| 2012 | Asia Foundation | $1,000,000 | Special Projects |
| 2012 | Urban Teacher Center | $300,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Foundation Center | $250,000 | Centennial |
| 2012 | Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | $1,000,000 | Centennial |
| 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 | Brookings Institution | $700,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $900,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $940,000 | 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 |
