| 2008 | Cooper Hewitt Museum | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Kaufman Center | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Bottomless Closet | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Cooke Center for Learning and Development | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Iris House | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Art Students League of New York | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | University of Georgia | $47,200 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Recovery School District | $275,000 | Special Projects |
| 2008 | Brown University | $375,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Center for Policy Studies in Russia | $280,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | City of Cape Town | $2,495,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | Henry L. Stimson Center | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Center for Strategic and International Studies, Inc. | $400,300 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign | $380,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | Coalition for DC Representation Education Fund | $75,000 | Special Projects |
| 2008 | Columbia University | $375,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $450,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Brookings Institution | $800,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $700,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Public Agenda Foundation, Inc. | $549,900 | Democracy |
| 2008 | The Regents of the University of Michigan | $450,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $1,114,900 | International Peace and Security |
| 2008 | Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services | $750,000 | Democracy |
| 2008 | Sabinet Gateway | $1,800,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2008 | American Council of Learned Societies | $5,000,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
