Rosenberg Foundation
Invitation OnlySan Francisco, California · EIN 94-1186182 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$1.1M
Organizations funded51
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$59.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $25,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
13% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Safety and Justice | Oakland, CA | Support for californians for safety and justice | $220,000 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Mountain View, CA | California black freedom fund support for helping others pursue excellence (hope) in fresno | $105,000 |
| Grace | Pasadena, CA | Support for forum, baby bonds in action: from california to the nation's capital | $90,833 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | Move the valley | $60,000 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $40,000 |
| North Bay Jobs With Justice | Santa Rosa, CA | General support | $40,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Smart justice california education fund | $40,000 |
| Alliance San Diego | San Diego, CA | Support for southern borders communities coalition | $35,000 |
| Tides Advocacy | San Francisco, CA | Ahri for justice project | $35,000 |
| Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative | Fresno, CA | Support for it consulting | $31,750 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Support for powerful innovations for voter organizing and transformation (pivot) | $30,000 |
| Transgender Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $30,000 |
| Al Otro Lado | San Ysidro, CA | Border rights project | $25,000 |
| UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $25,000 |
| Todec Legal Center | Perris, CA | General support | $20,000 |
| UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education | Berkeley, CA | General support | $20,000 |
| Anti-Police Terror Project | Oakland, CA | Support of mental health first project | $15,000 |
| Indigenous Justice | Sacramento, CA | To develop the returning relatives campaign | $15,000 |
| Martin Luther King Jr Freedom Center | Oakland, CA | Support for the barbara lee power center | $15,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Support for prosecutors alliance | $15,000 |
| Usc - Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy | Los Angeles, CA | Ca executive roundtable on philanthropy | $15,000 |
| Young Women's Freedom Center | San Francisco, CA | For reimagine freedom, sister warriors and credible messengers to host a series of convenings on best practices in community violence… | $15,000 |
| Chaney Turner LLC | Oakland, CA | Leading edge fellowship transition support | $10,000 |
| Next River | Oakland, CA | Support for leading edge fellowship transition for malkia cyril | $10,000 |
| Pico California | Los Angeles, CA | General support for organizing efforts | $10,000 |
| Robert C Maynard Institute for Journalism Education | Oakland, CA | Support for bay area journalist convening | $10,000 |
| Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management | Sacramento, CA | California boys & men of color funders alliance | $10,000 |
| W Hayward Burns Institute | Beaverton, OR | Support for report on less restrictive programs for alternatives to secure lockups | $10,000 |
| Ella Baker Center for Human Rights | Oakland, CA | Support of communications and spokesperson training for formerly incarcerated people | $5,000 |
| Migration Dialogue | Davis, CA | Farmworker labor conference | $5,000 |
| Public Health Foundation Dba Heluna Health | City of Industry, CA | Support to expecting justice toward advancement of work by zea malawa | $5,000 |
| Public Health Foundation Dba Heluna Health | City of Industry, CA | Support for abundant birth project | $3,000 |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives | New York, NY | General support | $2,500 |
| Brotherhood of Elders Network | Oakland, CA | Support to advance the journalism work of pendarvis harshaw | $2,500 |
| California Calls Education Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Advancement of work of jahmese myres | $2,500 |
| For the People | Oakland, CA | General support to advance the work of hilary blout | $2,500 |
| Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees | Petaluma, CA | General support | $2,500 |
| Inquiring Systems | Santa Rosa, CA | Support for feed black futures to support a strategic convening of formerly incarcerated black women | $2,500 |
| Nonprofit Finance Fund | New York, NY | Black equity collective | $2,500 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | Calabasas, CA | Advancement of work of joseph williams, students deserve | $2,500 |
| Live Free USA | Oakland, CA | Support leadership development of black interfaith leaders in ca | $1,500 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | San Francisco, CA | General support | $1,500 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | San Francisco, CA | Support for california criminal justice funders group | $1,000 |
| Southern California Grantmakers | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $1,000 |
| Asian Americans Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Oakland, CA | General support | $750 |
| Candid (Formerly Foundation Center) | New York, NY | General support for bay area | $750 |
| Funders for Lgbtq Issues | New York, NY | General support | $750 |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | San Francisco, CA | General support | $750 |
| Peak Grantmaking (Formerly Grants Managers Network) | Washington, DC | General support | $750 |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Washington, DC | General support | $500 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | San Francisco, CA | General support | $500 |
The return also lists 1 grant to individuals ($10,000). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Black Power Network | Long Beach, CA | James woodson, 2025-2027 leading edge fellowship | $268,409 |
| Centro Binacional Para El Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueno | Fresno, CA | Sarait martinez, 2025-2027 leading edge fellowship | $268,409 |
| Chinese for Affirmative Action | San Francisco, CA | Yuan wang, 2025-2027 leading edge fellowship | $268,409 |
| Chinese Progressive Association | Oakland, CA | Jennifer alejo, 2025-2027 leading edge fellowship | $268,409 |
| Ella Baker Center for Human Rights | Oakland, CA | James king, 2025-2027 leading edge fellowship | $268,409 |
| Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice | San Bernardino, CA | Lizbeth abeln, 2025-2027 leading edge fellowship | $268,409 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | Jean melesaine leasiolagi, 2025-2027 leading edge fellowship | $268,409 |
| Young Women's Freedom Center | San Francisco, CA | Priscilla ocen, 2025-2027 leading edge fellowship | $268,409 |
| Tides Advocacy | San Francisco, CA | Ahri for justice project | $70,000 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Support for powerful innovations for voter organizing and transformation (pivot) | $60,000 |
| Mexican American Legal Defense & Ed Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Capacity building and leadership development for california immigrant youth justice alliance | $50,000 |
| California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation | Sacramento, CA | Advocacy for california farmworkers | $35,000 |
| Al Otro Lado | San Ysidro, CA | Border rights project | $25,000 |
| UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $25,000 |
| Solidaire Network Inc | Oakland, CA | General support | $20,000 |
| Usc - Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy | Los Angeles, CA | California executive roundtable on philanthropy and equity | $15,000 |
| Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management | Sacramento, CA | California boys & men of color funders alliance | $10,000 |
| Young Women's Freedom Center | San Francisco, CA | 30Th anniversary celebration | $10,000 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | San Francisco, CA | Support for california criminal justice funders group | $5,000 |
| Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees | Petaluma, CA | General support | $2,500 |
| Native Americans in Philanthropy | Washington, DC | General support | $2,250 |
| Southern California Grantmakers | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $1,200 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | San Francisco, CA | General support | $1,000 |
| Asian Americans Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Oakland, CA | General support | $750 |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives | New York, NY | General support | $750 |
| Candid (Formerly Foundation Center) | New York, NY | General support for bay area | $750 |
| Funders for Lgbtq Issues | New York, NY | General support | $750 |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | San Francisco, CA | General support | $750 |
| Peak Grantmaking (Formerly Grants Managers Network) | Washington, DC | General support | $750 |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Washington, DC | General support | $500 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | San Francisco, CA | General support | $500 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,055,333 | 83 |
| 2023 | $2,037,082 | 70 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513179349101616
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-1186182
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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