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 five primary philanthropic partnerships and initiatives.

Managed at the corporate level through Cintas’ Corporate Affairs Department, these five 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 directly support these organizations. Our history and involvement with these organizations is detailed throughout this report.

Our Canadian employee-partners partner with similar organizations on a national level, including the equivalent Canadian charities that advance cancer 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 12.12.25

A Cintas Canada Location Helps Raise Over $50,000 for a Significant Cause

At Cintas, employee-partners continually raise the bar in giving back and being a force for good for the communities they serve.

At Cintas, employee-partners continually raise the bar in giving back and being a force for good for the communities they serve. With over 240 locations across North America, Cintas’ impact can be felt far and wide.

A prime example of this took place in Toronto, Canada, where one Management Trainee’s (MT) idea led to a group of Cintas locations raising $50,000 for cancer research in just a few months.

This idea originated with Jake, who joined Cintas in 2024 as part of the Management Trainee program. This past July, he brought this idea to his manager, Luis, General Manager at the Cintas location in Toronto.

“Jake approached me in a one-on-one and asked if we could participate in the Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer tournament, which raises money for cancer research at The Princess Margaret Hospital,” said Luis. “We were looking to do more philanthropic work, and we thought this was a perfect idea.”

The Princess Margaret Hospital is one of the leading oncology research hospitals in the world, and Jake has been participating in their Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer tournament for five years. Because he now works for a large organization, he realized he could make an even greater impact with the company's broad reach.

“As MTs, we are told to push boundaries, take risks and add where we can during our time at Cintas,” said Jake. “It’s something I was already doing, and I thought now that I’m at Cintas, I could do even more to help.”

To garner more support, Luis had Jake speak at the end of a meeting attended by employee-partners from other locations in the Toronto region and propose his idea of raising money and participating in the hockey tournament. Jake was met with resounding smiles and yeses.

Over the next several months, 10 different Cintas locations in the Toronto region helped raise money through different means.

“Our location did a spirit day, where we raffled off different prizes, had a bake sale, and did some contests to help,” said Luis. “Other locations came up with different ideas, but we were all working towards the same goal.”

The fundraising and tournament proved to be a success, as the locations raised $50,000 in just a few months, and had 70 participants from five different locations form five teams to play in the tournament.

“We received so many great responses from our employee-partners before and during the tournament,” said Jake. “Even those who were too far to come play in the tournament asked, ‘How can I help?’ or ‘How can I donate?’”

The Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer tournament ultimately had over 1,500 total participants and raised $3.2 million, with Cintas playing a role in this vital cause.

“Almost everybody in Canada plays hockey, whether on the ice or on the road,” said Luis. “The game is universal here, and unfortunately, cancer is a universal challenge, so what better way to fight it than with something as Canadian as this?”

Jake and Luis are already planning for next year’s tournament and setting a goal to raise $100,000, which would double their total from last year. With more time to prepare and spread awareness, Jake and Luis are confident that they can make this bigger and better each year.

“We want to make this something we participate in every year and have a constant presence,” said Luis. “We want every employee-partner in our region to become familiar with this and create a task force to help bring more awareness and lead the charge.”

Reflecting on the incredible teamwork behind this achievement, Jake emphasized the collaborative spirit that made it possible.

“I couldn’t have done this without Luis and so many other employee-partners at our locations,” said Jake. “This was truly a group effort, and I am so thankful for everyone being able to make this happen.”

All it took to make this a success and start a new tradition was one idea from an employee-partner who had been on the job for just a year. It’s a great example of why Cintas refers to everyone as employee-partners, because whether you have been there for a month or 20 years, entry-level or C-suite, everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.

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