| Lawrence University | Faculty Development | 12/19/74 | $200,000 | Appleton, WI, United States | Higher Learning |
| Cornell University | Postdoctoral Fellowships | 12/19/74 | $1,200,000 | Ithaca, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Library Association | Guide to the Research Collections of the NYPL | 09/27/74 | $12,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Southern California | Mellon Professorship | 09/27/74 | $750,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Graduate Theological Union | Library Project | 09/27/74 | $500,000 | Berkeley, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Trinity College | Faculty Development | 09/27/74 | $200,000 | Hartford, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Yale University | Yale-Clare Fellowships Program | 09/27/74 | $125,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Association of American Universities | International Association Conference | 09/27/74 | $50,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bates College | Faculty Fellowships | 09/27/74 | $190,000 | Lewiston, ME, United States | Higher Learning |
| Educational Facilities Laboratories, Inc. | Physical Plant Study | 09/27/74 | $150,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Spelman College | Mellon-Spelman Career Development Program | 09/27/74 | $100,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| United Negro College Fund, Inc. | Construction | 09/27/74 | $100,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students, Inc. | Counseling and College Referral Services | 09/27/74 | $160,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Carleton College | Faculty Development | 09/27/74 | $250,000 | Northfield, MN, United States | Higher Learning |
| Pratt Institute | Liberal Arts Support | 09/27/74 | $500,000 | Brooklyn, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Hope College | Faculty/Curriculum Development | 09/27/74 | $160,000 | Holland, MI, United States | Higher Learning |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | Property Acquisition | 09/27/74 | $250,000 | London, United Kingdom | Higher Learning |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Engineering-Humanities - Integration | 09/27/74 | $150,000 | Worcester, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Council of Learned Societies | William James Works | 06/18/74 | $20,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Berea College | Appalachian College Program | 06/18/74 | $150,000 | Berea, KY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bucknell University | Faculty Development | 06/18/74 | $250,000 | Lewisburg, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| St. Lawrence University | Faculty Development | 06/18/74 | $200,000 | Canton, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Social Science Research Council | Endowment | 06/18/74 | $250,000 | Brooklyn, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Oxford | Clarendon Press - John Locke Works | 06/18/74 | $175,000 | Oxford, United Kingdom | Higher Learning |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Engineering and the Humanities | 06/18/74 | $400,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
