Commitment to our communities
Butler Snow’s commitment to supporting and investing in the communities in which we live and work stretches back to the firm’s founding in 1954. The commitment to actively participate in the betterment of our communities is even outlined in our Partnership Principles. This commitment to our communities has transcended into the founding of the Butler Snow Foundation, which was established in 1997 with funding from a client who was especially appreciative of the firm’s work on a major legal matter. The Foundation is a private foundation supported primarily by Butler Snow attorneys.
Today, one of the ways that the Foundation invests in our communities is through our periodic grants. The grant recipients are selected annually by the Foundation’s board. Grants awarded by the Butler Snow Foundation are used to fund worthy causes or social services organizations in the communities Butler Snow serves. Such organizations have included Habitat for Humanity, Boys & Girls Club of the Gulf Coast, The Nashville Food Project, Mission First, Hands-on-Memphis and Nashville CARES, among others. Since its inception, the foundation has awarded more than $1 million in grants to organizations across the firm’s geographic footprint.
The Butler Snow Foundation is directed and overseen by Butler Snow attorneys who make up its Board of Directors with input from an Advisory Board.
2024 Grant Recipients
Featured Grant Recipients
First Light supported residents experiencing homelessness by purchasing new beds and appropriate bedding for guests moving into permanent housing.
Next Step Ministries used funds to construct a new building that will house equipment and added space for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
West Tennessee Legal Services used funds to create a calm, safe and sensory-friendly space to ensure that low-income clients seeking help with basic needs feel welcome.
Stewpot Community Services purchased and installed a high-capacity washer dryer for the Billy Brumfield Shelter for Men, one of three emergency overnight shelters for men in the Jackson, Mississippi area.
The Tennessee Innocence Project used funds to update outdated technology, including the purchase of new laptops, upgraded online server access, iPads for a reentry program and docking station screens.
Meals on Wheels Collin County purchased a new transit van to help deliver hot meals to clients who would otherwise go without proper socialization and nutrition.
Daily Planet Health Services used funds to renovate a building into an eventual open dental operatory, adding eight new dental chairs and providing new access for patients needing sedation dentistry.
Board of Directors and Advisory Board Members
The Foundation’s leadership is comprised of attorneys from across the firm’s footprint and from a variety of practice areas. Each member brings a passion for their community and the impact the Foundation can have. Meet the Foundation’s board of director’s and advisory members below.
Ashley Wicks
President
Cara Baer
Vice President
Brad Anderson
Board of Directors
Cedric Evans
Board of Directors
Brian Jackson
Board of Directors
Jeff Stancill
Board of Directors
Donna Brown Jacobs
Board of Directors
Adam Parker
Board of Directors
Benjamin M. Watson
Firm General Counsel
Matt Barley
Advisory Board
JD Cooley
Advisory Board
Kenny Gardner
Advisory Board
Josh McDiarmid
Advisory Board
Nikita McMillian
Advisory Board
Anna Watson
Advisory Board
Contact Us
Contact us for more information about the Butler Snow Foundation and the grant application process.