| 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 | 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 | Brigham Young University | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | The Richard Nixon Foundation | $49,500 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Migration Policy Institute | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 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 | Duke University | $502,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Pundit Productions Inc. | $200,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | The New School | $500,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | Stanford University | $250,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | American Council of Learned Societies | $1,000,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | New York University | $140,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | Columbia University | $200,000 | International Peace and Security |
