| 2005 | United States Fund for UNICEF | $500,000 | Special Projects |
| 2005 | Association of African Universities | $15,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2005 | Neighborhood Funders Group | $10,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | The Institute for Educational Leadership, Inc. | $50,000 | Education |
| 2005 | Brown University | $50,000 | Education |
| 2005 | National Academy of Sciences | $21,000 | Education |
| 2005 | Elizabeth Thompson | $99,900 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2005 | Adeeb Khalid | $100,000 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2005 | Muhammad Qasim Zaman | $100,000 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2005 | Brian T. Edwards | $100,000 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2005 | Abdulaziz Sachedina | $85,000 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2005 | Asma Afsaruddin | $100,000 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2005 | Ayesha Jalal | $100,000 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2005 | Sohail H. Hashmi | $100,000 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2005 | Noah R. Feldman | $100,000 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2005 | John R. Bowen | $100,000 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2005 | Khaled M. Abou El Fadl | $100,000 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2005 | Bernard Haykel | $100,000 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2005 | Amaney A. Jamal | $98,500 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2005 | Ebrahim E.I. Moosa | $99,915 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2005 | Lawrence Rosen | $100,000 | Carnegie Scholars |
| 2005 | William C. Velasquez Institute, Inc. | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | Crenulated Company, Ltd. | $25,000 | Education |
| 2005 | Tides Foundation | $1,500 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Thomas B. Fordham Institute | $50,000 | Legacy |
