| 2008 | University of California, Berkeley | $300,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 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 |
| 2008 | The Project on Government Oversight, Inc. | $350,000 | Democracy |
| 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 | Battelle For Kids | $569,400 | Education |
| 2008 | National Security Archive Fund, Inc. | $600,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 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 |
