A LEGACY OF

GIVING

“ When we began in 1963, we meant to change the lives of a few people …

Instead, we changed the world.”– Mary Kay Ash, Founder

The first brick in a great empire was laid at the kitchen table of Mary Kay Ash.

On Sept. 13, 1963, with a humble dream to enrich women’s lives and her life

savings of $5,000, Mary Kay set out to create a better world than the one

in which she lived.

Mary Kay Ash founded her dream Company on the Golden Rule:

Treat others the way you want to be treated. That’s why we’re committed

to changing the lives of women and children around the world. We call it

Pink Changing Lives®.

TRANSFORMMary Kay is transforming the lives of women

and children in difficult circumstances.

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Mary Kay Ash dreamed of enriching women’s lives – but she knew that cancer and domestic violence affect women on the deepest of levels, regardless of geography, age or economic circumstances. With that in mind, she founded The Mary Kay FoundationSM in 1996. Since its inception, the Foundation has granted more than $60 million to support organizations committed to ending domestic violence and cancers affecting women.

ABUSE PREVENTION Mary Kay is the lead sponsor of the loveisrespect.org text-for-help service that provides a free and anonymous way for young people to get healthy dating and relationship support. By sending the text “loveis” to 22522, texters are connected with peer advocates at the National Dating Abuse Hotline.

Mary Kay sponsored 20 Nature Explore® Classrooms at domestic violence shelters across the United States. Young survivors of domestic violence can use these healing gardens to begin a path of recovery in a peaceful environment.

Mary Kay’s Lobbying for Good program began in the 1980s, and since that time, Mary Kay employees and independent sales force members have met with legislators throughout the United States.

Mary Kay partners with the National Alpha Chi Omega sorority to educate more than 20,000 college women annually on the warning signs of an abusive relationship and resources for support.

INSPIREMary Kay is inspiring the next generation of women.

Now well into our next 50 years, Mary Kay is focused on encouraging the next generation of women to lead. Through partnerships with leadership development organizations like the Girl Scouts® and the Junior League, Mary Kay’s time-tested principles inspire programs for young girls and college-bound high school students.

Mary Kay Germany sponsored a new Mary Kay School in Rwanda, Africa, to help bring new opportunities to children in the region.

The Girl Scouts® are helping Mary Kay reach the next generation of leaders and educate young girls about healthy relationships.

Independent sales force members in the United States have supported more than 15 homes in partnership with Habitat for Humanity®.

Volunteers from Mary Kay Spain get involved in community initiatives to help inspire future generations to support the world around them.

EMPOWERMary Kay is empowering women to realize their highest

potential – to redefine what seemed impossible.

SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESS In partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, the Mary Kay Women’s Small Business Fund was co- founded by Mary Kay China and the China Women’s Development Foundation to help women start their own companies through small business loans or microfinance. Mary Kay China has provided more than $4 million (USD) to help enrich the lives of women across 20 provinces in China.

During a trip to China, Nathan Moore, Mary Kay Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, tours a small business and beneficiary of the Mary Kay Women’s Small Business Fund. Mary Kay China has partnered with the China Women’s Development Foundation (CWDF) since 2001 to promote entrepreneurship among women through small interest-free loans to begin their own businesses and help sustain their families. As part of this initiative, Mary Kay China has supported more than 70,000 women.

Mary Kay strives to preserve our precious and limited resources for future generations.

In keeping with our Pink Doing Green® philosophy, knowing that our actions today impact future generations, Mary Kay is always looking for ways to be more sustainable and green.

Mary Kay’s global manufacturing facility in Dallas is leading the way in waste reduction. By following environmentally responsible practices and implementing an extensive recycling program, this facility has

achieved status as a zero-landfill site, and water consumption has decreased by more than 20 percent.

Our efforts don’t stop there. Mary Kay distribution centers both in the United States and China ship orders using packing materials made from renewable corn and potato starch (bio peanuts), which are 100 percent biodegradable. We’re working to reduce our carbon footprint, with four facilities powered by 100 percent renewable energy.

