| 2008 | Be The Change, Inc. | $500,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Center for Responsive Politics | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | The New School | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Cornell University | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Tides Foundation | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Purdue University | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Center for Community Change | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Equal Justice Society | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Media Matters for America | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Progressive States Network | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | FairVote | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | National Civic League of Colorado, Inc. | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Education Writers Association | $166,900 | Democracy |
| 2008 | American Immigration Council | $250,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc. | $250,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Center for Civic Policy | $200,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Neo Philanthropy | $100,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Focus Project, Inc./OMB Watch | $150,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | American Society for Muslim Advancement | $300,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | The Urban Institute | $200,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Center for Community Change | $500,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Editorial Projects in Education, Inc. | $500,000 | Democracy |
