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MICHAEL D AND JOLYNN BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION co JANUS & ASSOC
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $240k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $52,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $181,931
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 12
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.6M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations MICHAEL D AND JOLYNN BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION co JANUS & ASSOC funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $240k | 50% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $494k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $228k | 29% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $327k | 44% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $95k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 12 | $167k | 33% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $90k | 11% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $111k | 33% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yerkes Future Foundation Inc | $607,550 | 4 | 7% |
| Lake Geneva Fresh Air Association Inc | $310,000 | 4 | 11% |
| Growing Gardens of Boulder County | $275,000 | 7 | 4% |
| Albany Park Theater Project | $185,700 | 6 | 4% |
| St Mary's Food Bank Alliance | $118,400 | 7 | 0% |
| Children's Home & Aid Society of Ill | $78,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Light Up Hope Inc | $47,800 | 3 | 41% |
| Nimbus Arts | $40,300 | 4 | 2% |
| Piven Theatre Workshop | $30,500 | 3 | 5% |
| Alternatives for Better Living | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yerkes Future Foundation Inc | $607,550 | 4 | 7% |
| Lake Geneva Fresh Air Association Inc | $310,000 | 4 | 11% |
| Growing Gardens of Boulder County | $275,000 | 7 | 4% |
| Albany Park Theater Project | $185,700 | 6 | 4% |
| St Mary's Food Bank Alliance | $118,400 | 7 | 0% |
| Children's Home & Aid Society of Ill | $78,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Light Up Hope Inc | $47,800 | 3 | 41% |
| Nimbus Arts | $40,300 | 4 | 2% |
| Piven Theatre Workshop | $30,500 | 3 | 5% |
| Alternatives for Better Living | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $1,400 | 1 | 0% |
| Care for Real | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Haiti Outreach Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boys Club of Napa Inc Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Feeding America | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Open Arms Free Clinic Inc | $875 | 2 | 0% |
| United States Fund for Unicef | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Walworth County Food Pantry Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $265 | 1 | 0% |
| Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art | $250 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($152k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
MICHAEL D AND JOLYNN BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION co JANUS & ASSOC supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 21 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Kunes Family Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
Compare MICHAEL D AND JOLYNN BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION co JANUS & ASSOC with peer funders
About MICHAEL D AND JOLYNN BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION co JANUS & ASSOC
- How much does MICHAEL D AND JOLYNN BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION co JANUS & ASSOC give?
- MICHAEL D AND JOLYNN BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION co JANUS & ASSOC reported 4 grants totaling $239,931 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 12 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does MICHAEL D AND JOLYNN BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION co JANUS & ASSOC fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Science & Tech (33%), Food & Nutrition (21%), Recreation & Sports (17%).
- Who are MICHAEL D AND JOLYNN BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION co JANUS & ASSOC's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Yerkes Future Foundation Inc ($608k), Lake Geneva Fresh Air Association Inc ($310k), Growing Gardens of Boulder County ($275k).
- Does MICHAEL D AND JOLYNN BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION co JANUS & ASSOC fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does MICHAEL D AND JOLYNN BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION co JANUS & ASSOC accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as MICHAEL D AND JOLYNN BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION co JANUS & ASSOC?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Kunes Family Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc.
- Where is MICHAEL D AND JOLYNN BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION co JANUS & ASSOC based?
- MICHAEL D AND JOLYNN BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION co JANUS & ASSOC is based in IL.
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