LOS ANGELES - Pop superstar Taylor Swift has made a “generous” donation to a US charity that supports victims of sexual assault after winning a groping lawsuit against a former radio DJ, the organization confirmed over the weekend.

Joyful Heart Foundation, a national organization working to transform society’s response to sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse, declined to disclose the amount of the donation.

“I hope that Taylor’s very public experience – and her decision to speak out – not only helps empower other victims to speak up and take action, but offers them solidarity,” said its founder, the actor Mariska Hargitay.

“I’m honored by her dedication and commitment to these issues, and I’m deeply grateful for her support of the Joyful Heart Foundation.”

Charity CEO Maile Zambuto thanked Swift for her “generous investment” and said the singer’s actions “send a powerful message to survivors everywhere: You matter. What happens to you matters. And you are not alone.”

The 27-year-old Bad Blood songstress won her sexual assault lawsuit last week. A jury in a Denver federal court deliberated for four hours before allowing her complaint that David Mueller had fondled her buttocks during a photo op in 2013.

Swift, who was awarded a nominal $1 in damages, promised to donate to charities in the wake of her ordeal. According to Forbes she is worth $44 million. - AFP