MGM Resorts International
Bill Hornbuckle, president and CEO of MGM Resorts International, announced a $1 million gift to a Las Vegas autism organization on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, during a fundraising event at Allegiant Stadium.
Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 | 2 a.m.
MGM Resorts International is gifting $1 million to a Las Vegas autism foundation to help people with developmental disabilities land jobs with the company, President and CEO Bill Hornbuckle said.
The donation to the Grant a Gift Autism Foundation-Ackerman Center will be paid out over five years, said Hornbuckle, who made the announcement Thursday at the group’s annual fundraiser at Allegiant Stadium.
The money will go toward a vocational training program and provide an avenue for autistic adults to get jobs at MGM properties in Las Vegas.
MGM has “a responsibility to contribute to the social and economic progress of our community, including creating pathways to employment,” Hornbuckle said in a statement.
Hornbuckle said the idea for the gift took shape last year after his wife, Wendy, became active with the autism organization. Part of its mission is to help people with autism land jobs though vocational programs.
The gift will help facilitate a job training program tailored specifically for MGM, which employs about 55,000 people in Las Vegas and is the largest private employer in Nevada.
Participants will go through 12 weeks of training to learn vocational skills. They will then have the chance to apply for certain open MGM positions.
MGM operates 10 casino-resorts on the Las Vegas Strip: Bellagio, Aria, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Park MGM, Mirage, New York-New York, Luxor, Excalibur and Cosmopolitan.
