--- title: Beyoncé Donates $82,000 to Flint Water Crisis Relief description: While the Beyhive has been getting in formation at Beyoncé's world tour, they have also been supporting victims of the Flint water crisis. canonical: https://time.com/4368877/beyonce-flint-water-crisis-relief/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-14T20:38:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:33:21.619Z og:title: Beyoncé Helps Raise Over $82,000 for Flint Water Crisis og:description: She also surprised 14 students with concert tickets og:url: https://time.com/4368877/beyonce-flint-water-crisis-relief/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta240d1c2b9bea23f/698897d2ab6d7751c16aa126/beyonce-flint.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Beyonce "The Formation World Tour" - Pasadena og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Beyoncé Helps Raise Over $82,000 for Flint Water Crisis twitter:description: She also surprised 14 students with concert tickets twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta240d1c2b9bea23f/698897d2ab6d7751c16aa126/beyonce-flint.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Beyoncé Helps Raise Over $82,000 for Flint Water Crisis Relief Efforts > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 14, 2016 8:38 PM UTC  Entertainer Beyonce performs onstage during 'The Formation World Tour' at the Rose Bowl on May 14, 2016 in Pasadena, California. Entertainer Beyonce performs onstage during 'The Formation World Tour' at the Rose Bowl on May 14, 2016 in Pasadena, California. Kevin Mazur/WireImage  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 14, 2016 8:38 PM UTC While the Beyhive has been busy getting in formation at [Beyoncé’s](http://time.com/4305890/beyonce-lemonade-album-review/) [world tour](http://time.com/4310813/beyonce-dedicated-halo-to-jay-z-formation-world-tour/), they have also been supporting the victims of the [water crisis in Flint, Michigan](http://time.com/4310813/beyonce-dedicated-halo-to-jay-z-formation-world-tour/). As part of an ongoing philanthropic effort, the singer has given fans the option to donate when purchasing tickets, an initiative that has helped raise $82,234 to provide relief for the city. A check for the money was presented by Parkwood Entertainment, Beyoncé’s management company, to the United Way of Genesee County at a Detroit high school Monday, according to a [press release](http://www.unitedway.org/the-latest/press/beyonce-fans-beygood-support-flint-inspire-volunteers-across-north-america). “We are so grateful for the support Beyoncé has given to those in Flint and the way she has inspired her fans to fight for the education, health and financial stability of everyone in their communities,” said Stacey D. Stewart, the U.S. President of United Way Worldwide. “This partnership demonstrates just how easy it can be to give back.” In addition to the main donation — which will go toward [funding for](http://investors.livenationentertainment.com/news-center/news-center-details/2016/BEYONC-ANNOUNCES-THE-FORMATION-WORLD-TOUR/default.aspx) “filtration pitchers, faucet mount filters, replacement cartridges and truckloads of water” — Parkwood announced that 14 high school students will receive “college gifts” to cover the costs of their education along with tickets to Beyoncé’s Detroit concert at Ford Field Tuesday night. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4368877/beyonce-flint-water-crisis-relief/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4368877/beyonce-flint-water-crisis-relief/"},"headline":"Beyoncé Helps Raise Over $82,000 for Flint Water Crisis Relief Efforts","datePublished":"2016-06-14T20:38:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:21.619Z","description":"She also surprised 14 students with concert tickets","url":"https://time.com/4368877/beyonce-flint-water-crisis-relief/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Beyonce","Flint","Flint Water Crisis"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta240d1c2b9bea23f/698897d2ab6d7751c16aa126/beyonce-flint.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta240d1c2b9bea23f/698897d2ab6d7751c16aa126/beyonce-flint.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Beyonce \"The Formation World Tour\" - Pasadena","caption":"Entertainer Beyonce performs onstage during 'The Formation World Tour' at the Rose Bowl on May 14, 2016 in Pasadena, California.","creditText":"Kevin Mazur/WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"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/4368877/beyonce-flint-water-crisis-relief/","name":"Beyoncé Helps Raise Over $82,000 for Flint Water Crisis Relief Efforts"}}]}] ```