| 2009 | City of Cape Town | $3,000,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2009 | Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | Research Foundation of State University of New York | $300,300 | Legacy |
| 2009 | Research Foundation of the City University of New York | $300,000 | Legacy |
| 2009 | Union of Concerned Scientists | $300,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | BSCS Science Learning | $332,600 | Education |
| 2009 | ACT, Inc. | $1,053,800 | Education |
| 2009 | WNET | $400,000 | Special Projects |
| 2009 | Learning Matters, Inc. | $303,000 | Democracy |
| 2009 | Columbia University | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2009 | Team Pennsylvania Foundation | $200,000 | Special Projects |
| 2009 | Education Resource Strategies Inc. | $435,000 | Education |
| 2009 | D.C. Public Education Fund | $607,800 | Education |
| 2009 | University of the State of New York | $200,000 | Education |
| 2009 | Teach For America, Inc. | $1,000,000 | Education |
| 2009 | International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions | $49,385 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2009 | School of Journalism Foundation of North Carolina Inc. | $20,000 | Legacy |
| 2009 | Project on Ethnic Relations, Inc. | $25,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | University of California, Berkeley | $50,000 | Education |
| 2009 | Asim Khwaja | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2009 | Mona El-Ghobashy | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2009 | Grantmakers for Education | $15,000 | Legacy |
| 2009 | Tarek Masoud | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2009 | Richard Bulliet | $99,800 | Legacy |
| 2009 | African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions | $25,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
