Liam Payne has helped raise $362,000 posthumously for charity as fans rush to buy a T-shirt he designed following his shock death

Liam Payne helped support a number of charities and good causes before his untimely death at the age of 31 last week.

And now, it's been revealed the late singer and One Direction star has helped raise more than £186,500 (approximately $362,890) posthumously following his death.

Dawn O'Porter, the co-founder of the Choose Love nonprofit organisation that supports refugees and displaced people, shared a touching tribute to Payne and shared the news of the funds raised. 

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Liam Payne has helped raise $362,000 posthumously for charity as fans rush to buy a T-shirt he designed. (Ian West/PA via AP)

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"Almost a week ago the world lost an incredible person. We, with so many others, are devastated by the death of Liam Payne and our hearts and thoughts are with his loved ones," O'Porter wrote in the post.

"It seemed only right to dedicate this post to Liam and to say thank you for everything he did for us.

"It's blown us all away to see how much the T-shirt has been shared this week and to see that £186,500 has been raised in the last week by this beautiful and generous community.

"These funds will help us continue to get vital care to displaced people all over the world."

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O'Porter said she would be "forever grateful" to Payne for his service.

"We will be forever grateful to Liam and his fans for this incredible act of love."

She added: "Thank you to you all, and thank you Liam ❤️."

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The former One Direction star died after falling from the third floor of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to state police, as reported by CNN.

UK charity Trussell remembered Payne for his ''compassion and kindness'' following his death after he supported them for years.

He also spent some of his final moments before his shock death donating to crowd fundraising pages for sick children and encouraged fans to donate on his Snapchat.

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