| 2005 | William C. Velasquez Institute, Inc. | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | Tides Foundation | $1,500 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Thomas B. Fordham Institute | $50,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Bard College | $50,000 | Education |
| 2005 | Fund for Public Schools, Inc. | $100,000 | Special Projects |
| 2005 | University of Utah | $49,900 | Democracy |
| 2005 | American University | $50,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | University of Pennsylvania | $39,800 | Democracy |
| 2005 | George Washington University | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | Center for Community Change | $450,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $800,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2005 | University of Maryland Foundation, Inc. | $400,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2005 | University of California, Berkeley | $500,000 | Special Projects |
| 2005 | University of the Witwatersrand | $1,991,800 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2005 | Claremont Graduate University | $100,000 | Special Projects |
| 2005 | University of KwaZulu-Natal | $1,996,100 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2005 | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign | $499,900 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2005 | University of Cape Town | $2,000,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2005 | Network for Good | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $150,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | World Affairs Council of Northern California | $100,000 | Special Projects |
| 2005 | The Regents of the University of Michigan | $169,500 | Democracy |
| 2005 | University of California, San Diego | $349,700 | International Peace and Security |
| 2005 | University of Notre Dame | $100,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | Education Writers Association | $200,000 | Education |
