Local Communities
At Ares, we support our local communities and nonprofit organizations through firmwide volunteering, matching donations, and voluntary board service.
Launched 2012 Ares in Motion ("AIM") is our signature employee engagement program through which we design and deliver skills- and service-based volunteer opportunities so that our employees can give back to the communities where we operate. It also offers a platform through which the firm matches employees' donations for charitable causes. When we give back as a firm, we witness the benefits firsthand in our team members, the companies in which we invest, our industry, and those who live and work in the communities where we operate.
Regional committees organize, plan, and champion skills-and-service-based volunteer opportunities throughout the year including our annual “Summer of Service” - a marathon of transformation volunteering. The volunteer engagements include coaching students through entrepreneurial pitch competitions, beautifying parks, beaches, and urban spaces, mentoring young women across Asia, cooking and serving food to people in need, and providing pro bono assistance to underserved communities.
Volunteer
Ares employees are offered and participate in a variety of volunteer and community engagement opportunities throughout the year. Team members are encouraged to join regional committees to plan, organize and champion volunteer events in their local communities.
Charity Board Training and Placement
We build the capacity of our employees to impact their communities by training and placing them to serve on nonprofit organization boards. Employees learn the fundamental skills necessary to impact the nonprofit's missions and translate those learnings into the workplace.
Charitable Matching
Employees are encouraged to donate to the causes that are most meaningful to them and amplify their impact through a dollar-for-dollar company match.
Relief Efforts Program
Offers Ares team members an opportunity to aid disaster relief, prevention and education, and armed services support efforts in the United States and around the world.
Our Impact
In 2021, the Ares Team came together in a big way to support the needs of our communities through donor support, volunteering and awareness - below are the highlights.
$3m+
$296,000
$531,000
1,300
What AIM Means to our Team Members
"A big pull for me, here at Ares, are the AIM events. I’m a fan of the program. Since it is very difficult to balance work and home life, I appreciate the opportunities that Ares provides its employees to volunteer for such a worthwhile program!"
"I helped renovate the backyard of a school with a group of colleagues. It was a really awesome experience. I think one of the best parts was just seeing how well the team worked together. We had everyone pitching in to get projects completed, from college interns all the way up to executive level folks. We built picnic tables, we repainted the school entrance and we even created a giant mural together. It was so cool to see what we had accomplished when we were done. It turned out great!"
"AIM events provide a unique opportunity for different business segments to collaborate and give back to our respective communities. One of my favorites is Cycle for Survival, an annual event affiliated with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center that raises funds for rare cancer research. As captain of the 40-person AIM Los Angeles team, I am proud to say that we not only consistently field one of the largest corporate teams, but also have been recognized as the top fund-raising group among the 250+ teams in Southern California!"
Representative Partnerships
Board Positions
Charity Partners
