Spring Arbor Group

What Spring Arbor Group does

Spring Arbor Group is a privately held philanthropic private equity firm founded in 2020 and headquartered at 6230 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 230, West Bloomfield, Michigan. The firm acquires and operates lower-middle-market businesses through a series of fund vehicles — Freedom Partners No. 1 (established 2020, owning a commercial cleaning service operating in 19 states), Freedom Partners No. 2 (closed 2022, owning a Michigan-based commercial hardware distribution company), and Freedom Partners No. 3 (first investment in late 2025, acquiring a midwest-based marketing execution company). The firm's distinguishing feature is its charitable-partnership overlay: accredited investors designate a charitable organization, and a portion of fund returns is directed to that charity, generating supplemental recurring revenue for nonprofits while delivering financial returns to investors.

The firm's technology stack is standard SaaS — a Wix-hosted website, a secure investor portal via Intralinks (iam.intralinks.com), and Google Analytics for site analytics — with no proprietary technology, public API, or AI/ML capabilities disclosed. Spring Arbor Group is a registered LLC in Michigan, operates as a private, faith-driven firm founded by Christian entrepreneurs, and solicits only accredited investors for its privately offered funds, providing investment details exclusively through a Private Placement Memorandum rather than public materials. The leadership team comprises seven members: a Managing Partner/President/CEO, a Founding Partner/Chairman, a Founding and Managing Partner/Vice Chairman, a CFO, a Director of Investor Relations, and Operations and Accounting leads.

The business model combines management and performance economics typical of a small PE manager with a philanthropic redistribution layer. Capital is raised from accredited investors via gated web forms (general, investor, and charitable-partner inquiries), distributed through a relationship-driven mix of paid social, content, search, print, direct mail, events, and word-of-mouth referrals channeled through a network of approximately 19 named charitable partners. Revenue is generated from fund management fees and, when realized, a share of portfolio company returns. The firm has reported nearly $700,000 in cumulative charitable impact generated by investors since 2021 and frames its model as long-duration, with significant additional distributions expected as portfolio companies mature and funds realize liquidity events.

Name

Spring Arbor Group

Legal name

Spring Arbor Group LLC

Website

https://springarborgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Spring Arbor Group is a privately held, faith-driven philanthropic private equity firm founded in 2020 in West Bloomfield, Michigan. It acquires lower-middle-market businesses through three fund vehicles (Freedom Partners I–III) and channels a portion of investor returns to investor-designated charitable organizations, serving accredited investors and ~19 charity partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity Fund Management

NAICS

Open-End Investment Funds (525910)

SIC

Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution (6159)

akta.pro primary industry

Evergreen / Open-Ended Multi-Manager Platforms (FSANAGAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Emerging Managers / Seeding Platforms (FSAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Private equity investing
• Philanthropic investment funds
• Lower-middle-market acquisitions
• Charitable partnership programs
• Values-driven investing

Headquarters

HQ city

West Bloomfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Privately offered fund investment capital: Capital commitments from accredited investors into privately offered limited liability funds (Freedom Partners I, II, III). Information about fund investments is provided only via Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) and other offering documents.
2. Portfolio company operating returns: Revenue generated by owned portfolio companies (commercial cleaning, commercial hardware distribution, marketing execution) deployed through the lower-middle-market private equity strategy; returns are shared between investors and designated charitable partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Spring Arbor Group is a values-driven private equity firm that acquires and grows lower-middle-market operating businesses through a series of fund vehicles (Freedom Partners No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3). Investors commit capital, designate a charitable partner of their choice, and a portion of investment returns is channeled to that designated charity, providing competitive financial returns alongside supplemental recurring revenue for mission-driven organizations.

