| Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc. | Modern Dance Program | 03/18/81 | $100,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Swarthmore College | 1980s Fund | 03/18/81 | $300,000 | Swarthmore, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Chicago | Regional Program | 03/18/81 | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. | Live from Lincoln Center | 03/18/81 | $1,462,500 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| University of South Carolina | CACTUS Computer Programs | 03/18/81 | $20,000 | Columbia, SC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Pierpont Morgan Library | Conservation Endowment | 03/18/81 | $600,000 | New York, NY, United States | Public Knowledge |
| Wesleyan University | 1980s Fund | 03/18/81 | $400,000 | Middletown, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Yale University | Reproductive Biology - Research | 03/18/81 | $400,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Past Programs |
| Albany Medical College of Union University | Research Support | 03/18/81 | $275,000 | Albany, NY, United States | Past Programs |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Art Museum Program | 03/18/81 | $450,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Duke University | 1980s Fund | 03/18/81 | $850,000 | Durham, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc. | Modern Dance Program | 03/18/81 | $150,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. | Population and Family Life Education | 03/18/81 | $450,000 | New York, NY, United States | Past Programs |
| Stanford University | Graduate School of Business - Public Management | 03/18/81 | $750,000 | Stanford, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Arizona | University-Schools Writing Program | 03/18/81 | $275,000 | Tuscon, AZ, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Lexicographical Database | 03/18/81 | $17,600 | Chapel Hill, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Museum Associates | Art Museum Program | 03/18/81 | $400,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | Conservation Endowment - Fellows | 03/18/81 | $750,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Oberlin College | 1980s Fund | 03/18/81 | $350,000 | Oberlin, OH, United States | Higher Learning |
| Yale University | School of Forestry - Visiting Professorships | 03/18/81 | $160,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Past Programs |
| Alaskan Conservation Foundation | Alaska Environmental Planning Project | 03/18/81 | $15,000 | Anchorage, AK, United States | Past Programs |
| Amherst College | 1980s Fund | 03/18/81 | $300,000 | Amherst, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bryn Mawr College | 1980s Fund | 03/18/81 | $350,000 | Bryn Mawr, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Community College Humanities Association | Member and Program Expansion | 03/18/81 | $90,000 | Philidelphia, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Drawing Center, Inc. | Paper Conservation - Instruction Program | 03/18/81 | $12,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
