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Pictured on right, Julius Rosenwald, former President & Chairman of the Board of Sears, Roebuck & Co

American Securities Foundation is a federally recognized non-profit dedicated to giving back. The Foundation and our partners support a wide range of charitable causes including:
  • Educational institutions and programming
  • Healthcare and medical research
  • Alleviating suffering of disadvantaged people
  • Human rights
Our tradition of giving back is deeply rooted. Julius Rosenwald (pictured) dedicated the vast majority of his wealth to numerous charities including the construction of more than 5,000 schools throughout the South, the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry (pictured in the banner above) and the University of Chicago. By 1929, his generosity totaled more than $63 million, equivalent to over $750 million today. William Rosenwald, Julius Rosenwald’s son, founded the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) and was a long-time Board member of Tuskegee University.
Firm History We were founded as a family office in 1947 by William Rosenwald, an heir to the Sears Roebuck & Company fortune. In addition to standard investments in fixed income and equities at the time, the William Rosenwald family office engaged in what were then referred to as "bootstraps," which later became leveraged buyouts, and are now known as private equity investments. Our roots of investing on behalf of one family keep our values grounded and our investment philosophy timeless.
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