{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"121765","rtpr_id":"nPn1H9LQWa","ticker":"MGM","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["MGM"],"title":"The MGM Resorts Foundation Awards More Than $4.6M to Local Charities","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-18T13:00:06.775Z","article_body":"The MGM Resorts Foundation Awards More Than $4.6M to Local Charities\n\nPR Newswire\n\nLAS VEGAS, Aug. 18, 2026\n\nEmployee giving powers 211 grants supporting nonprofits addressing local\nneeds\n\nLAS VEGAS, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- More than $4.6 million is headed to\nnonprofit organizations in communities where MGM Resorts employees live and\nwork. The MGM Resorts Foundation has awarded 211 grants, fueled by\ncontributions from employees and guests. Recipients span communities in\nNevada, Michigan, Ohio, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts,\nas well as the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.\n\nEmployee involvement extends to the Foundation's Community Grant Councils,\nwhere volunteers from across the company review applications and help identify\norganizations that are creating meaningful impact in their local communities.\nThis year, 87 Council members reviewed hundreds of applications across the\ncountry.\n\n\"What makes the Foundation special is that our employees are invested in this\nwork in every sense. They contribute their own dollars, understand the needs\nin their communities and help ensure those dollars reach organizations making\na real difference,\" said Maria Jose Gatti, Vice President of Philanthropy at\nMGM Resorts. \"It's a model that puts our employees, and the communities they\ncall home, at the heart of our giving.\"\n\nThis year's grant recipients range from local grassroots nonprofits to\norganizations making an impact across multiple MGM Resorts' communities,\nincluding:\n\n * Shoes That Fit, which provides new athletic shoes and other essentials to\nchildren facing financial hardship, received support in five regions,\nincluding Southern Nevada, Southern Mississippi, New Jersey, Westchester &\nBronx Counties and Western Massachusetts.\n * Gamers Outreach, which provides hospitalized children with therapeutic gaming\nexperiences, received funding in six regions, including Southern Nevada,\nSouthern Mississippi, Michigan, New Jersey, Westchester & Bronx Counties\nand Western Massachusetts.\nFor members of the Community Grant Councils, reviewing applications offers a\nfirsthand look at the needs and the impact within their own communities.\n\n\"Reviewing applications can be emotional because you see just how many people\nneed support. But it's also inspiring to learn about the organizations\nstepping up to meet those needs. I will continue to talk about the work they\ndo long after reading their applications.\" – Corporate Partnerships Manager\nand member of the Southern Nevada Community Grant Council\n\n\"Reading these applications gave me a deeper appreciation for the\norganizations quietly doing incredible work every day. It's rewarding to know\nour decisions help strengthen the communities we call home.\" – Human\nResources Partner and member of the Greater Washington Community Grant Council\n\nBehind each of the 211 grants is a story of an organization meeting a need,\ncreating opportunity or helping someone move toward a brighter future. A full\nlist of grant recipients can be found here\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4754388-1&h=3467363037&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mgmresorts.com%2Fen%2Fcompany%2Ffoundation%2Fcommunity-grant-application.html&a=here)\n.\n\nFORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS\nStatements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking\nstatements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act\nof 1995, as amended, and involve risks and/or uncertainties, including those\ndescribed in MGM Resorts' public filings with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of\nforward-looking terminology such as \"believes,\" \"expects,\" \"could,\" \"may,\"\n\"will,\" \"should,\" \"seeks,\" \"likely,\" \"intends,\" \"plans,\" \"pro forma,\"\n\"projects,\" \"estimates\" or \"anticipates\" or the negative of these words and\nphrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future\nevents or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. MGM\nResorts has based forward-looking statements on management's current\nexpectations and assumptions and not on historical facts. Examples of these\nstatements include, but are not limited to, MGM Resorts' expectations the size\nand timing of grants to be issued by the MGM Resorts Foundation. These\nforward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among\nthe important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially\nfrom those indicated in such forward-looking statements include risks related\nto the effects of economic conditions and market conditions in the markets in\nwhich MGM Resorts operates and competition with other destination travel\nlocations throughout the United States and the world, the design, timing and\ncosts of expansion projects, risks relating to international operations,\npermits, licenses, financings, approvals and other contingencies in connection\nwith growth in new or existing jurisdictions and additional risks and\nuncertainties described in MGM Resorts' Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K\nreports (including all amendments to those reports). In providing\nforward-looking statements, MGM Resorts is not undertaking any duty or\nobligation to update these statements publicly as a result of new information,\nfuture events or otherwise, except as required by law. If MGM Resorts updates\none or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it\nwill make additional updates with respect to those other forward-looking\nstatements.