| 2008 | The Climate Research Fund | $500,000 | Special Projects |
| 2008 | Duke University | $502,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Pundit Productions Inc. | $200,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Stanford University | $750,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | New York University | $410,300 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Stanford University | $250,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | New York University | $418,700 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | University of the Witwatersrand | $2,364,099 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | University of KwaZulu-Natal | $1,984,643 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 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 |
| 2008 | P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds | $300,000 | Special Projects |
| 2008 | Neighborhood Funders Group | $1,600 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Nueva Esperanza | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Community Renewal Society | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | The Center for Independent Documentary, Inc. | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | University of Miami | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | League of Young Voters Education Fund | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | The Regents of the University of Michigan | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Salzburg Global Seminar | $50,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | $20,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | South African Institute for Advancement | $49,874 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
