| 2006 | National Public Radio, Inc. | $200,000 | Democracy |
| 2006 | Association of African Universities | $118,500 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2006 | Howard University | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2006 | Center for Public Integrity | $140,000 | Legacy |
| 2006 | National Endowment for the Humanities | $106,000 | Special Projects |
| 2006 | Institute of International Education, Inc. | $100,000 | Special Projects |
| 2006 | Center for Responsive Politics | $500,100 | Democracy |
| 2006 | National Security Archive Fund, Inc. | $450,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2006 | International Peace Institute, Inc. | $362,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2006 | Aspen Institute, Inc. | $500,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2006 | Center for Public Integrity | $250,000 | Democracy |
| 2006 | New York University | $213,600 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2006 | William J. Brennan, Jr., Center for Justice, Inc. | $600,000 | Democracy |
| 2006 | Philanthropic Research, Inc. | $250,000 | Legacy |
| 2006 | American Councils for International Education, Inc. | $500,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2006 | University of Pennsylvania | $250,000 | Education |
| 2006 | Center on Education Policy | $750,000 | Education |
| 2006 | Constitutional Rights Foundation | $350,000 | Democracy |
| 2006 | Reform Institute Inc. | $200,000 | Democracy |
| 2006 | National Committee on American Foreign Policy | $250,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2006 | University of Cincinnati Foundation | $668,700 | Education |
| 2006 | Research for Action Inc. | $300,000 | Education |
| 2006 | Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation | $300,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2006 | National Coalition of Community Foundations for Youth | $500,000 | Education |
| 2006 | Editorial Projects in Education, Inc. | $50,000 | Legacy |
