We start every day with an understanding that we can make an impact for good. It drives our decisions. It fuels our actions. And it influences our future planning. It is both our privilege and our pledge to act: locally, nationally, globally. Our communities are an integral part of our success. When they thrive, all of us are better for it.

We channel servant-led passion and use it for boots-on-the-ground community service, financial support of numerous not-for-profits, and nurturing a mindset among all our employee-partners that we are here to build something greater than all of us. We’re constantly looking for ways to do more. We understand the obligation we have as a corporation to do the right thing, and we work towards that, every day. From helping schools get the supplies they need, to helping to fund research and prevention of heart disease and cancer, Cintas defines success by looking at what we’re doing to improve our communities.

We’re with our customers for a better workday, and we’re with our communities for a better world.

SEE WHAT WE’VE BEEN ACCOMPLISHING IN OUR PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS

The Community Impact Report includes both stories and giving data for our key philanthropic relationships, along with the local community organizations and events that Cintas proudly supported over the last fiscal year.

About Cintas Cares

Cintas Cares is the umbrella under which Cintas engages with our local communities and charitable and philanthropic organizations.

We’re immensely proud of the impact our employee-partners have made in our broader community. Established on the belief that everyone can make a difference, no matter how big or small the effort, Cintas Cares is dedicated to supporting causes and organizations in our local communities in addition to internationally recognized charitable organizations with whom the company has formalized relationships.

With both national platform and hometown opportunities, Cintas Cares provides a framework in which Cintas employee-partners can be active in the community, support the common good and raise funds and awareness for important causes. Each year, Cintas employee-partners throughout North America participate in enterprise-wide programs and fundraisers and offer additional to support local organizations doing good in their local communities. This includes monetary donations, in-kind donations, and active fundraising on behalf of key charitable and not-for-profit organizations.

History

The concept of Cintas Cares originated in 2010 when Cintas published its first Corporate Social Responsibility report, discussing its philanthropic community activities, safety and health vision, environmental sustainability initiatives and its diversity and inclusion programs.

Together, these activities helped Cintas make a bigger impact in its broader community and extending its influence and reach past our employee-partners, customers and shareholders.

In 2014, the annual CSR report was turned digital and CintasCares.com was launched. The website provided greater information and context about Cintas’ key programs.

The name had staying power, and in the late 2019s, Cintas Cares was formalized as the company’s corporate philanthropy and community engagement platform.

Cintas Cares Mission

To proactively enhance Cintas’ involvement in the community while supporting the goals of the business by creating a positive public image, fostering an engaging work environment, and supporting organizations which directly impact the personal and professional lives of our partners, customers, and Stakeholders.

Cintas Cares Vision

Cintas Cares will be recognized internationally as a dedicated partner with a deep-rooted spirit of giving, establishing the belief in our internal and external partners that we can all make a positive impact on the lives of others.

CORPORATE RELATIONSHIPS

Cintas has six primary philanthropic partnerships and initiatives.

Managed at the corporate level through Cintas’ Corporate Affairs Department, these six initiatives allow involvement from all of our U.S. locations and employee-partners. Each partnership is different, but each includes the opportunity for employee-partners and locations across the company to participate in fundraising and awareness activities to direct support these organizations. Our history and involvement with this organizations is detailed throughout this report.

Our Canadian employee-partners partner with similar organizations on a national level, include the equivalent Canadian charities that advance cancer, diabetes, and heart health awareness.

LOCAL INVOLVEMENT

We strive to be good community stewards in every city we operate and serve. One key element of that is our field location’s involvement in their local communities.

We encourage our more than 450 locations across the United States and Canada to get involved and form relationships with local charitable organizations and causes that are meaningful to their business and directly support their communities and neighbors. The Cintas Cares team provides toolkits and support to locations interested in initiating civic and community relationships in their cities and towns.

In addition to our main corporate partnerships, our local engagement also helps broaden Cintas’ impact across North America and provide direct support to organizations helping address the area’s most pressing needs.

These relationships take on many forms, and our locations support a wide variety of causes and organizations, including food banks, donation centers, in-school and after-school programs, neighborhood clean-ups, holiday adoptions, meal service and shelters.