Product overview

Spring Arbor Group is a single unified philanthropic private equity firm rather than a modular software platform. Its core offering is lower-middle-market private equity investing delivered through a series of fund vehicles (Freedom Partners I, Freedom Partners II, and Freedom Partners III), each of which acquires and grows an operating business. Wrapping these funds is the firm's Charitable Partnership Program, which channels a portion of investor returns to investor-designated charitable organizations. An Investor Portal (hosted on Intralinks) provides accredited investors with access to fund information and reporting. The funds, the charitable partnership program, and the investor portal together constitute the firm's complete service offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spring Arbor Group Philanthropic Private Equity Offering
• Freedom Partners No. 1, LLC
• Freedom Partners No. 2, LLC
• Freedom Partners No. 3, LLC
• Charitable Partnership Program
• Investor Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly $700,000 in charitable impact generated by investors since 2021
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Think Patented (Freedom Partners III portfolio company)flagshipOthers · 1 January 2025Acquired in late 2025 as the first investment of Freedom Partners No. 3, LLC; a marketing execution company based in the Midwest. This is an owned operating business, not a partnership in the conventional sense.
• Quality Hardware (Freedom Partners II portfolio company)flagshipOthers · 1 January 2022Owned portfolio company of Freedom Partners No. 2, LLC (closed 2022); a commercial hardware distribution company in Michigan serving customers across the United States. This is an owned operating business, not a partnership in the conventional sense.
• New Image Building Services (Freedom Partners I portfolio company)flagshipOthers · 1 January 2020Owned portfolio company of Freedom Partners No. 1, LLC (established 2020); a commercial cleaning service operating across 19 states. This is an owned operating business, not a partnership in the conventional sense.
• IntralinkscoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides the secure investor portal (iam.intralinks.com) used by Spring Arbor Group for authenticated investor access to fund documents and information; integrated across every page of the firm's website via a persistent Investor Portal Login link.
• Wedgewood Christian ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner organization that extends God's love to youth, adults, and families through professional counseling and educational services; Spring Arbor Group investors can designate this charity to receive a portion of returns as supplemental revenue.
• Redeemer Lutheran JacksoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; faith body focused on knowing, growing in, and sharing Jesus; investors can designate Redeemer to receive a portion of investment returns.
• Spring Arbor UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; a Christian liberal arts institution dedicated to lifelong learning and total commitment to Jesus Christ as the perspective for learning; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• Rochester Christian UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; a Christian higher education institution preparing students for professional and personal success; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• Lansing Christian SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; partners with Christian parents to educate children to the full extent of their God-given abilities; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• Jackson Interfaith SheltercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; provides temporary shelter and essential resources to people experiencing homelessness or poverty in the Jackson, Michigan area; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• ICCF Community HomescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; provides affordable housing through homeownership and rental options for low- to median-income buyers, with support services and educational opportunities; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• Greenville UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; Christ-centered higher education institution empowering students for lives of character and service; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• Grace Christian UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; a Christian higher education institution graduating courageous ambassadors for Christ; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• Grace Centers of HopecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; non-profit Christian organization committed to changing the lives of the unwanted, addicted, and homeless through the Gospel, accountability, life-skills education, and work programs; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• Charitable Gift AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; a leading nationwide gift annuity program that works with donors and non-profits to support favorite charities with grants; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• Folds of Honor Motor CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; provides educational scholarships to families of fallen or disabled military service members and first responders; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• Feeding Mouths Filling MindscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; eliminates the challenge of finding safe, sustainable food and water so children can focus on their education and future; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• Southfield Christian SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; a private Christian Preschool-12 school in Southfield, Michigan offering a Bible-grounded college-preparatory education; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• Trinity ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; a faith body helping people to come alive with Christ, grow with Christ, and change the world with Christ; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• Living Word Lutheran High SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; a Lutheran high school committed to Opening God's Word and Opening student's worlds; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• CU Ventures Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; provides a conduit to promulgate ideas, concepts, inventions, and products that develop into viable business opportunities benefiting entrepreneurial founders, investors, and university partners; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• Hillsdale CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; an independent institution of higher learning founded in 1844 dedicated to civil and religious liberty and the diffusion of learning; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.
• Amazing Love Ministries, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partner; provides support for the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of people living in Tampa through acts of service and the Gospel of Jesus Christ; eligible to receive a portion of investor returns.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• KKR: Global, multi-strategy PE incumbent with philanthropic and impact initiatives across funds. While vastly larger and broader, KKR's expanding values-aligned product set represents the long-term competitive threat to niche players like Spring Arbor.
• TPG (TPG Capital): Diversified global PE firm with TPG Rise, a dedicated impact-investing strategy. TPG Rise is the most credible broad-incumbent threat in the values-aligned PE space where Spring Arbor competes for capital.
• Bain Capital: Global PE firm with Bain Double Impact, an impact-investing strategy addressing social and environmental objectives. Provides competitive context for Spring Arbor's positioning at the intersection of PE and mission.

Direct peers

• NewSpring Capital: Lower-middle-market PE firm that builds thematic platform investments across business services, healthcare, and technology. Comparable in scale, sector breadth, and growth-PE orientation to Spring Arbor's portfolio construction.
• Genstar Capital: Lower-middle-market PE firm with broad sector exposure including business services and industrial distribution. Comparable in transaction size range and reliance on operating value creation at portfolio companies.
• Huron Capital: Lower-middle-market PE firm investing in operationally intensive U.S. businesses, with dedicated operating partner resources. Comparable in target-deal size, sector focus on services and distribution, and operator-led value creation.
• Trinity Hunt Partners: Faith-based, values-driven lower-middle-market private equity firm. Closest direct analog to Spring Arbor Group's Christian-anchored, philanthropic PE model, with comparable fund structures and values-driven LP targeting.
• Sverica Capital: Lower-middle-market PE firm focused on operationally intensive businesses with founder/owner dynamics. Comparable deal-by-deal approach and target of closely-held lower-middle-market operators.
• Renovus Capital Partners: Lower-middle-market PE firm investing in education, services, and specialty industrial sectors. Directly comparable to Spring Arbor's lower-middle-market, services-and-distribution sector tilt.

Others

• Charitable Gift America: Nationwide charitable gift annuity program that connects donors with nonprofits. Already a Spring Arbor charitable partner; relevant peer as an established channel linking donor capital to charitable outcomes, illustrating adjacent models in values-aligned capital deployment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spring-arbor-group-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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