Mary Kay is one of the first companies to implement extensive recycling programs that now include product-line packaging, paper, plastic, corrugated cardboard, ink cartridges, old cellphones and aluminum. And many Mary Kay® product inserts are printed on paper with a minimum of 20 percent recycled content.

At our global headquarters in the United States, Mary Kay encourages the independent sales force to return their recyclable color refill cases and flip-top caps – and for every 10 received, we plant one tree with support from the U.S. Forest

Service and the Arbor Day Foundation®. And in China, Mary Kay encourages Independent Beauty Consultants, employees and consumers to use meticulously crafted, environmentally friendly bags. Proceeds from this program have helped the region plant more than 100,000 trees.

Worldwide, the Company has committed to planting one million trees.

PRESERVE

MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

The Mary Kay commitment to giving can be felt around the globe. Here’s a glimpse at more ways we’re changing the lives of women and children in communities throughout the world.

Mary Kay Ash held two causes closest to her heart: She wanted to end domestic violence and cancers that affect women. As a Company and as an independent sales force, we carry on her mission without end until those dreams have been realized.

Each year in the United States, The Mary Kay FoundationSM awards $3 million in unrestricted grants to domestic violence shelters throughout the country. And more than $1 million each year in research grants has fueled new discoveries in potential cures for cancer, bringing hope to women and their families. Mary Kay Inc. is committed to ending domestic violence. While supporting domestic violence shelters and programs, the Company also is focused on prevention efforts, including healthy relationship training, support, literature and services to young people. In Canada, the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation also supports ending domestic violence and helps provide emotional and social support to more than 8,000 Canadian women each year living with cancer. No one knows and understands the link between appearance and self-esteem better than the women behind Mary Kay. For this reason, more than 1,500 Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants volunteer with the organization each year.

DELIVERING HOPE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

During Mary Kay’s Global Day of Beauty events, survivors of domestic violence are treated to Mary Kay makeovers that help them feel as beautiful as they are.

A very deserving recipient accepts a Shelter Grant Award, one of 150 such grants The Mary Kay FoundationSM awards each year to women’s shelters throughout the United States.

NORTH AMERICA

MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

The Mary Kay commitment to giving can be felt around the globe. Here’s a glimpse at more ways we’re changing the lives of women and children in communities throughout the world.

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Helping breast cancer survivors and domestic violence victims is at the heart of Mary Kay’s work in Latin America. Prevention, early detection, emergency support and resources for survivors fuel our community outreach programs in the region.

1. Mary Kay Brazil also established its own institute to promote women’s well-being through education, empowerment, health and family, as well as professional and social development.

2. Underprivileged children receive nutritious meals at Comamos y Crezcamos con Alegría A.C. With support from Mary Kay Mexico, this organization strives to curb malnutrition and domestic violence among needy families in the region.

3. Employees from Mary Kay Argentina get ready to add a fresh coat of paint to the “Cottage of Colors,” a shelter for victims of family violence.

THROUGHOUT MEXICO, BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA, MARY KAY IS GIVING WOMEN AND CHILDREN THE GIFT OF A BRIGHTER TOMORROW.

LATIN AMERICA

MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

The Mary Kay commitment to giving can be felt around the globe. Here’s a glimpse at more ways we’re changing the lives of women and children in communities throughout the world.

From sponsoring children’s lifesaving surgeries to supporting family networks and initiatives to enriching education, Mary Kay Europe is delivering on the promise of a better future. 1. An employee from Mary Kay

Kazakhstan helps brighten an elderly woman’s day during an International Women’s Day event to honor elderly women in the community.

2. Mary Kay Russia supports the Malenkaya Mama (Teen Mother) program. Designed to keep children at risk for abandonment out of orphanages, the program teaches teen mothers how to care for their babies.

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EUROPEMARY KAY EUROPE IS UNITED IN ITS MISSION TO HELP WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN NEED.

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3. Mary Kay in the Czech Republic has adopted the adorable penguin, Miki, as a Company mascot. Miki helps connect with children and spread joy throughout the country.

