Cover Take a closer look at the Blackpink charities that Lisa, Rosé, Jisoo and Jennie donate to (Photo: Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images)
Take a closer look at the Blackpink charities that Lisa, Rosé, Jisoo and Jennie donate to (Photo: Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images)
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From emergency disaster relief to global climate campaigns, explore how Blackpink charities turn fame into direct action
When Blackpink hit the stage, they break records, shatter streaming figures and set fashion agendas globally. Beyond headline stadium tours and chart domination, the quartet funnel their massive platform into tackling environmental crises,emergency disaster relief, education and child welfare across the globe.
Jennie, Jisoo, Rosé and Lisa have established a philanthropic track record that pairs major group interventions with deeply personal solo projects. While pop stardom giving can sometimes feel performative, the reality of Blackpink charities reveals focused financial action, direct aid and legitimate institutional alliances.
The four artists forgo flashy vanity foundations, choosing instead to collaborate directly with established bodies like Habitat for Humanity Korea, Save the Children and the United Nations. Looking at Blackpink charities gives fans a direct look into how modern K-pop power creates real-world relief.
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Blackpink’s contributions to climate and emergency aid
Whenever domestic crises strike, the group acts fast to protect affected communities. In April 2019, Blackpink provided KRW40 million to the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association after wildfires ripped through Gangwon Province. In March 2022, they stepped up again, contributing KRW500 million to the same association to help families rebuild after devastating coastal wildfires along the eastern seaboard of South Korea.
Their group commitments also reach into major international policy. In late 2020, the United Nations appointed Blackpink as official advocates for the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. The members released video briefings translated into several languages, demystifying complex climate science and urging millions of young viewers to demand climate accountability. Following that work, the UN Secretary-General named them official Sustainable Development Goals ambassadors in September 2021, mobilising their worldwide reach to spotlight poverty reduction, clean energy and equal education. A close look at collective Blackpink charities shows how effortlessly the group bridges emergency frontline relief with global climate activism.
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Charities of individual members
Each member of Blackpink continues to put her personal stamp on social causes close to her heart:
Jennie: youth and senior welfare
Jennie has steadily expanded her private contributions across youth welfare, healthcare and winter energy relief. In May 2024, she directed KRW100 million to Habitat for Humanity Korea in the name of the Blackpink fan club, BLINK, helping construct the Rodem Regional Children’s Centre for Koryo-saram youth. In May 2025, she contributed another KRW100 million to the Seoul National University College of Medicine Development Fund to support training future healthcare workers. In February 2026, she combined proceeds from her solo photo exhibition with personal funds to donate KRW100 million to the Briquette Bank, supplying over 112,000 heating briquettes to vulnerable senior households.
Jisoo: children’s charities and environmental causes
When Jisoo launched her solo YouTube channel, “Happiness Index 103%”, she committed to donating all channel revenue to vulnerable communities. She honoured that pledge by handing every won of accumulated profit to Save the Children, financing a mangrove restoration project in Vietnam’s Ca Mau province to protect low-lying coastal regions from rising sea levels.
Lisa: honoring her Thai roots through educational support
Lisa consistently looks back home to create educational infrastructure for young talent in Thailand. Teaming up with the Korea Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE), she helped build an 800-square-metre creative learning complex at Non Suwan Phitthayakhom School in Buriram, outfitting it with computers, multimedia software and dance studios. She also contributed directly to emergency flood recovery programmes across Ubon Ratchathani.
Rosé: animal welfare and mental health
Rosé centres her independent work on animal protection and mental health advocacy. She partners with South Korean animal rescue shelters to foster and drive adoptions for abandoned pets. On the international stage, Rosé joined US First Lady Jill Biden and US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy at Apple Park in Cupertino for the 2023 APEC Leaders’ Week mental health panel. Addressing diplomatic spouses and global leaders, she delivered a candid speech detailing the loneliness and vulnerability that come with intense online scrutiny, advocating for systemic support and open dialogue to destigmatise mental wellness for younger generations.
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Chonx Tibajia is a senior editor at Tatler Asia’s T-Labs team, where she writes widely on lifestyle subjects including beauty, style, entertainment and travel. She has a long career in journalism, including roles as a columnist at The Philippine Star, and is the founder of the creative platform Pineappleversed. Beyond Tatler, her bylines appear in regional lifestyle and business publications, showcasing a broad portfolio that spans beauty trends, travel guides and culture pieces.
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