| 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 |
| 2005 | Michigan State University | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Human Rights First | $100,000 | Special Projects |
| 2005 | University of Kansas, Center for Research, Inc. | $100,000 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Center for Strategic and International Studies, Inc. | $285,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2005 | Aspen Institute, Inc. | $250,000 | Education |
| 2005 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | $300,000 | Education |
| 2005 | Council for Advancement and Support of Education | $200,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa |
| 2005 | Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California, Inc. | $100,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | $300,000 | International Peace and Security |
| 2005 | National Immigration Forum, Inc. | $500,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | Neo Philanthropy | $100,000 | Special Projects |
| 2005 | Northwestern University | $150,000 | Special Projects |
| 2005 | Johns Hopkins University | $24,900 | Legacy |
| 2005 | Reboot, Inc. | $25,000 | Democracy |
| 2005 | The National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise | $25,000 | Legacy |
