A. Strategy

• Litigation

B. Issue

• Immigrant rights

C. Organizational background
Founded in 1935, the Rosenberg Foundation makes grants to private, nonprofit organizations that are committed to promoting the well-being of the people of California, particularly those who are minority, low-income, or immigrant. The Rosenberg Foundation provides grants to support public policy change in two program areas:

1. Economic Security of Working Families - to strengthen the economic well-being of working families. The foundation supports projects that advance public policies to promote good jobs and wages.
2. Changing Population of California - to promote the full social, economic, and civic integration of immigrants and minorities into a pluralistic society. The foundation supports projects designed to achieve change in public social policy regarding immigrant integration through employment, language access, and immigration policy reform.

With a staff of four and an active board of directors of 11, the foundation has assets that total just under $60 million. In 2004, the Rosenberg Foundation made $2.7 million in grants. The foundation awards slightly more than the required five percent payout; from 1998 to 2002, the foundation's average annual payout was 5.6% of assets.

The foundation reviews the issues and strategies under each of its funding programs periodically, making adjustments as needed to accommodate changes in the public policy environment, community needs, and emerging opportunities for significant and lasting social improvement.

Throughout its history, the Rosenberg Foundation has supported public policy efforts in order to have a higher impact on its program areas. The foundation has supported major California policy reform through funding litigation, legislative and regulatory change, and community organizing. The foundation supported advocates' successful effort to undo California's Proposition 187, which denied public benefits to immigrants. The foundation also supported the overhaul of California's child support system that failed to provide adequate support payments to children and their parents. Rosenberg has also supported litigation to ensure language rights and access for California's many limited and non-English speaking residents. In 2003, Rosenberg Foundation was one of three foundations to receive the Paul Ylvisaker Award for Public Policy Engagement by the Council on Foundations for its long-term and sustained policy work on immigrant rights.