray Cyrus in 2008.
Cyrus was briefly engaged to Liam Hemsworth in 2012, before they split up and then reconciled in 2015 and got married in 2018. However, they split again less than a year later.
Miley has a fear of spiders.
Her father is country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, who rose to fame in the 1990s with his hit song “Achy Breaky Heart”.
Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, father of Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus got her start in show business playing the lead role of Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in the Disney Channel series “Hannah Montana” from 2006 to 2011.
Cyrus has sold over 75 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Miley Cyrus has been a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and has used her platform to raise awareness and support for the community.