4. Mary Kay Kazakhstan’s partnership with the Bauirzhan Social Fund provides program support and joyful memories for children at the Balbulak Center.

5. Mary Kay Moldova supports projects for Save Life, an organization whose mission is to collect and distribute funds for the treatment of severely ill children and teens.

MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

The Mary Kay commitment to giving can be felt around the globe. Here’s a glimpse at more ways we’re changing the lives of women and children in communities throughout the world.

Scholarships, teaching facilities and the refurbishment of libraries for children at the Mary Kay Spring Bud Primary Schools are supported by Mary Kay China. And throughout China, Taiwan, Australia and Korea, Mary Kay is working to promote education and research that raises the standard of women’s health in impoverished communities.

ASIA PACIFIC

1. Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants participate in an auction to raise funds for women’s and children’s organizations. Mary Kay China funds organizations dedicated to improving the lives of women and children throughout the region.

DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING FUTURE GENERATIONS

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2. Mary Kay Malaysia employees distribute food to underprivileged children as part of the HOPE Malaysia Food Distribution Program, of which Mary Kay Malaysia is a sponsor.

3. Mary Kay Hong Kong employees and friends partner with the Yuen Yuen Institute to raise funds for children with special needs and the elderly suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

4. Mary Kay Australia supports both the Salvation Army® and Look Good Feel Better®, an organization that provides beauty sessions to cancer patients undergoing treatment, with the goal of improving their self-esteem and quality of life.

Thanks to the efforts of Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants world-wide, Mary Kay’s global cause-marketing initiative, Beauty That Counts®, has generated millions of dollars to help make the lives of women and children in need just a bit more beautiful. A portion of the sale from each of these earmarked Mary Kay® products benefits organizations dedicated to promoting the education, self-reliance, health and well-being of women and their families – because when women thrive, beautiful things happen.

BEAUTYTHAT COUNTS

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BRAZIL:INSTITUTO SE TOQUE

(BE AWARE)

ARGENTINA:FUNDACIÓN VIDA SIN VIOLENCIA

(LIFE WITHOUT VIOLENCE FOUNDATION)

UNITED STATES:THE MARY KAY FOUNDATIONSM

CANADA:THE MARY KAY ASH

CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

MEXICO:FUNDACIÓN ORIGEN

GERMANY:HORIZONT

UNITED KINGDOM:RAINBOW TRUST

CHILDREN’S CHARITY

SPAIN:FUNDACION INTEGRA

PORTUGAL:OPERATION RED NOSE

SLOVAKIA:ORIN PANACEASUMMER CAMP

CZECH REPUBLIC:Fond Ohrožených Dětí

POLAND:BEAUTIFUL LIFE

FOUNDATION

MOLDOVA:SAVE LIFE

BELARUS:TOUCH OF LIFE

ARMENIA:ORRAN (HAVEN) FORCHILDREN & ELDERLY

UKRAINE:BREAST CANCER CARE

KAZAKHSTAN:POSADI DEREVO

MALAYSIA:HOPE MALAYSIA

WORLDWIDE

SINGAPORE:HOPE Singapore Worldwide

RUSSIA:OPERATION SMILE

CHINA:SHANGHAI SOONG

CHING LING CHARITY FOUNDATION

PHILIPPINES:WELCOME HOUSE OF

GOOD SHEPHERD

AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND:

SALVATION ARMY &LOOK GOOD FEEL

BETTER®

TAIWAN:TAIWAN FUND FOR

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

HONG KONG:HONG KONG BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION

KOREA:CHILDFUND KOREA

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At the core of Mary Kay’s dream to enrich women’s lives was her burning desire for every woman to recognize the power she has to make this world a better place. She built her Company on the unwavering foundation of the Golden Rule, which unites women everywhere – regardless of background, culture or geography – around a common mission. More than 50 years later, that mission continues to light the way for our future.

One woman at a time, she changed the world. And her great legacy – our great legacy – continues.

Transforming lives. Inspiring future generations. Empowering women. Preserving our environment.

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