| 2012 | Eurasia Foundation, Inc. | $2,000,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2012 | Alliance for Excellent Education | $350,000 | Education |
| 2012 | New York Academy of Sciences | $15,000 | Education |
| 2012 | State Educational Technology Directors Association | $200,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Firelight Media, Inc. | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2012 | Public Radio International, Inc. | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2012 | Hudson Institute, Inc. | $40,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Brookings Institution | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2012 | Common Pool, LLC | $50,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Democracy: A Journal of Ideas | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2012 | Brooklyn Public Library | $1,500,000 | Centennial |
| 2012 | Rhodes University | $50,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2012 | Federation of American Scientists | $50,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | King's College London | $1,999,900 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2012 | Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs | $500,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | University of Georgia | $449,200 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | George Washington University | $300,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Asia Society | $300,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Center for a New American Security | $321,600 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Center for Strategic and International Studies, Inc. | $250,100 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc. | $250,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | University of Cambridge | $1,200,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2012 | Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. | $450,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
