| 2011 | New Visions for Public Schools, Inc. | $1,500,000 | Education |
| 2011 | Center for American Progress | $1,500,000 | Democracy |
| 2011 | WNET | $400,000 | Special Projects |
| 2011 | African Population and Health Research Center, Inc. | $2,500,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2011 | Social Science Research Council | $1,649,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2011 | Police Executive Research Forum | $250,000 | Democracy |
| 2011 | National Academy of Sciences | $200,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2011 | Social Science Research Council | $2,150,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2011 | Generation Schools Network | $250,000 | Education |
| 2011 | University of the State of New York | $750,000 | Education |
| 2011 | New Profit Inc. | $500,000 | Education |
| 2011 | Migration Policy Institute | $1,500,000 | Democracy |
| 2011 | Relay Graduate School of Education | $1,000,000 | Education |
| 2011 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $500,000 | Special Projects |
| 2011 | University of California, Berkeley | $1,281,900 | Education |
| 2011 | Tufts University | $75,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2011 | American Association for the Advancement of Science | $200,000 | Special Projects |
| 2011 | Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc. | $500,000 | Legacy |
| 2011 | Center for Strategic and International Studies, Inc. | $50,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2011 | Independent Production Fund, Inc. | $2,000,000 | Legacy |
| 2011 | Shared Learning Collaborative, LLC | $3,000,000 | Education |
| 2011 | Nonproliferation Policy Education Center | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2011 | Henry L. Stimson Center | $550,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2011 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $550,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2011 | RAND Corporation | $275,000 | International Peace and Security |
