About Wynn Resorts Foundation
A defining pattern in Wynn Resorts Foundation giving is its repeated support for Nevada-based community nonprofits, especially organizations in Las Vegas. The foundation’s recent grants show a mix of education, cultural enrichment, vibrant communities, and volunteer-driven support, with several recipients appearing in multiple years. That includes Grant a Gift Autism Foundation, which received $131,700 in 2023, $120,214 in 2024, and $101,555 in 2025, as well as Nevada Ballet Theatre, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada, and Three Square. The grant history also shows support for health and social service organizations such as amfAR The Foundation for AIDS Research, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and the Tyler Robinson Foundation. Beyond direct charitable grants, the foundation’s active programs include corporate donation and in-kind request portals, employee matching gifts, and volunteer-based grantmaking. Its stated focus areas point to education, workforce preparedness, at-risk youth, community programs, neighborhood development, environmental preservation, the arts, and engaged citizenship. The overall pattern is a regional funder that concentrates most of its support in places where Wynn operates, with a strong emphasis on local nonprofits and employee-connected philanthropy.
What Wynn Resorts Foundation Funds
In education and workforce preparedness, Wynn Resorts Foundation supported Clark County School District with $37,706 in 2025, and Communities In Schools Inc with $51,600 in 2023. These grants fit alongside its stated interest in innovation and at-risk youth. In cultural enrichment, Nevada Ballet Theatre received $117,166 in 2025 and $87,758 in 2024, while The Smith Center For The Performing Arts received $60,559 in 2025. Community-serving organizations also appear often: Three Square received $77,704 in 2024, $65,346 in 2025, and $54,571 in 2023, and the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada received $44,947 in 2024, $39,332 in 2023, and $38,096 in 2025. Health-related giving includes amfAR The Foundation for AIDS Research at $195,000 in 2025 and St Jude Children's Hospital at $90,965 in 2025.
How Wynn Resorts Foundation Gives
Typical recent grant sizes sit around $8,000 at the 25th percentile, a $10,101 median, and $20,210 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list also shows a wider set of larger charitable grants, including repeated awards to some of the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts in several cases. The foundation uses both competitive community grants and corporate donation or in-kind request portals, and it also runs employee matching and volunteer-based grant programs. Some programs accept unsolicited requests, including the corporate donation and in-kind portal and employee matching gifts.
