| 2008 | BPE | $1,500,000 | Education |
| 2008 | American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences | $200,000 | Education |
| 2008 | Columbia University | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | The Silk Road Project | $125,000 | Special Projects |
| 2008 | Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development | $100,000 | Special Projects |
| 2008 | Northwestern University | $200,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Carnegie Dunfermline Trust | $152,500 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Research Foundation of the City University of New York | $50,000 | Education |
| 2008 | International Development Research Centre | $50,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | UnidosUS | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Battelle For Kids | $50,000 | Education |
| 2008 | National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Center for American Progress | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Migration Policy Institute | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Brigham Young University | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | The Richard Nixon Foundation | $49,500 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Asia Society | $50,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Center for Investigative Reporting, Inc. | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | TalkingScience | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc. | $270,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Boston Critic Inc. | $150,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Institute for Advanced Study | $1,600,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | Social Science Research Council | $150,000 | Legacy |
