Funding lifesaving pediatric cancer research

Driven by her niece's successful childhood battle with leukemia, Dolly routinely poured millions into children's healthcare infrastructure. In 2022, she pledged another $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt Hospital. To ensure this work outlived her, she released a special children's charity track in early 2026, with 100 per cent of the proceeds legally earmarked to fund pediatric cancer care and medical equipment.