It’s been announced that Alex Rodriguez will be donating $500,000 to Madonna’s Raising Malawi charity. The legendary singer founded the organization to assist the African country’s 1 million orphans with food, medicine and education.

“They’ve asked him for a million dollars, and I hear he’s agreed to give at least $500,000,” a source told the New York Daily News. Considering that A-Rod is the highest paid player in baseball — with a 10-year, $275 million contract — this generosity is a drop in the bucket.

Rumors persist as to the involvement of Rodriguez with Madonna — with divorce papers being filed and attorneys for A-Rod’s wife claiming that he “had an affair of the heart” with the singer. Could this cash be a way of saying “sorry” for that information being leaked?

Either way, Malawian kids stand to benefit. Of course, we’re not even sure if it’s a real charity yet…

via US Weekly