| 2012 | Center for Policy Studies in Russia | $450,000 | 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 | Southern Echo, Inc. | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2012 | New York Public Library | $2,000,000 | Centennial |
| 2012 | Green Dot Public Schools | $50,000 | Education |
| 2012 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2012 | Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM | $25,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Middlebury College | $30,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign | $50,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $50,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Center for Rural Strategies | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2012 | Queens Library Foundation, Inc. | $1,500,000 | Centennial |
| 2012 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2012 | New America Foundation | $50,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Center for Better Schools | $25,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Integrated Educational Strategies, Inc. | $50,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Loyola Marymount University | $50,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2012 | California Institute of Technology | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2012 | Grantmakers for Education | $50,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Union of Concerned Scientists | $347,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Achieve, Inc. | $800,000 | Education |
| 2012 | New Tech Network | $875,000 | Education |
| 2012 | School & Main Institute, Inc. | $250,000 | Education |
