Findings
| When | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Dolly Parton founded the Dollywood Foundation in 1988, which has supported children's education through scholarships, efforts to reduce high-school dropout rates, and her Imagination Library, a free book-gifting program that has expanded internationally. The foundation has also provided disaster relief, including distributing more than $12 million to families affected by the 2016 Sevier County wildfires. | Source |
| 2017 | Parton publicly supported marriage equality, saying “love is love” and that same-sex couples should not be treated differently. | Source |
| 2023 | Parton spoke about Tennessee's anti-trans laws and said people should respect trans people's identities and that everyone should be treated well. | Source |
| 2020 | Parton donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for COVID-19 research. The university said her donation supported critical early research that contributed to the development and testing of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. | Source |
| Dolly Parton has publicly supported the Black Lives Matter movement and racial-justice protests. She also renamed her “Dixie Stampede” attraction after learning that its name could be offensive because of its associations with the Confederacy. | Source |
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