I always feel I am doing somebody a favor by introducing them to JMC. Working with Janis and her team is
a significant advantage, and for
me personally, it has been fulfilling
in ways I never imagined.

— Richard Atlas, The Atlas Family Foundation (client since 1995)

The foundation's benefactors died
unexpectedly before creating a
long-term plan. JMC carefully reviewed the founders' past giving and created a picture of who they were from a charitable perspective. Now, JMC helps us evaluate our grantmaking, and keeps us up to date with current thinking in the field. It's been a wonderful collaboration.

— Perry Oretzky, The Angell Foundation (client since 2003)

JMC helped us to understand
philanthropy. My view of philanthropy was charity. People asked. We gave. No due diligence.
No real understanding of how the money was going to be used. To be productive, one has to understand the business of philanthropy.
We've learned that by working
with JMC.

— Carl Deutsch, The Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation
(client since 1999)

JMC created a Next Generation
Advisory Board that works directly with our children to teach them about philanthropy. Since we also have a family business, we want the kids to learn how to work with one another. JMC has brought them together as a team. It's been amazing. Our family dynamics have improved immensely as a result of JMC's efforts.

— Melissa Bordy, Held Foundation (client since 2009)

Janis knows everything there is to
know about foundations. Working
with JMC is like hitting the ground
running. JMC makes high quality
recommendations, but doesn’t
dictate whether we say yes or no.

— Andy Garb, Roddenberry Foundation

Janis will always ask the tough
questions. As a funder, I might
get emotionally involved with a particular idea or project; Janis
often brings me down to earth.
She is an absolutely critical part
of our team.

— Martin Blank, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
(client since 2002)

What surprised us when we first started working with JMC is how
similar philanthropy is to business. Like business, you're making
investments, and a system needs
to be in place to ensure your
effectiveness and impact. We believe in creating things that don't exist,
and JMC has helped us do that.

— Sharon Nazarian, Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation
(client since 2008)

When you give a major grant, you
can help an organization take their work to the next level, but you
have to make sure they can handle
the money. JMC figures out if the
potential grantee is ready and knows how to best structure a grant that
accomplishes the goal.

— Bill Resnick, Private Philanthropist (client since 2009)

JMC is special because they have the
ability to take a rough concept and turn it into a fully-executable plan with a
depth and breadth that exceeds expectations. The validation they provided for my idea
was invaluable. Better yet, JMC has the contacts, knowledge,
and experience to make sure that a pie-in-the-sky idea like mine actually comes
to fruition. I was able to spend more time doing what I want to do because JMC took the
mystery, hassle and research out of the process. I can't think of anyone else who
could so expertly provide the tools needed to help my personal philanthropy make the impact I always dreamed it would.

— Dan Keston, The Game-Changer Fund