Applications will be accepted Feb. 2-March 6, 2026
BILOXI, Miss. – (Jan. 16, 2026) –The MGM Resorts Foundation is proud to announce that it will be seeking proposals from nonprofit agencies providing direct services to people living in the communities where Beau Rivage employees live and work for the 2026 Community Grant Fund program. Funding will be awarded to local nonprofit agencies that provide services focused on:
Affordable Housing, Economic Opportunity/Workforce Development, Education K-12, Family Services, Food Insecurity, Health and Wellness, Homelessness, Services for Seniors, Services for Veterans and Military Families.
The MGM Resorts Foundation will accept nonprofit grant applications starting Feb. 2, 2026, at 10 a.m. CST until March 6, 2026, at 7 p.m. CST.
To learn more about the 2026 Community Grant Fund application process, MGM Resorts is offering two 1-hour live virtual sessions via Microsoft Teams. Registration is required. Those sessions are:
- Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time. Event link: January 20 Session.
- Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Central Time. Event link: January 22 Session.
As a socially responsible corporation, MGM Resorts believes that the vitality of its business is inextricably tied to the well-being of the communities where it operates. Each year, it supports local nonprofit organizations through community grants.
The MGM Resorts Foundation was established to engage its employees in addressing the community's needs. A portion of the funds allocated through the Foundation comes from employee contributions and their desire to make a difference in the communities where they live and work. In 2025, the MGM Resorts Foundation donated $3,162,963.17 to 134 nonprofits, including more than $182,000 in South Mississippi alone. Since its inception, the MGM Resorts Foundation has raised more than $116 million and supported more than 1,500 charitable organizations in U.S. communities where MGM Resorts operates.
Nonprofit agencies may visit Apply for a Community Grant to review eligibility criteria and begin the online grant application process. Nonprofits are required to provide support of a Community Grant Fund focus area, and operations must be in existence for a minimum of 36 months to be considered. The deadline for Community Grant proposals is March 6, 2026. For questions, email foundation@mgmresorts.com.
ABOUT THE MGM RESORTS FOUNDATION
The MGM Resorts Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and was created in 2002 as an employee workplace giving program. The Foundation makes giving easy and convenient for MGM Resorts’ 61,000+ employees and now guests, while empowering them to assist communities through donations to more than 1,500 non-profit agencies or programs of their choice. MGM Resorts International assumes all administrative costs, so 100 percent of donations reach community causes.
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CONTACT:
Mary Cracchiolo, Beau Rivage, 228.386.7134; mspain@mgmresorts.com