These efforts are regularly documented and shared across the company in regular internal updates called “On the Road” to help share the success of our locations’ local charitable efforts, and also encourage and inspire other locations to get involved.

Cincinnati-area Relationships

In addition to Cintas’ six corporate-level philanthropic relations, we also support other local charitable programs out of our corporate headquarters in Cincinnati. These include relationships with Adopt A Class, where teams of volunteer employee-partners present weekly lessons in local classrooms; the United Way of Greater Cincinnati; and Dress for Success in Cincinnati.

Other corporate headquarter relationships, through sponsorship, donations (monetary or in-kind) or participation, include Boys Hope Girls Hope, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, Disabled American Veterans 5K, Easterseals, All About Women, Toys for Tots, Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA, Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council, Paloozanoire, the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio, and the YWCA Greater Cincinnati.

Published 02.17.25

Cintas and GENYOUth Unite to Combat Student Hunger at Taste of the NFL

Cintas supported GENYOUth's mission to end student hunger by providing Chef Works coats, aprons and additional supplies for celebrity and local chefs and culinary students for the event.

In the heart of vibrant New Orleans, where the streets were full of soulful jazz and scents of delectable cuisines, Cintas took part in the Taste of the NFL event through its partnership with GENYOUth to help support the national nonprofit organization’s goal of ending student hunger.

Taste of the NFL is the largest philanthropic culinary event held each year in conjunction with "The Big Game." This event brought together nationally renowned chefs including Andrew Zimmern, Carla Hall, Mark Bucher, Lasheeda Perry, and Tim Love, as well as locally loved Louisiana chefs, to serve delicious dishes to help raise funds in support of GENYOUth’s mission of ensuring all schoolchildren thrive by living well-nourished and physically active lives. Since its founding in 2010, GENYOUth has increased equitable access to healthy school meals and/or physical activity in 76,000 school communities throughout the nation.

This year’s Taste of the NFL event and related initiatives have generated a collective impact of $2.2 million. This funding will support approximately 1,000 schools and 540,000 students, increasing access to 146 million school meals to foster nutrition security among students.

“GENYOUth and Cintas both share a similar mission when it comes to helping those in their communities,” said Ann Marie Krautheim, CEO of GENYOUth. “Together we are helping to ensure that all students have the opportunity to start their day with a healthy school meal that fuels their minds and bodies.”

Cintas supported GENYOUth by providing over 40 Chef Works coats for celebrity and local chefs, over 80 aprons for culinary students, bar towels, hand sanitizer stations and WellnessMats®. This assistance alleviated the challenges in sourcing these products and helped ensure the event ran as smoothly as possible. It also ensured that participating restaurants and chefs had the necessary supplies for safety and effectiveness while fully enjoying the event.

“Part of our culture is to do the right thing, and by partnering with GENYOUth, we are helping enrich the lives of people that live in the communities where our customers and partners operate,” said Richard Guillory, Group Vice President of Rental at Cintas. “We were excited to be there and partner with GENYOUth and some of our customers to support this mission.”

Several Cintas customers, including local restaurants from Louisiana and other major sponsors, participated in the event. They emphasized how important it is to them to see Cintas support this specific event and help give back to their community.

“It’s always good to see that the companies we do business with support the same causes that we do and that we have a shared vision,” said Ryan Hacker, Executive Chef of Brennan’s, a customer of Cintas. “Cintas has been a great partner for us and has been essential for our business.”

Customers also expressed that Cintas has been a valuable partner in helping their business operations and knowing their specific needs.

“When I found out about Cintas, it was like a match made in heaven,” said Jackie Diaz, Executive Chef of Jamaican Jerk House and Cintas customer. “Every week, they're on time, my rugs are clean, and my towels are clean. During Mardi Gras season or special events, they remember to bring extra supplies, and I don’t even have to remind them. Cintas has been great for my business.”

For the 34th consecutive year, Taste of the NFL proved to be a critically important event that showcased the combined power of community, collaboration, and culinary. The partnership between GENYOUth and Cintas underscored the importance of enriching the lives of students while strengthening the communities they serve.

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