| 2008 | Police Executive Research Forum | $350,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | American Library Association | $489,200 | Legacy |
| 2008 | University of Chicago | $500,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $600,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | New Leaders, Inc. | $2,526,700 | Education |
| 2008 | City College of New York | $200,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Strategic Education Research Partnership Institute | $1,000,000 | Education |
| 2008 | Fisk University | $500,000 | Special Projects |
| 2008 | Bipartisan Policy Center | $250,000 | Special Projects |
| 2008 | Arizona State University Foundation | $250,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Northwestern University | $375,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | University of California, Berkeley | $375,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $250,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | University of Southern California | $375,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Be The Change, Inc. | $500,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Arizona State University | $2,625,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | American Museum of Natural History | $1,000,000 | Education |
| 2008 | City of Cape Town | $2,495,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | Henry L. Stimson Center | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Center for Strategic and International Studies, Inc. | $400,300 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign | $380,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | Coalition for DC Representation Education Fund | $75,000 | Special Projects |
| 2008 | Columbia University | $375,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $450,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Brookings Institution | $800,000 | International Peace and Security |
