Happy Hour: The ‘Short n’ Sweet’ Sabrina Carpenter Fund

She’s working late ‘cause she’s a singer.

During Sabrina Carpenter’s 2024 “Short n’ Sweet Tour,” the pop-princess launched the Sabrina Carpenter Fund — a collaboration with nonprofit charity organization (PLUS1) supporting mental health awareness, animal welfare and LGBTQ+ advocacy. 

Less than a year later, the charity surpassed a whopping $1 million in not-so-“Dumb & Poetic” donations — and its success is far from a “Coincidence.”

This is the Happy Hour — a column highlighting how the biggest stars and newest up-and-coming artists are using advocacy efforts to create a better world.

As if calling out the White House wasn’t powerful enough, there can be little doubt Carpenter is an advocate for social change and equality. 

In a 2025 interview with Forbes, Carpenter shared her passion for some charitable causes she holds close to heart — mental health awareness, animal welfare and LGBTQ+ resources.

The Sabrina Carpenter Fund would donate a single dollar from all “Short n’ Sweet Tour” ticket sales to the singer’s charity, ensuring steady support for the far-from-“Nonsense” nonprofit.

Carpenter’s marketing team advertised the fund across all social platforms, boasting nearly 7.5 million views across various posts by June 30. The combination of media outreach and the singer’s pure pop perfection worked in tandem to generate approximately $824,000 from the North American leg of the “Short n’ Sweet Tour” alone.

But the “Busy Woman” didn’t stop there.

By the end of the “Short n’ Sweet” European leg, the Sabrina Carpenter Fund reached $1 million in donations — making Carpenter the fastest-growing PLUS1 artist collaborator to date.

Donations for the fund are funneled toward four social justice organizations — PAPYRUS, the JED Foundation, Best Friends Animal Society and Rainbow Railroad.

The UK-based PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is a nonprofit mental health awareness organization dedicated to reducing suicide rates among the world’s young adult LGBTQ+ population. 

Offering a 24/7 call or text hotline, informative mental health statistics and additional resources for suicide safety, the support from the Sabrina Carpenter Fund is essential to help bring the live-saving program to folks who need it.

The JED Foundation is an American nonprofit driven to increase supports and reduce suicide rates among the nation’s teen population. 

The charity has helped over 179,000 students struggling with mental health in Illinois alone — making the Sabrina Carpenter Fund an invaluable resource to ensure its program outreach.

Best Friends Animal Society is a nonprofit animal welfare society aiming to achieve a no-kill world across all animal shelters. Carpenter’s fund helps support the group in their mission to end the cruelty faced by the globe’s furry friends.

The nonprofit human rights organization Rainbow Railroad serves to aid LGBTQ+ refugees and ensure lives free from prosecution based on sexual orientation or gender non-conformity. 

Inspired by the historical efforts of the Underground Railroad, Rainbow Railroad uses support from Carpenter’s fund to support marginalized victims of homophobic attacks to live the safe and successful lives they deserve.  

Through genuine support and care for various social justice organizations, the Sabrina Carpenter Fund offers a taste of what the world can be like when people choose to lead their lives with love. 

Carpenter’s philanthropic milestone was made possible through the unity of her friends, family and millions of fans around the world. Unity was the prime catalyst in the fund’s success, and there’s no telling the good that can be done when people choose to put aside their differences to benefit the common good.

These “Fast Times” may seem daunting, but the hope created when the world comes together can ensure a healthier, happier tomorrow for generations to come. 

It’s not too late for other artists to use their platform to make a difference in the world — and the impact will be anything but “stupid,” “slow” and “useless.”