| Cornell University | Fresh Combinations | 03/14/84 | $1,300,000 | Ithaca, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Harvard University | Japanese Political Economy | 03/14/84 | $30,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Princeton University | Fresh Combinations | 03/14/84 | $1,200,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| Tuskegee University | Black Colleges Program | 03/14/84 | $350,000 | Tuskegee, AL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Johns Hopkins University | Fresh Combinations | 03/14/84 | $750,000 | Baltimore, MD, United States | Higher Learning |
| National Historical Publications and Records Commission | Archival Administration | 03/14/84 | $100,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Yale University | Fresh Combinations/1980s II Fund | 03/14/84 | $1,250,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Toronto | Russian/East European Studies | 03/28/85 | $350,000 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Higher Learning |
| Institute for Citizens and Scholars | Mellon Fellowships - Administration | 03/28/85 | $195,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Association for State and Local History | Local Gov't Records | 03/27/86 | $92,000 | Nashville, TN, United States | Higher Learning |
| American University | Olmsted Papers | 03/27/86 | $250,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Cornell University | Asian Studies | 03/27/86 | $750,000 | Ithaca, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Social Science Research Council | International Studies | 03/27/86 | $9,000 | Brooklyn, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Stanford University | Humanities Center - External Fellowships | 03/27/86 | $340,000 | Stanford, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | CIC - Minority Fellowship Program | 03/27/86 | $750,000 | Champaign, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Wisconsin at Madison | Dictionary of American Regional English | 03/27/86 | $600,000 | Madison, WI, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Oregon | High School Project | 03/27/86 | $140,000 | Eugene, OR, United States | Higher Learning |
| Institute for Citizens and Scholars | Mellon Fellowships | 03/27/86 | $2,780,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| College of Wooster | Fresh Combinations | 03/19/87 | $175,000 | Wooster, OH, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of the State of New York | Library Preservation | 03/19/87 | $30,000 | Albany, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| New York Public Library | Preservation Administration Internships | 03/19/87 | $135,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Yale University | Term Chairs | 03/19/87 | $1,050,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Yale University | Preservation Administration Internships | 03/19/87 | $111,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Catholic University of America | Washington Collegium | 03/24/88 | $30,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| The Frick Collection | Art Reference Library | 03/24/88 | $25,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
