| 2005 | Independent Sector | $200,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Aspen Institute, Inc. | $200,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | University of Maryland Foundation, Inc. | $300,000 | Special Projects |
| 2005 | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Teachers College, Columbia University | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Strategic Education Research Partnership Institute | $450,200 | Legacy |
| 2005 | University of Connecticut | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Public International Law and Policy Group | $349,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2005 | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | $325,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2005 | Fund for Peace, Inc. | $499,900 | International Peace and Security |
| 2005 | United States Conference of Mayors | $265,000 | Education |
| 2005 | National Academy of Sciences | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2005 | The Regents of the University of Michigan | $99,900 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Social Science Research Council | $225,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2005 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2005 | Democracy 21 Education Fund | $200,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | Bard College | $350,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation | $1,000,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Monterey Institute of International Studies | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2005 | National Institute on Money in State Politics | $250,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | Center for Strategic and International Studies, Inc. | $500,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2005 | Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, Inc. | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2005 | American Association of People with Disabilities | $200,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | Academy for Educational Development, Inc. | $4,346,700 | Education |
| 2005 | Education Commission of the States | $400,000 | Democracy |
