| 2009 | Valerie Hoffman | $92,700 | Legacy |
| 2009 | Nathan J. Brown | $99,200 | Legacy |
| 2009 | Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy | $50,000 | Education |
| 2009 | Civitas Associates | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2009 | Zocalo: A Cultural Forum for the New L.A. | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2009 | Syracuse University | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2009 | American University of Beirut | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2009 | Medicare Rights Center | $25,000 | Special Projects |
| 2009 | Research Foundation of the City University of New York | $25,000 | Special Projects |
| 2009 | Campaign Finance Institute | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2009 | RAND Corporation | $495,000 | 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 | 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 | University of California, San Diego | $385,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | Graduate Center of the City University of New York | $454,700 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. | $500,000 | Democracy |
