| 2016 | Augsburg College | $200,000 | Special Projects |
| 2016 | Digital Promise | $50,000 | Education |
| 2016 | Syracuse University | $300,000 | Democracy |
| 2016 | Achievement First | $750,000 | Education |
| 2016 | Leading Educators | $750,000 | Education |
| 2016 | Center for Teaching Quality, Inc. | $700,000 | Education |
| 2016 | National Science Teaching Association | $500,000 | Education |
| 2016 | Public Radio International, Inc. | $410,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2016 | Ploughshares Fund | $900,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2016 | New Venture Fund | $750,000 | Education |
| 2016 | Turnaround for Children, Inc. | $1,000,000 | Education |
| 2016 | Mercy Corps | $500,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2016 | American Council of Learned Societies | $3,800,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2016 | Arab Council for the Social Sciences | $1,500,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2016 | National Academy of Sciences | $500,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2016 | Center On Budget And Policy Priorities | $750,000 | Democracy |
| 2016 | Human Rights First | $250,000 | Special Projects |
| 2016 | Central European University | $600,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2016 | Partnership for African Social and Governance Research | $560,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2016 | Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme | $700,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2016 | Urban Schools Human Capital Academy | $1,400,000 | Education |
| 2016 | New York University | $400,000 | Peacebuilding in Africa |
| 2016 | Russell Sage Foundation | $1,000,000 | Democracy |
| 2016 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | $600,000 | Peacebuilding in Africa |
| 2016 | Middle East Institute | $800,000 | International Peace and Security |
