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SEC-registered adviser

C•••• P•••••••• L••

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)South Bend, IndianaCRD 290937SEC 801-114192websiteIAPD
Latest filing Apr 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Sep 26, 2018 · 17 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 26, 2018
RAUM
$2.0B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
21
16 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
3
reported on Schedule D
History
17 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.0B as of Apr 30, 2026
Mar 25, 2019$127M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Apr 30, 2026
Mar 25, 20190 then
Employees (5.A)21 as of Apr 30, 2026
Mar 25, 201921 then
Private funds3 as of Apr 30, 2026
Mar 25, 20192 then
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year+85% a year over three
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$391MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$391MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
4.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$2.0B, 5 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$2.0B100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
5reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$2.0B for 5 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=5.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      4 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • S••••••• J••• L•••••••• A•••••• · Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 01/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • V••••• P••••• J••• · Senior Managing Member & Presidentcontrol
        since 04/2009 · owns 50% to 75%
      • Z•••• B•••••• · Chief Investment Officercontrol
        since 11/2010 · owns 5% to 10%
      • G••••••• B••••••• J•• · Member
        since 10/2018 · owns 10% to 25%
      • P••••••• J•••• · Trustee/Property Manager
        since 01/2012 · owns 5% to 10%
      • V••••• P••••••• J••• · Director Of Legal Affairs And Chief Compliance Officer
        since 01/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • P••••••• J•••• · Trustee
        since 01/2024 · owns F of J•••• N• P•••••• T••••
      Entity owners
      • J•••• N• P•••••• T•••• · Member
        direct · owns 5% to 10%
      • R•••••• B•••• L•• · Member
        direct · owns less than 5%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • C•••• F••• • A••••••••• P•••••••• L••
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • C•••• S••••••••• L••
        broker-dealery
      • C•••• S••••••••• F••• • A••••••••• P••••••• L••
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Hingham, MA5 employees
      • Chicago, IL2 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Advisory employees · 14 to 16
        Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $1.6B to $2.0B
        Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Other offices · 2 to 1
        Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.8B to $2.0B
        Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.8B to $2.0B
        Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • RAUM · $1.8B to $2.0B
        Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 15 to 14
        May 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025
      • Employees · 22 to 21
        May 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025
      • Related adviser · false to true
        May 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025
      • Related bank · false to true
        May 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 14 to 15
        May 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $377M to $1.6B
        May 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Employees · 21 to 22
        May 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        May 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • State-registered IARs · 0 to 5
        May 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.6B to $1.8B
        May 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.6B to $1.8B
        May 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • RAUM · $1.6B to $1.8B
        May 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $306M to $377M
        Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Other offices · 1 to 2
        Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $1.6B
        Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.5B to $1.6B
        Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • RAUM · $1.5B to $1.6B
        Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Accounts · 4 to 5
        May 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 4 to 5
        May 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $306M to $1.5B
        May 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $306M to $1.5B
        May 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
      • RAUM · $306M to $1.5B
        May 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
      • Accounts · 3 to 4
        Jan 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 16 to 14
        Jan 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • BD registered reps · 3 to 5
        Jan 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 3 to 4
        Jan 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Assets in custody · $250M to $306M
        Jan 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Employees · 23 to 21
        Jan 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $250M to $306M
        Jan 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $250M to $306M
        Jan 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • RAUM · $250M to $306M
        Jan 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 12 to 16
        Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
      • Assets in custody · $173M to $250M
        Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
      • Employees · 21 to 23
        Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
      Signals
      5 dated events
      • Emory Hunt Stookey (Director Of Investment Strategy) no longer on Schedule A of C•••• P•••••••• L•• (listed 2023-07-31, absent 2024-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • A•••••• L••••••• S••••••• Jr. (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of C•••• P•••••••• L••
        Mar 29, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • C•••• P•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $1.5B, up 406% from $306.3M (2023-05-01 to 2023-07-31)
        Jul 31, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
      • L Steve Cardinal (Director Of Finance & Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of C•••• P•••••••• L•• (listed 2022-03-22, absent 2023-01-30)
        Jan 30, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • C•••• P•••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Sep 26, 2018 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/ceres-partnersreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
      Website
      C••••PARTNERS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
      Principal office phone
      (855) 242-3737reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 30, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026
      Across the graphs

      C•••• P•••••••• L•• is the same institution as 1 record in Real Estate Funds.

      Real Estate Funds1

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