| The Aspen Institute, Inc. | Fellowship Program | 12/12/73 | $150,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Harvard University | East Asian Library | 12/12/73 | $200,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Rice University | Mellon Humanities Professorship | 12/12/73 | $750,000 | Houston, TX, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of California at Berkeley | East Asian Library | 12/12/73 | $200,000 | Berkeley, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Columbia University | East Asian Library Collection | 12/12/73 | $200,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Southeastern Library Network, Inc. | Development and Initial Operations | 12/12/73 | $600,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Stanford University | East Asian Library Collection | 12/12/73 | $150,000 | Stanford, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Mary Baldwin College | Women's Education and Career Program | 12/12/73 | $75,000 | Staunton, VA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Mellon Humanities Professorship | 12/12/73 | $750,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Mount Holyoke College | Women's Education and Career Program | 12/12/73 | $100,000 | South Hadley, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Yale University | East Asian Library | 12/12/73 | $150,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Humanities Center Establishment | 12/12/73 | $25,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Princeton University | East Asian Library Program | 12/12/73 | $150,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Michigan | East Asian Research Library | 12/12/73 | $150,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Washington | East Asian Library Collection | 12/12/73 | $150,000 | Seattle, WA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada | Theological Study Program | 12/12/73 | $450,000 | Vandalia, OH, United States | Higher Learning |
| Boston University | Humanities Professorship | 12/12/73 | $750,000 | Boston, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Pace University | Women's Education and Career Program | 12/12/73 | $270,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Marymount Manhattan College | Women's Education and Career Program | 12/12/73 | $75,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Library Association | Academic Library Internship Program | 12/12/73 | $346,838 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Cornell University | East Asian Library Collection | 12/12/73 | $150,000 | Ithaca, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Simmons College | Women's Education and Career Program | 12/12/73 | $100,000 | Boston, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| The University of British Columbia | East Asian Library | 12/12/73 | $75,000 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Higher Learning |
| University of Chicago | East Asian Library Collection | 12/12/73 | $150,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Manhattanville College | Women's Education and Career Program | 12/12/73 | $100,000 | Purchase, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