\n\nABOUT MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL\nMGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global gaming and\nentertainment company with national and international destinations featuring\nbest-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and conference\nspaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment experiences, and an\nextensive array of restaurant, nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts\ncreates immersive, iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired\nbrands. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses 30 unique hotel and gaming\ndestinations globally, including some of the most recognizable resort brands\nin the industry. The Company's 50/50 venture, BetMGM, LLC, offers\nsports betting and online gaming in North America through market-leading\nbrands, including BetMGM and partypoker, and the Company's subsidiary, LV\nLion Holding Limited, offers sports betting and online gaming through\nmarket-leading brands in several jurisdictions throughout Europe and Brazil.\nThe Company is currently pursuing targeted expansion in Asia through an\nintegrated resort development in Japan. Through its Focused on What Matters\nphilosophy, MGM Resorts commits to creating a more sustainable future, while\nstriving to make a bigger difference in the lives of its employees, guests and\nin the communities where it operates. The global employees of MGM Resorts are\nproud of their company for being recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's\nWorld's Most Admired Companies®. For more information, please visit us\nat mgmresorts.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4754388-1&h=1193073104&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D4382053-1%26h%3D2319270735%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.mgmresorts.com%252F%26a%3Dwww.mgmresorts.com&a=mgmresorts.com)\n. Please also connect with us @MGMResortsIntl on X as well as Facebook and\nInstagram.\n\nMGM RESORTS CONTACT:\nAndrea Bruce\nManager, Corporate Communications\nabruce@mgmresorts.com (mailto:abruce@mgmresorts.com)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-mgm-resorts-foundation-awards-more-than-4-6m-to-local-charities-302853417.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-mgm-resorts-foundation-awards-more-than-4-6m-to-local-charities-302853417.html)\n\nSOURCE MGM Resorts International\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1971221/MGMR-Foundation.jpg?id=OA2892213\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn1H9LQWa","title":"The MGM Resorts Foundation Awards More Than $4.6M to Local Charities","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"MGM","created":"2026-08-18T13:00:06.775Z","tickers":["MGM"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"The MGM Resorts Foundation Awards More Than $4.6M to Local Charities\n\nPR Newswire\n\nLAS VEGAS, Aug. 18, 2026\n\nEmployee giving powers 211 grants supporting nonprofits addressing local\nneeds\n\nLAS VEGAS, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- More than $4.6 million is headed to\nnonprofit organizations in communities where MGM Resorts employees live and\nwork. The MGM Resorts Foundation has awarded 211 grants, fueled by\ncontributions from employees and guests. Recipients span communities in\nNevada, Michigan, Ohio, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts,\nas well as the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.\n\nEmployee involvement extends to the Foundation's Community Grant Councils,\nwhere volunteers from across the company review applications and help identify\norganizations that are creating meaningful impact in their local communities.\nThis year, 87 Council members reviewed hundreds of applications across the\ncountry.\n\n\"What makes the Foundation special is that our employees are invested in this\nwork in every sense. They contribute their own dollars, understand the needs\nin their communities and help ensure those dollars reach organizations making\na real difference,\" said Maria Jose Gatti, Vice President of Philanthropy at\nMGM Resorts. \"It's a model that puts our employees, and the communities they\ncall home, at the heart of our giving.\"\n\nThis year's grant recipients range from local grassroots nonprofits to\norganizations making an impact across multiple MGM Resorts' communities,\nincluding:\n\n * Shoes That Fit, which provides new athletic shoes and other essentials to\nchildren facing financial hardship, received support in five regions,\nincluding Southern Nevada, Southern Mississippi, New Jersey, Westchester &\nBronx Counties and Western Massachusetts.\n * Gamers Outreach, which provides hospitalized children with therapeutic gaming\nexperiences, received funding in six regions, including Southern Nevada,\nSouthern Mississippi, Michigan, New Jersey, Westchester & Bronx Counties\nand Western Massachusetts.\nFor members of the Community Grant Councils, reviewing applications offers a\nfirsthand look at the needs and the impact within their own communities.\n\n\"Reviewing applications can be emotional because you see just how many people\nneed support. But it's also inspiring to learn about the organizations\nstepping up to meet those needs. I will continue to talk about the work they\ndo long after reading their applications.