You don't have to choose between financial returns and social impact.
Ice Miller's Social Impact Team sits at the intersection of private equity, venture capital, individual investment and philanthropy and serves diverse clients who are changing the face of our communities.
We understand our clients do not want to choose between financial returns and social impact. They want to generate "profit with a purpose," and our cross-practice group team ensures they receive sophisticated legal support to bridge the gap between for-profit and tax-exempt markets.
FINANCIAL RETURNS + SOCIAL IMPACT
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Representative Clients
- 16 Tech Community Corporation
- AAA Hoosier Motor Club
- Allos Ventures
- Arch Venture Partners
- Arizona State University
- Balance Point Capital Partners
- Ball State University (and related affiliates)
- Baptist Homes of Indiana, Inc.
- Benedictine University
- BHI Senior Living, Inc.
- Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium Foundation, Inc.
- Black Coaches Association
- Boathouse Capital
- Boise State University
- Butler University
- Cardinal Equity Partners
- Center for Food Integrity, Inc.
- Centerfield Capital Partners
- Central Indiana Community Foundation, Inc.
- Christel House International
- CID Capital
- CincyTech
- Citizens Energy Group
- City of Indianapolis
- Community Action of Greater Indianapolis, Inc.
- Community Health Network Foundation, Inc.
- Community Physicians of Indiana, Inc.
- Conner Prairie Foundation, Inc.
- Conner Prairie Museum, Inc.
- Council for Resource Development
- CrownWheel Partners
- Culver Educational Foundation, Inc.
- Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association
- Daylight Capital
- Deborah Joy Simon Foundation
- Dekko Foundation, Inc.
- DePauw University
- DFW Capital Partners
- Dominican University
- Drive Capital
- DuPage Children's Museum
- Elevate Ventures
- Eleven Fifty Academy, Inc.
- Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
- Endangered Species Chocolate
- Foundation for Educational Choice, Inc.
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- Gary Brackett's IMPACT Foundation, Inc.
- Gene B. Glick Company
- Glick Family Housing Foundation, Inc.
- Grace Brethren Investment Foundation, Inc.
- Healthcare Foundation of La Porte
- Heron Capital
- High Alpha
- Hoosier Cancer Research Network, Inc.
- Hoosier Oncology Group, Inc.
- Illinois Public Pension Fund Association
- IND Foundation, Inc.
- AIM (formerly known as the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns)
- Indiana Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Inc.
- Indiana Association of United Ways
- Indiana Black Expo, Inc.
- Indiana Cord Blood Bank, Inc.
- Indiana Economic Development Corporation
- Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
- Indiana Health Information Technology, Inc.
- Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center, Inc.
- Indiana Secondary Market for Education Loans, Inc. (INvestEd)
- Indiana University (and related affiliates)
- Indianapolis Foundation
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation, Inc.
- IURTC - Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund
- Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
- Ivy Tech Foundation, Inc.
- John W. Anderson Foundation
- Judd Leighton Foundation Inc.
- Kansas Board of Regents
- King Trinitas Foundation, Inc.
- Lake County Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Lineage Capital Partners
- Longitude Capital
- Marian University
- MedVet Foundation
- Mennonite Mutual Aid
- Meridian Street Capital
- Monmouth College
- Monument Advisors, Inc.
- Morton Arboretum
- Mount Carmel Health Systems
- MVC Capital
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- National FFA Organization
- National FFA Foundation, Inc.
- Nevada System of Higher Education
- OFS Capital Corporation
- One Mission Society, Inc.
- Orchard School Foundation
- Oxer Capital
- Park Center, Inc.
- Pension Fund of the Christian Church
- Phi Kappa Psi Foundation
- Pilgrim Lutheran Church
- Praesidian Capital
- Project 44, Inc.
- Public Servants' Prayer, Inc.
- Purposeful Design
- Regenstrief Foundation, Inc.
- Rev1 Ventures
- Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, Inc.
- Sagamore Institute
- Samerian Foundation, Inc.
- Saturday Evening Post Society, Inc.
- Simon Brand Ventures
- Simon Youth Foundation, Inc.
- Solso Family Foundation, Inc.
- Stonehenge Partners
- TeenWorks
- The Catholic Foundation
- The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
- The Expectations Project
- The OneAmerica Foundation, Inc.
- The Order of United Commercial Travelers of America
- The Policy Circle, Co.
- The Vertical Group
- Think Forward Foundation, Inc.
- Tipton County Foundation, Inc.
- True Capital Management
- Tulsa Community College
- Tulsa Community College Foundation
- University High School of Indiana, Inc.
- Villa St. Benedict
- VisionTech Partners
- Vistex Foundation
- Wabash College
- Walther Cancer Foundation
- Weatherford College Foundation
- WFYI (public broadcasting station)
- White Wolf Capital
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Deals Done. Financial Impact Achieved.
Ice Miller has been active in the private equity industry for over 35 years, representing both management teams building great companies and the private equity firms and individuals who invest in them.
We assist our clients in setting goals that align the operational, economic, accounting, tax, regulatory and social impact needs of a particular investment strategy. We have extensive experience in all aspects of an acquisition/investment transaction, including tax structuring, financing and complex acquisition/investment negotiations. Ice Miller also has vast experience in the area of fund formation, having assisted the general partner or foundational partner in the formation of more than 35 funds or fund of funds in the past five years. The specific services we provide in each fund formation are tailored to the needs of each client depending on various factors, such as the investment strategy and size of the fund, special tax, securities, ERISA or other regulatory or investor considerations, the complexity of the fund formation and the formation of the general partner and management company and most importantly, our client objectives - including social impact.
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transactions closed by Ice Miller attorneys in the past five years
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funds or funds of funds formed with Ice Miller assistance in the past five years
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in transactions closed by Ice Miller attorneys in the past five years.
Charities Served. Social Impact Achieved.
Ice Miller's attorneys actively advise a number of nonprofits, large and small, with regard to their corporate and governance issues. As a fundamental component of our service to nonprofit organizations, Ice Miller's tax-exempt practice assists its clients in navigating the federal and state tax rules that govern their operations. Our tax-exempt attorneys provide sophisticated, client-centered advice relating to the full spectrum of federal and state tax issues.
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in grants given annually by these organizations
Ice Miller's Social Impact
At Ice Miller, social impact investing is embedded in our culture and our identity.
Ice Miller has a culture of corporate philanthropy that spans our 100-year history. In 2016, the Firm built on this commitment by engaging in our first annual Day of Service, which allows attorneys and professional staff in all our markets to volunteer with charities in the communities where we live, work and serve. In 2016, the Firm formalized the commitment to our communities by creating the Ice Miller Foundation, which makes grants to charities in connection with the Day of Service and provides another opportunity for our attorneys and professional staff to work together to coordinate grantmaking in our communities.
We serve our communities through our:

Ice Miller attorneys and professionals are passionate about a breadth of causes close to our hearts and give of our time individually and through Firm initiatives, such as the Day of Service.
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Ice Miller makes contributions to organizations in which our attorneys and professional staff are involved. The Ice Miller Foundation makes grants in connection with the Day of Service.
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Ice Miller’s attorneys and professionals share their knowledge and talent by serving on more than 200 nonprofit boards within their communities.
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