| 2008 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Columbia University | $349,600 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Mass Insight Education and Research Institute, Inc. | $1,500,000 | Education |
| 2008 | University of Colorado | $300,000 | Education |
| 2008 | Tanzania Commission for Universities | $1,346,700 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $450,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | United Nations Foundation | $150,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | BBC World Service Trust | $197,800 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Social Science Research Council | $300,000 | Education |
| 2008 | University of Reading | $390,600 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Washington College | $234,300 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Truman National Security Institute | $200,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | University of Arizona | $200,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | University of Washington | $1,200,000 | Education |
| 2008 | Neo Philanthropy | $6,000,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Dayton Peace Accords Project | $188,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Government Accountability Project Inc. | $200,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | University of Cape Town | $517,400 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | University of the Witwatersrand | $874,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | Temple University | $303,700 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | University of California, Berkeley | $300,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | The Project on Government Oversight, Inc. | $350,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Aspen Institute, Inc. | $634,000 | Education |
| 2008 | Aspen Institute, Inc. | $720,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Centre for Higher Education Transformation Trust | $250,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
