Taylor Swift named most charitable celebrity of 2013: Paul Walker, Justin Bieber also make list

By Carolyn Menyes c.menyes@gmail.com | Dec 30, 2013 01:57 PM EST

Taylor Swift has been named the most charitable celebrity of 2013. According to nonprofit website DoSomething.org, the "Red" singer sits at the top of the annual "Celebs Gone Good" list.

According to DoSomething, Swift's No. 1 spot comes from her generous donation to the Nashville Symphony. On her 24th birthday, the country songstress eschewed gifts and instead donated $100,000 to the struggling orchestra. Swift was also cited for headlining a concert to benefit Centrepoint, an organization that helps homeless children in Britain.

This is Swift's second straight year atop the do-gooders list.

She wasn't the only one on the list, however. Fellow pop sensations One Direction came in at No. 2 for releasing a Red Nose Day cover for "One Way Or Another," which raised over $2 million to help fight poverty in Africa. They also garnered up nearly $750,000 for cancer research.

Other celebrities on the list include Beyoncé, the now-deceased Paul Walker, Macklemore and Carrie Underwood.

And, despite all the bad press, "All That Matters" singer Justin Bieber notched the No. 20 spot on the "Celebs Gone Good" list for raising over $1 million to support natural diasaster relief efforts. He's also the first musician to grant over 200 wishes for the Make A Wish foundation.

Check out the full top 20 "Celebs Gone Good" from DoSomething.org below:

1. Taylor Swift
2. One Direction
3. Beyoncé
4. Paul Walker
5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
6. Sandra Bullock
7. Kerry Washington
8. Ian Somerhalder
9. Ryan Seacrest
10. Carrie Underwood
11. Jennifer Lawrence
12. Alicia Keys
13. Bryan Cranston & Aaron Paul
14. Miley Cyrus
15. Demi Lovato
16. Blake Shelton
17, Mindy Kaling
18. Kevin Durant
19. Kendrick Lamar
20. Justin Bieber

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