The singer founded The Britney Spears Foundation , a charitable entity set up to help children in need . The philosophy behind the Foundation was that music and entertainment has a healing quality that can benefit children . The Foundation also supported the annual Britney Spears Camp for the Performing Arts , where campers had the opportunity to explore and develop their talents . In April 2002 , through the efforts of Spears and The Britney Spears Foundation , a grant of $ 1 million was made to the Twin Towers Fund to support the children of uniformed service heroes affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11 , 2001 , including New York City Fire Department and its Emergency Medical Services Command , the New York City Police Department , the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey , the New York State Office of court Administration and other government offices . However , it was reported in 2008 that the Foundation had a deficit of $ 200,000 . After the singer went through conservatorship , her father and lawyer Andrew Wallet zeroed out the effort , leading to its closure in 2011
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