| 2008 | The Regents of the University of Michigan | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Political Research Associates | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | University of California, Berkeley | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California, Inc. | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Columbia University | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Pacific Council on International Policy | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Downtown Community Television Center Inc. | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | American Prospect, Inc. | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | $20,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Alliance for Children and Families, Inc. | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Tanana Chiefs Conference | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Fordham University | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Fairfield University | $49,200 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Southern Regional Council, Inc. | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Arabella Legacy Fund | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Right Question Project, Inc. | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Public Agenda Foundation, Inc. | $549,900 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services | $750,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Inc. | $150,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Fiscal Policy Institute Inc. | $200,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Police Executive Research Forum | $350,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | City College of New York | $200,000 | Democracy |
