Give It Away Fund Helps Children, Animals and Others in Need
Jamey and Brittney Johnson’s Give It Away Fund has made a $10,000 grant to Animal Rescue Corps (ARC), a national nonprofit animal protection organization. The grant is one of 11 they have awarded so far in 2026.
ARC is dedicated to ending animal suffering through direct action, including large-scale rescues, disaster response and investigations into animal cruelty. The organization works across the country to save animals from neglect, abuse and natural disasters, while also providing emergency sheltering, veterinary care and long-term placement solutions. In addition to its rescue work, ARC is committed to public education and strengthening animal protection laws.
“Every donation directly translates into care, whether that’s emergency medical treatment, a safe shelter or the resources needed to help rescued animals begin again in loving homes,” said ARC Executive Director Tim Woodward. “We are incredibly grateful to Jamey and Brittney Johnson for their generous support. Contributions like this ensure we’re ready to act at a moment’s notice. It also strengthens our ability to respond to animals in crisis so we can provide them with the second chance they deserve.”
The fund’s name came from the 2006 George Strait No. 1 hit, “Give It Away,” which Jamey Johnson co-wrote with Bill Anderson and Buddy Cannon. The song won Song of the Year at both the Country Music Association Awards and the Academy of Country Music Awards.
Johnson donates a dollar for every ticket sold at participating shows to his fund. In addition, he donates all proceeds from the sale of a special T-shirt to his fund. It is available at his shows and online here: shop.jameyjohnson.com/products/give-it-away-natural-tee.
The couple chose to support organizations whose missions spoke to their hearts.
“We love helping people in need,” Jamey Johnson said. “This will allow us to direct money to certain places where there is considerable need.”
Brittany Johnson agrees.
“Volunteer work has always been an important part of my life,” she said. “One of the things I admired most about Jamey when we first met was his massive and generous heart. We share a love for helping people, and I think that has been an important part of our relationship from the beginning.”
Jamey Johnson is known for being among the first to help in times of need, whether it’s performing in a charity concert, making calls or donating money. He is also known for his support of the Nikki Mitchell Foundation, which he co-founded in 2013 to help those who have pancreatic cancer. As a former Marine, he also works with the Toys for Tots campaign and other organizations that help veterans, military members and their families.
Brittney Johnson was focused on helping others around the world years before she became an attorney. She taught in a school for women in Kenya, volunteered in an orphanage in Nairobi and participated in activism in a politically displaced persons camp in Kenya.
While attending the University of Mississippi School of Law, she was the student coordinator of the school’s Pro Bono Initiative. While living in Mississippi, she was a member of the Junior League of Jackson. She also worked with therapy animals and helped provide hygiene services to the unhoused.
Now married and living in Nashville, the couple have unified their philanthropic hearts into one generous effort to create Give It Away so that they may continue stronger what they began apart.
For more info on the Give It Away fund, visit jameyjohnson.com/give-it-away.html.
About Jamey Johnson
The 10-time GRAMMY nominee has been called “one of the greatest country singers of our time,” by The Washington Post. His music has garnered international acclaim and is embraced by fans of classic and contemporary country, as well as Americana and mainstream rock.
The Grand Ole Opry member is also widely regarded as one of the greatest country songwriters of his generation. He is one of only two people in the history of country music (along with Kris Kristofferson) to win two Song of the Year awards in the same year — for “Give It Away” and “In Color” — from the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association.
A consummate storyteller, his songs have been recorded by George Strait, Merle Haggard, Trace Adkins, Willie Nelson, James Otto, Joe Nichols and others. He is “a first-rate preservationist of classic country songwriting…,” says The New York Times.
His 2024 album, Midnight Gasoline is a musical continuation of his last two solo studio albums, That Lonesome Song, which was certified double platinum for 2 million in sales, and the gold-certified 2010 album, The Guitar Song, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Album Chart. Rolling Stone and Spin magazines named The Guitar Song to their all-genre Top 5 Best Albums of the Year. He also released a 2012 duets project, the Grammy-nominated Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran.
“In Color” has received a 5X-Platinum certification for sales/streams of five million, and “High Cost of Living” was certified platinum. “Between Jennings and Jones” and “That Lonesome Song” have been certified gold for sales/streams of 500,000.
