--- description: Kanye West not only released his latest album, The Life of Pablo, last week, he also revealed that he was $53 million in debt. title: You Can Now Donate to a GoFundMe to Help Kanye Get Out of 'Debt' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # You Can Now Donate to a GoFundMe to Help Kanye Get Out of 'Debt'  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 17, 2016 5:33 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 17, 2016 5:33 PM CUT > [](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/698699904303132672) Kanye West not only released his latest album, [_The Life of Pablo_](http://time.com/4226154/review-kanye-west-life-of-pablo/ "undefined"), last week, he also revealed that he was [$53 million in debt](https://time.com/nextadvisor/loans/personal-loans/how-to-get-a-personal-loan/ "undefined"). Or, at least that he was in need of that sum “to [bring more beautiful ideas](http://time.com/4224413/kanye-west-mark-zuckerberg/ "undefined") to the world,” according to [a tweet](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/699307951324958722 "undefined") from the rapper. Now, thanks to a fan named Jeremy Piatt, a [GoFundMe](https://www.gofundme.com/kanyesmedicis "undefined") has been created to help fund Ye’s future music and fashion projects. “Recently, Kanye let us in on his personal struggle. He is 53 million dollars in debt,” Piatt wrote. “We must open our hearts and wallets for Kanye today. Sure he is personally rich and can [buy furs and houses for his family](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/699307904893976576 "undefined"), but without our help, the true genius of Kanye West can’t be realized.” **Read More:** [Kanye West Says He’s $53 Million in Debt](http://time.com/4224489/kanye-west-album-debt/ "undefined") Piatt explained to [Mashable](http://mashable.com/2016/02/17/kanye-gofundme/#BLvgSnWeCgq6 "undefined") that he wouldn’t be personally able to withdraw any of the money from the account. “I am trying to reach out to Kanye or his people so the funds can be transferred to him,” he said. “I have been in contact with GoFundMe and we’ve agreed to keep the page up, but I am not able to withdraw any money. The only people who will be able to withdraw money will be Kanye or his team.” The page has been active for one day and 150 people have donated $1,032 of the $53 million in that time. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4227459/donate-gofundme-kanye-debt/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4227459/donate-gofundme-kanye-debt/"},"headline":"You Can Now Donate to a GoFundMe to Help Kanye Get Out of 'Debt'","datePublished":"2016-02-17T17:33:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:30:10.358Z","description":"The rapper tweeted that he was in need of $53 million","url":"https://time.com/4227459/donate-gofundme-kanye-debt/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","twitter","fashion","Kanye West","Rappers","gofundme"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4227459/donate-gofundme-kanye-debt/","name":"You Can Now Donate to a GoFundMe to Help Kanye Get Out of 'Debt'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Kanye West Says Billionaires Are Calling After He Begged For Cash","description":"Kanye West Says Billionaires Are Calling After He Begged For Cash","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/DEvNVDC6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-02-16T19:41:31.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/DEvNVDC6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4227459/donate-gofundme-kanye-debt/","duration":"PT1M2S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4227459/donate-gofundme-kanye-debt/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```