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Benefit for the Brain

Event Location: Ryman Auditorium
Event Dates and Times: November 17, 2025, 6:30pm
Event Description: Benefit for the Brain is a one night variety show hosted at The Ryman in Nashville, TN that raises money for three pillars close to Country Artist Drake White’s heart: mental wellness for military and veterans, especially PTSD; brain health in children and adolescents; innovative approaches to stroke recovery and neurological treatment.

  • Name Recognition in Event Program
  • Sponsor AVM Survivor to Attend
  • *TICKETS NOT INCLUDED*
  • Name Recognition in Event Program
  • Sponsor 2 AVM Survivors to Attend
  • 2 Meet & Greets
  • 1 Autographed BFTB Poster
  • *TICKETS NOT INCLUDED*
  • Name Recognition in Event Program
  • 2 Preferred Tickets
  • 2 Meet & Greets
  • 1 Autographed BFTB Poster
  • Name Recognition in BFTB Promo
  • 4 Preferred Tickets
  • 4 Ryman Pre-Party Passes
  • 4 M&G - Photo OP Ryman Stage
  • BFTB Shirts
  • 1 BFTB Signed Poster
  • Logo recognition on BFTB promo
  • 8 Tickets to Sunday Night
  • VIP Reception
  • 8 Preferred Tickets
  • 8 Ryman Pre-Party Passes
  • Prime Logo Recognition on BFTB Promo
  • 12 Tickets to Sunday Night
  • VIP Reception
  • Private Backstage M&G at BFTB
  • 12 Preferred Tickets
  • 12 Preferred Seats @ Ryman Pre-Party
  • 12 M&G - Photo OP on Ryman Stage
  • 6 Tickets to Future DW Show
  • 1 BFTB Signed Guitar
  • Personalized BFTB Swag
  • Premier Logo Recognition On BFTB Promo
  • Premier Logo Recognition at Sunday Night
  • VIP Reception Private Backstage
  • M&G at BFTB Private Dinner With Drake & Alex at Their Favorite Nashville Restaurant
  • 15 Tickets to Sunday Night VIP Reception
  • 5 Premier Tickets to BFTB
  • 15 Premier Seats @ Ryman Pre-Party
  • 15 M&G - Photo OP on Ryman Stage
  • 8 Tickets to Future DW Show
  • 1 BFTB Signed Guitar Personalized
  • BFTB Swag


To donate by check, wire transfer, or another method, contact us at olivia@whyandhow.com and harrison@whyandhow.com for details. Thank you for your generous support.



Through music and community, our goal is to raise awareness and resources to foster innovation in adolescent brain health, empower veterans and their families and bridge the gap between alternative medicine and public perception. Together, we hope to inspire a community of understanding, improve quality of life.

Benefit For The Brain is a Tennessee nonprofit corporation operating through a fiscal sponsorship with Players Philanthropy Fund, Inc. a Texas nonprofit corporation recognized by IRS as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (Federal Tax ID: 27-6601178,ppf.org/pp). Contributions to Benefit For The Brain qualify as tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.