| 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 | P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds | $300,000 | Special Projects |
| 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 |
| 2008 | Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc. | $2,000,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | National Research Foundation | $437,600 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | University of Ghana | $200,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | Renaissance Schools Fund | $299,100 | Education |
| 2008 | International Rescue Committee, Inc. | $250,000 | Special Projects |
| 2008 | Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. | $500,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Diploma Plus, Inc. | $1,977,400 | Education |
| 2008 | Association of Commonwealth Universities | $540,900 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | Brandeis University | $615,600 | Education |
| 2008 | National Academy of Sciences | $235,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | $1,605,600 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $301,200 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Nigeria ICT Forum of Partnership Institutions | $1,000,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | Center for Independent Media | $100,000 | Legacy |
