The Michael D. and Jolynn Blair Family Foundation concentrates its giving on a very small number of large awards to support preservation and community-focused recreational programming. Nearly all recorded funding in this period went to two repeat grantees: Yerkes Future Foundation (preservation) and Holiday Home Camp (camp operations), indicating a preference for sustaining specific local institutions rather than broad, diversified grantmaking. Grants appear aimed at keeping established community assets operational and preserved for long-term benefit.
MICHAEL D AND JOLYNN BLAIR FAMILY FOUNDATION co JANUS & ASSOC. directs much of its giving to preserving established community assets and supporting recurring local programming, with a standout 2025 preservation grant of $319,069 to Yerkes Future Foundation in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. The same grantee also received $56,550 and $50,000 in earlier years, suggesting sustained support for that preservation effort rather than one-off funding. Holiday Home Camp in Williams Bay appears as another repeated recipient, with grants of $125,000 in 2023, $75,000 in 2024, and $85,000 in 2025, including general operating support in the latest year. The foundation’s record also shows funding for theater, gardening, food access, and community programs, but the center of gravity is a small set of long-running institutions. Across the available grant history, the pattern is consistent: large awards, repeated grants to the same organizations, and support that appears aimed at keeping specific sites and programs operating over time.
In historic preservation, the foundation gave $319,069 to Yerkes Future Foundation in 2025 for preservation, along with prior preservation grants of $56,550 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2023. In theater, it supported Albany Park Theater Project in Chicago with a $50,000 challenge grant in 2023 and a second $25,700 challenge grant in 2024 for promote theater activities. Community gardening also appears in the record through Growing Gardens in Boulder, which received $45,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for cultivating the community through gardening and a CSA program, followed by $45,000 in 2025 for general operating support. Food access shows up through St Mary's Food Bank Alliance in Phoenix, which received three grants across 2023 to 2025.
The typical grant size is relatively high: the 25th percentile is $20,000, the median is $25,700, and the 75th percentile is $50,000. The record also includes a much larger outlier at $319,069. Grantmaking is repeat-oriented rather than dispersed; several recipients appear across multiple years, including Yerkes Future Foundation, Holiday Home Camp, Growing Gardens, Albany Park Theater Project, St Mary's Food Bank Alliance, and Brightpoint. The foundation appears to operate as a family foundation, and the grants include general operating, program-specific, preservation-focused, and challenge-grant support.
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$2.6M
$1.1M
$341K
Most grants fall between $20K and $50K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 25% of grants go to recipients in WI.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Michael D and Jolynn Blair Family Foundation Co Janus & Assoc.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 24 | $1.3M | 96.0% |
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Highly concentrated: few, large grants with repeat funding to the same organizations rather than many small or one-off gifts; emphasis on general operating support and preservation projects.
Notable grantees: Yerkes Future Foundation, Holiday Home Camp
Most grants land in Wisconsin, led by Williams Bay, where both Yerkes Future Foundation and Holiday Home Camp received multiple awards. Chicago is another recurring recipient city, with support to Albany Park Theater Project, Chasi Childrens Home Aid, and Brightpoint. Outside Illinois and Wisconsin, grants also went to Boulder, Phoenix, Washington DC, and Lake Geneva. By state, 25% of grants went to recipients in Illinois, while the recipient-country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with one grant listed outside the U.S. in Geneva.
Its record centers on preservation and community-serving institutions. Yerkes Future Foundation received preservation funding, Holiday Home Camp received repeated operating and theater-related support, and other grants went to organizations working in theater, gardening, food access, and community programming.
Yes. Several grantees appear in multiple years, including Yerkes Future Foundation, Holiday Home Camp, Growing Gardens, Albany Park Theater Project, St Mary's Food Bank Alliance, and Brightpoint. The repeated awards suggest ongoing support rather than isolated gifts.
The grant-size distribution is fairly concentrated: the 25th percentile is $20,000, the median is $25,700, and the 75th percentile is $50,000. The record also includes a larger preservation grant of $319,069, which sits well above the typical range.
Wisconsin receives the most grants, with Williams Bay appearing repeatedly in the recent record. Illinois is also prominent, and 25% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Other recipient cities include Boulder, Phoenix, Washington DC, Lake Geneva, and Chicago.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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| 1 |
| $5K |
4.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YERKES FUTURE FOUNDATION | WILLIAMS BAY, WI | $181,931 | 2026 | PRESERVATION |
| BRIGHTPOINT | CHICAGO, IL | $52,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ALTERNATIVES FOR BETTER LIVING | NAPA, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | ADVOCACY |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NAPA VALLEY | NAPA, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | OPERATING |
| YERKES FUTURE FOUNDATION | WILLIAMS BAY, WI | $319,069 | 2025 | PRESERVATION |
| HOLIDAY HOME CAMP | WILLIAMS BAY, WI | $85,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| GROWING GARDENS | BOULDER, CO | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BRIGHTPOINT | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ST MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE | PHOENIX, AZ | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HOLIDAY HOME CAMP | WILLIAMS BAY, WI | $75,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE THEATER ACTIVITIES |
| YERKES FUTURE FOUNDATION | WILLIAMS BAY, WI | $56,550 | 2024 | PRESERVATION |
| GROWING GARDENS | BOULDER, CO | $45,000 | 2024 | CULTIVATING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH GARDENING, CSA PROGRAM |
| ALBANY PARK THEATER PROJECT | CHICAGO, IL | $25,700 | 2024 | PROMOTE THEATER ACTIVITIES, CHALLENGE GRANT |
| ST MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE | PHOENIX, AZ | $20,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE HEALTHY FOOD TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| COVENANT HARBOR | LAKE GENEVA, WI | $5,000 | 2024 | OPERATING |
| BRIGHTPOINT | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2024 | RICE CENTER YOGA PROGRAM AND RICE CENTER KITCHEN GRANT |
| HOLIDAY HOME CAMP | WILLIAMS BAY, WI | $125,000 | 2023 | PROMOTE THEATER ACTIVITIES |
| ALBANY PARK THEATER PROJECT | CHICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2023 | PROMOTE THEATER ACTIVITIES, CHALLENGE GRANT |
| YERKES FUTURE FOUNDATION | WILLIAMS BAY, WI | $50,000 | 2023 | PRESERVATION |
| GROWING GARDENS | BOULDER, CO | $45,000 | 2023 | CULTIVATING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH GARDENING, CSA PROGRAM |
| CHASI CHILDRENS HOME AID | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2023 | RICE CENTER YOGA PROGRAM AND RICE CENTER KITCHEN GRANT |
| ST MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE | PHOENIX, AZ | $20,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE HEALTHY FOOD TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS | GENEVA, VE | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $1,500 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
ALTERNATIVES FOR BETTER LIVING
$5,000ADVOCACY
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NAPA VALLEY
$1,000OPERATING
HOLIDAY HOME CAMP
$85,000GENERAL OPERATING
HOLIDAY HOME CAMP
$75,000PROMOTE THEATER ACTIVITIES
COVENANT HARBOR
$5,000OPERATING
CHASI CHILDRENS HOME AID
$25,000RICE CENTER YOGA PROGRAM AND RICE CENTER KITCHEN GRANT
INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING