| New York Public Library | Correctional Services Reference-by-Mail Program | 06/27/19 | $125,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Carleton College | New Directions Fellowship (Willis) | 03/05/20 | $300,000 | Northfield, MN, United States | Higher Learning |
| Pomona College | New Directions Fellowship (Bahng) | 03/05/20 | $285,000 | Claremont, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America | Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America: Exploring Pathways to Scale | 08/19/19 | $150,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Ithaka Harbors, Inc. | Prison Education Convenings | 12/09/19 | $400,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Michigan at Flint | Borders and Crossings: Exploring Global Questions at the University of Michigan-Flint | 12/09/19 | $600,000 | Flint, MI, United States | Higher Learning |
| The Library Company of Philadelphia | Mellon Scholars Program | 09/18/20 | $500,000 | Philadelphia, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| National Academy of Sciences | Graduate Education Database - Attrition Study | 03/22/91 | $38,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Harvard University | Higher Education Volume | 03/22/91 | $25,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Academy in Rome | Classical Studies Fellowships | 03/22/91 | $300,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Lafayette College | Presidential Discretionary Fund | 03/22/91 | $200,000 | Easton, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Trinity College | Presidential Discretionary Fund | 03/22/91 | $150,000 | Hartford, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Howard University | Howard University Faculty Development Initiative | 03/05/20 | $755,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Ghana | Enhancing Capacity and Postgraduate Education in the Humanities+ | 06/11/21 | $800,000 | Accra, Ghana | Higher Learning |
| Emory University | James Weldon Johnson Institute (Tie-Off) | 12/11/20 | $1,000,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| United Negro College Fund, Inc. | UNCF/Mellon Faculty Career Enhancement Programs | 12/11/20 | $2,500,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Houston | Mellon Research Scholars Program Part II | 09/18/20 | $500,000 | Houston, TX, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Michigan | College and Beyond II | 12/11/20 | $1,118,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, United States | Higher Learning |
| Lewis & Clark College | New President | 04/04/92 | $200,000 | Portland, OR, United States | Higher Learning |
| Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation | Mellon Fellowships Program II | 04/04/92 | $445,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| International Research & Exchanges Board, Inc. | East European Activities | 04/04/92 | $148,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| College Entrance Examination Board | Advanced Placement Program | 04/04/92 | $250,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Inc. | Humanists Fellowships | 03/15/93 | $900,000 | Stanford, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| The University of Oklahoma | Science & Society | 03/15/93 | $215,000 | Norman, OK, United States | Higher Learning |
| Associated Colleges of the South, Inc. | Membership Collaboration | 12/16/93 | $46,500 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
