| 2008 | RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | StoryCorps, Inc. | $75,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Sundog Theatre, Inc. | $10,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | The Drama League | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Kentler International Drawing Space | $10,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Manhattan School of Music | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | 651 Arts | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Academy of American Poets, Inc. | $10,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Arthur Aviles Typical Theatre | $10,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Billie Holiday Theatre Incorporated | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Bloomingdale School of Music Inc. | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Center for Jewish History, Inc. | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Checkerboard Foundation, Inc. | $10,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Chinese American Arts Council Inc. | $10,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Cool Culture Inc. | $10,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Dance USA | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Doing Art Together Inc. | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | National Center for Creative Aging Inc. | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | En Foco, Inc. | $10,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Exit Art | $10,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Fractured Atlas Productions | $10,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Ghetto Film School Inc. | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Highbridge Voices Corporation | $10,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Louis Armstrong House & Archives | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2008 | Manhattan Class Company, Inc. | $10,000 | Legacy |
