| 2009 | University of Maryland Foundation, Inc. | $410,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | Stanford University | $244,900 | Education |
| 2009 | National Conference of State Legislatures | $100,000 | Democracy |
| 2009 | Human Rights First | $300,000 | Special Projects |
| 2009 | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | $401,700 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | Center for Media and Security, Ltd. | $150,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | National Council for Eurasian and East European Research | $650,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2009 | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | $1,000,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | Moscow School of Civic Education | $230,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | NALEO Educational Fund, Inc. | $500,000 | Democracy |
| 2009 | National Council for Higher Education | $611,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2009 | Graduate Center of the City University of New York | $350,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | University of Southern California | $660,000 | Education |
| 2009 | Partnership for a Secure America, Inc. | $250,600 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | Partnership for Global Security | $325,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign | $599,800 | Education |
| 2009 | University of Cape Town | $300,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2009 | The Paley Center for Media | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2009 | CAST Resources, Inc. | $750,000 | Education |
| 2009 | Techsoup Global | $100,000 | Special Projects |
| 2009 | Institute of International Education, Inc. | $233,000 | Special Projects |
| 2009 | NewSchools Venture Fund | $2,142,800 | Education |
| 2009 | New Visions for Public Schools, Inc. | $800,000 | Education |
| 2009 | University of Chicago | $2,053,300 | Education |
