Community investment

BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES BY GIVING BACK

Rooted in our core value of A Spirit of Caring, AvalonBay has a long-standing history of building strong communities by giving back. We deepened our commitment in 2015, and launched our Building Strong Communities philanthropy and community engagement strategy, which focuses on community preparedness and disaster relief, affordable housing, and support for the disadvantaged.

In 2017, we contributed $1.95 million cash and in-kind donations and over 11,000 volunteer hours to more than 100 charitable organizations across our major markets. Our tradition of sponsoring an annual Spirit of Caring Month also continues to be an important aspect of our philanthropy strategy and in 2018, we will celebrate our 7^th annual Spirit of Caring Month in May.

FOCUS AREA 1: COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS & DISASTER RELIEF

AvalonBay believes in helping those in need during times of natural and human disasters. We do this by partnering with the American Red Cross and supporting them with a $1 million donation as a Disaster Responder Partner. As part of our partnership in 2017, we hosted 87 blood drives at our communities and offices and donated over 1,700 pints of blood.

FOCUS AREA 2: AFFORDABLE HOUSING

AvalonBay believes a safe, comfortable home provides a strong foundation for all else in life. We do this by funding:

Mid Atlantic

Boston

Caritas Communities

Long Island

Long Island Real Estate Group

New Jersey

New Jersey Community Development Corporation

New York City

Northern California

Pacific Northwest

Habitat for Humanity - King County

Southern California

FOCUS AREA 3: SUPPORT FOR AT-RISK POPULATIONS

AvalonBay believes in supporting at-risk populations in our local communities to improve their quality of life. We do this by supporting regional charities such as: