Overview
ORG Portfolio Management LLC (“ORG”), through its predecessor, became registered as an
investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on
February 20, 2004. ORG is currently owned by Edward Schwartz, Jonathan Berns and ORG
Portfolio Inc. ORG Portfolio Inc. is owned by Edward Schwartz and Jonathan Berns.
ORG provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional
and non-institutional clients (“Clients”), including public and private pension plans, foundations,
charitable organizations, individuals and family trusts, across all asset classes for full service
investment consulting clients in addition to real estate and real estate–related investments,
natural resources and infrastructure investments (“real assets”) and other investment
opportunities for real asset-focused client mandates. See also Item 7 and Item 8. ORG advises
on direct investments, indirect investments (for example, through pooled investment vehicles
investing in such real estate investments) and on the selection of investment managers (who may
manage Client assets through a separately managed account or pooled investment vehicles).
ORG also provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment consulting services. ORG
manages assets of special purpose or single investor "funds" (each, a "Single Investor Fund" and
collectively, "Single Investor Funds"), for which an affiliate of ORG may act as general partner
or managing member.
ORG’s
investment advisory services include, among other things: (i) advice regarding
investment strategy development; (ii) investment planning/policy; (iii) discretionary and non-
discretionary portfolio management; (iv) manager and investment level due diligence;
(v) manager and investment level selection and monitoring; (vi) asset allocation and portfolio
construction; (vii) advice regarding real estate and real assets public securities (“public
securities”); (viii) property-level analysis; (ix) investment structuring; (x) investment
performance measurement and monitoring; (xi) general real estate and real asset consulting; and
(xii) special projects.
Generally, ORG’s advisory services are tailored to each Client based on the Client’s needs,
investment objectives, investment guidelines and restrictions and other Client requirements.
ORG’s Investment Committee, which is comprised of ORG’s principals, ultimately determines
the investment advisory services to be provided to Clients. Generally, investment objectives,
investment guidelines and restrictions or an investment plan are approved by the Client prior to
implementation.
As agreed on a case-by-case basis, ORG also may provide independent fiduciary services (for
example, to analyze individual transactions and/or investments) and expert witness and litigation
support.
As of December 31, 2023, ORG managed $747,181,348 of assets on a discretionary basis and
$5,015,877,201 of assets on a non-discretionary basis.