| 2008 | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs | $500,700 | Special Projects |
| 2008 | National Public Radio, Inc. | $400,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | University of California, Los Angeles | $392,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Center for Applied Linguistics | $389,600 | Legacy |
| 2008 | American University in Cairo | $199,800 | Legacy |
| 2008 | International Center for Journalists Inc. | $228,200 | Legacy |
| 2008 | National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University | $150,000 | Special Projects |
| 2008 | Center for Community Change | $500,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | $520,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Center for Global Development | $0 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | International Institute for Strategic Studies | $425,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | RAND Corporation | $150,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Editorial Projects in Education, Inc. | $500,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Center for Governmental Studies, Inc. | $500,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Princeton University | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc. | $500,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Overseas Vote Foundation | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Independent Media Institute | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Fund for Independence in Journalism | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | California State University | $50,000 | Education |
| 2008 | Religion Newswriters Foundation | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Internews Network | $49,300 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Demos: A Network for Ideas and Action, Ltd. | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Center for the Study of the Presidency | $50,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Tufts University | $27,200 | International Peace and Security |
