| 2009 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | $50,000 | Education |
| 2009 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2009 | California State University | $35,000 | Education |
| 2009 | Americas Society Inc. | $49,900 | Democracy |
| 2009 | George Washington University | $15,000 | Legacy |
| 2009 | Rice University | $49,800 | Democracy |
| 2009 | French-American Foundation | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2009 | Democracy North Carolina | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2009 | Alliance for Excellent Education | $50,000 | Education |
| 2009 | Nonprofit Information Networking Association | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2009 | San Francisco School Alliance | $49,000 | Education |
| 2009 | Association of African Universities | $30,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2009 | Association of African Universities | $50,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2009 | Makerere University | $1,500,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2009 | Brown University | $300,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | Fund for Public Schools, Inc. | $499,700 | Education |
| 2009 | Center on Education Policy | $350,000 | Education |
| 2009 | Focus Project, Inc./OMB Watch | $200,000 | Democracy |
| 2009 | National Defense University Foundation, Inc. | $194,200 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | Center for Strategic and International Studies, Inc. | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | Turnaround for Children, Inc. | $240,300 | Education |
| 2009 | Council for Aid to Education | $1,000,000 | Education |
| 2009 | University of Cape Town | $2,500,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2009 | Syracuse University | $375,000 | Legacy |
| 2009 | University of Missouri-Columbia | $375,000 | Legacy |
