| 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 |
| 2009 | Coalition of Urban Teacher Residencies, Inc. | $100,000 | Education |
| 2009 | Library of Congress | $2,000,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2009 | Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | $250,000 | Democracy |
| 2009 | Center for American Progress | $2,400,000 | Democracy |
| 2009 | Migration Policy Institute | $750,000 | Democracy |
| 2009 | Institute for International Studies | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. | $300,000 | Democracy |
| 2009 | The State of the U.S.A. Inc. | $500,000 | Democracy |
| 2009 | New York University | $247,200 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | Henry L. Stimson Center | $350,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2009 | The BDA Fund | $25,000 | Legacy |
