| 2006 | South African Institute for Advancement | $15,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2006 | University of Cape Town | $49,300 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2006 | University of Stellenbosch | $50,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2006 | National Governors' Association Center for Best Practices | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2006 | International Reading Association | $24,000 | Legacy |
| 2006 | Forum for Education and Democracy | $50,000 | Education |
| 2006 | Indiana University | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2006 | Tides Center | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2006 | Teach For America, Inc. | $350,000 | Education |
| 2006 | International Institute for Strategic Studies | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2006 | Syracuse University | $250,000 | Legacy |
| 2006 | Brown University | $300,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2006 | Center for Public Interest Research, Inc. | $200,000 | Democracy |
| 2006 | Editorial Projects in Education, Inc. | $200,000 | Education |
| 2006 | Impact Online Inc. | $150,000 | Legacy |
| 2006 | Education Sector Inc. | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2006 | National Academy of Sciences | $350,000 | Legacy |
| 2006 | RAND Corporation | $681,200 | Legacy |
| 2006 | Center for Governmental Studies, Inc. | $400,000 | Democracy |
| 2006 | William C. Velasquez Institute, Inc. | $200,000 | Democracy |
| 2006 | Proteus Fund, Inc. | $200,000 | Democracy |
| 2006 | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Inc. | $100,000 | Democracy |
| 2006 | World Security Institute | $75,000 | Legacy |
| 2006 | Boston Critic Inc. | $75,000 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2006 | University of Missouri-Columbia | $250,000 | Legacy |
