California and the American Dream is a co-production of Executive Producers Paul Espinosa, Lyn Goldfarb and Jed Riffe and the Independent Television Service (ITVS). Executive Producer for ITVS is Sally Jo Fifer.

Major funding was provided by :
 

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting

additional funding provided by PBS

the Ford Foundation

the Independent Television Service

Native American Public Telecommunications

the Skirball Foundation

Latino Public Broadcasting

the Center for Asian American Media

the Rockefeller Foundation

the California Council for the Humanities

Change to Win

Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria