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\n\tIt\u2019s fair to say that Billie Eilish<\/a> does well for herself. The 23-year-old musician is currently in the final three-week stretch of the Hit Me Hard and Soft <\/em><\/a>tour, an extensive international run with 106 sold-out shows. Her third studio album has received a two-times platinum certification from RIAA with 2 million copies sold<\/a>. She will also be donating $11.5 million from the tour to various organizations and charities.<\/p>\n \n\tStephen Colbert revealed the news while presenting Eilish with the Wall Street Journal Magazine\u2019s Music Innovator of the Year award in New York on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The proceeds will benefit organizations and projects that support food equity, climate justice, reducing carbon pollution, and conducting crucial environmental work in combating the climate crisis.<\/p>\n \n\tWhile accepting the award in a room of affluent figures \u2014 including Mark Zuckerberg, who has a net worth of more than $225 billion \u2014 Eilish wondered aloud about why people who have the resources to help others often fail to do so.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe\u2019re in a time right now when the world is really, really bad and really dark,\u201d Eilish said. \u201cPeople need empathy and help more than, kind of, ever, especially in our country. I\u2019d say if you have money, it would be great to use it for good things and maybe give it to some people that need it.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAfter a light round of applause from the audience that also hosted creative figures like Spike Lee and Questlove, Eilish continued: \u201cLove you all, but there\u2019s a few people in here who have a lot more money than me. If you\u2019re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but yeah, give your money away.\u201d <\/p>\n