| 2012 | Yale University | $500,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Arab Council for the Social Sciences | $500,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc. | $1,000,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Nautilus of America Inc. | $350,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | New America Foundation | $500,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | University of Cape Town | $1,499,300 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2012 | George Mason University | $179,900 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Emory University | $298,900 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Columbia University | $250,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Stanford University | $1,000,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | International Crisis Group | $350,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | University of Pennsylvania | $303,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) | $997,900 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2012 | University of Cape Town | $100,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2012 | King's College London | $524,900 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Nonzero Foundation | $250,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Editorial Projects in Education, Inc. | $500,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Tides Foundation | $200,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2012 | Computers For Youth Foundation, Inc. | $1,000,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | $2,000,000 | Democracy |
| 2012 | Jobs for the Future Inc. | $250,000 | Education |
| 2012 | University of Texas at Austin | $600,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Digital Promise | $350,000 | Education |
| 2012 | University of Chicago | $1,600,000 | Education |
| 2012 | Achievement Network | $600,000 | Education |