\" – Corporate Partnerships Manager\nand member of the Southern Nevada Community Grant Council\n\n\"Reading these applications gave me a deeper appreciation for the\norganizations quietly doing incredible work every day. It's rewarding to know\nour decisions help strengthen the communities we call home.\" – Human\nResources Partner and member of the Greater Washington Community Grant Council\n\nBehind each of the 211 grants is a story of an organization meeting a need,\ncreating opportunity or helping someone move toward a brighter future. A full\nlist of grant recipients can be found here\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4754388-1&h=3467363037&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mgmresorts.com%2Fen%2Fcompany%2Ffoundation%2Fcommunity-grant-application.html&a=here)\n.\n\nFORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS\nStatements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking\nstatements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act\nof 1995, as amended, and involve risks and/or uncertainties, including those\ndescribed in MGM Resorts' public filings with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of\nforward-looking terminology such as \"believes,\" \"expects,\" \"could,\" \"may,\"\n\"will,\" \"should,\" \"seeks,\" \"likely,\" \"intends,\" \"plans,\" \"pro forma,\"\n\"projects,\" \"estimates\" or \"anticipates\" or the negative of these words and\nphrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future\nevents or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. MGM\nResorts has based forward-looking statements on management's current\nexpectations and assumptions and not on historical facts. Examples of these\nstatements include, but are not limited to, MGM Resorts' expectations the size\nand timing of grants to be issued by the MGM Resorts Foundation. These\nforward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among\nthe important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially\nfrom those indicated in such forward-looking statements include risks related\nto the effects of economic conditions and market conditions in the markets in\nwhich MGM Resorts operates and competition with other destination travel\nlocations throughout the United States and the world, the design, timing and\ncosts of expansion projects, risks relating to international operations,\npermits, licenses, financings, approvals and other contingencies in connection\nwith growth in new or existing jurisdictions and additional risks and\nuncertainties described in MGM Resorts' Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K\nreports (including all amendments to those reports). In providing\nforward-looking statements, MGM Resorts is not undertaking any duty or\nobligation to update these statements publicly as a result of new information,\nfuture events or otherwise, except as required by law. If MGM Resorts updates\none or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it\nwill make additional updates with respect to those other forward-looking\nstatements.\n\nABOUT MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL\nMGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global gaming and\nentertainment company with national and international destinations featuring\nbest-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and conference\nspaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment experiences, and an\nextensive array of restaurant, nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts\ncreates immersive, iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired\nbrands. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses 30 unique hotel and gaming\ndestinations globally, including some of the most recognizable resort brands\nin the industry. The Company's 50/50 venture, BetMGM, LLC, offers\nsports betting and online gaming in North America through market-leading\nbrands, including BetMGM and partypoker, and the Company's subsidiary, LV\nLion Holding Limited, offers sports betting and online gaming through\nmarket-leading brands in several jurisdictions throughout Europe and Brazil.\nThe Company is currently pursuing targeted expansion in Asia through an\nintegrated resort development in Japan. Through its Focused on What Matters\nphilosophy, MGM Resorts commits to creating a more sustainable future, while\nstriving to make a bigger difference in the lives of its employees, guests and\nin the communities where it operates. The global employees of MGM Resorts are\nproud of their company for being recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's\nWorld's Most Admired Companies®. For more information, please visit us\nat mgmresorts.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4754388-1&h=1193073104&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D4382053-1%26h%3D2319270735%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.mgmresorts.com%252F%26a%3Dwww.mgmresorts.com&a=mgmresorts.com)\n. Please also connect with us @MGMResortsIntl on X as well as Facebook and\nInstagram.\n\nMGM RESORTS CONTACT:\nAndrea Bruce\nManager, Corporate Communications\nabruce@mgmresorts.com (mailto:abruce@mgmresorts.com)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-mgm-resorts-foundation-awards-more-than-4-6m-to-local-charities-302853417.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-mgm-resorts-foundation-awards-more-than-4-6m-to-local-charities-302853417.html)\n\nSOURCE MGM Resorts International\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1971221/MGMR-Foundation.jpg?id=OA2892213\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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