Butler Snow Foundati ...

Butler Snow Foundation

The Butler Snow Foundation is committed to and invested in the communities where we work, live and play.

Board of Directors and Advisory Board Members

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.

2025 Grant Recipients

Featured Grant Recipients

The Alabama Holocaust Education Center provides education to the community on the history and lessons of the Holocaust. This grant will expand the Center’s virtual reality initiative, increasing student access to immersive educational experiences.

Food for Hope provides children in need with nutritious food so that they can grow, learn, and thrive among their peers. Funding will support infrastructure for in-school food pantry operations.

Refuge Coffee will use grant funds to support startup costs for the organization’s mission in providing job training, mentorship, and employment opportunities for refugee and immigrant trainees.

Our Lady of the Lake Foundation catalyzes philanthropic partnerships to further the hospital’s healing ministry through investments that advance excellence in health, access to comprehensive care and quality of life. Funding will support the purchase of adaptive bikes and safety equipment for children with physical and developmental disabilities receiving pediatric therapy services.

Caiden’s Corner seeks to empower and uplift families affected by Autism through inclusive programs, emotional support, and accessible resources. Grant will be used to fund a converted trailer that brings a calm, sensory-friendly retreat space directly to community events, schools, and family workshops by providing adaptive seating, soft flooring, interactive sensory wall panels, calming lights, and noise reduction features.

Memphis Teacher Residency provides students in Memphis neighborhoods with the same, or better, quality of education as is available to any student in the city by recruiting, training and supporting effective teachers. Grant funding will support replacement of classroom projectors used to train aspiring and early-career teachers serving high-need schools.

Hope House’s mission is to provide the best possible life for children and adults living with profound intellectual disabilities. Funds will be used to help replace furniture to equip bedrooms, common areas, and therapeutic spaces in two homes, which will allow more children with profound intellectual and physical disabilities to have their own bedrooms and a forever home.

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.