| 2016 | Public Religion Research Institute | $550,000 | Democracy |
| 2016 | Bibliotheca Alexandrina | $1,000,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2016 | The Conversation | $999,300 | International Peace and Security |
| 2016 | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs | $325,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2016 | Education Writers Association | $350,000 | Education |
| 2016 | Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc. | $600,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2016 | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | $1,200,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2016 | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs | $450,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2016 | Upwardly Global | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2016 | Vaclav Havel Library Foundation | $50,000 | Special Projects |
| 2016 | American Academy in Berlin | $25,000 | Special Projects |
| 2016 | New Teacher Center | $100,000 | Education |
| 2016 | Friends of the New York City Fire Department Collection Inc. | $50,000 | Special Projects |
| 2016 | NewSchools Venture Fund | $200,000 | Education |
| 2016 | New York Council for the Humanities | $200,000 | Special Projects |
| 2016 | New York Botanical Garden | $50,000 | Education |
| 2016 | Education Trust, Inc. | $15,000 | Education |
| 2016 | North Carolina Business Leaders for Education | $15,000 | Education |
| 2016 | National Endowment for the Humanities | $50,000 | Special Projects |
| 2016 | Tufts University | $100,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2016 | Southern Methodist University | $38,500 | International Peace and Security |
| 2016 | Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development | $100,000 | Education |
| 2016 | Andrew Goodman Foundation | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2016 | University of Ottawa | $100,800 | International Peace and Security |
| 2016 | African Institute for Mathematical Sciences - Next Einstein Initiative United Kingdom | $100,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
