| 2012 | Center for a New American Security | $321,600 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Center for Strategic and International Studies, Inc. | $250,100 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc. | $250,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | University of Cambridge | $1,200,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2012 | Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. | $450,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Century Foundation | $489,400 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments | $325,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | New Leaders, Inc. | $2,000,000 | Education |
| 2012 | National Commission on Teaching and America's Future | $500,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Green Dot Public Schools | $336,000 | Education |
| 2012 | U.S. Education Delivery Institute | $500,000 | Education |
| 2012 | North Carolina New Schools Project, Inc. | $500,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Foundation for Excellence in Education | $250,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Center On Budget And Policy Priorities | $300,000 | Democracy |
| 2012 | America's Voice Education Fund | $1,500,000 | Democracy |
| 2012 | Foreign Policy Association, Inc. | $200,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | University of the State of New York | $445,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching | $1,500,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Northwestern University | $149,400 | Legacy |
| 2012 | University of Missouri-Columbia | $149,000 | Legacy |
| 2012 | The Regents of the University of California | $150,000 | Legacy |
| 2012 | Change the Equation | $250,000 | Education |
| 2012 | New York Botanical Garden | $125,000 | Centennial |
| 2012 | Carnegie Mellon University | $250,000 | Centennial |
