| 2005 | Quest Scholars Program | $25,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs | $25,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2005 | Graduate Center of the City University of New York | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | America Speaks, Inc. | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | Electronic Reporting Design Institute | $5,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | Columbia University | $200,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Northwestern University | $192,800 | Legacy |
| 2005 | University of Colorado | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | University of California, Berkeley | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | University of California, Berkeley | $200,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $600,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | University of California, Berkeley | $1,000,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | National Constitution Center | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | American Association of University Professors | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | University of Southern California | $200,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Pacific Institute for Community Organizations | $25,000 | Education |
| 2005 | Association of African Universities | $19,100 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2005 | Democracy South | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | $38,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | Arizona Institute for Public Life | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | Association of American Colleges and Universities | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Tides Center | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | University of California, Berkeley | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | Columbia University | $50,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2005 | National School Boards Association | $50,000 | Legacy |
