| University of Minnesota at Twin Cities | University Press Program | 12/18/75 | $30,000 | Minneapolis, MN, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Toronto | University Press Program | 12/18/75 | $70,000 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Higher Learning |
| University of Wisconsin at Madison | University Press Program | 12/18/75 | $30,000 | Madison, WI, United States | Higher Learning |
| Johns Hopkins University | University Press Program | 12/18/75 | $70,000 | Baltimore, MD, United States | Higher Learning |
| Austin College | Faculty Development | 12/08/76 | $180,000 | Sherman, TX, United States | Higher Learning |
| Colby College | Faculty Development | 12/08/76 | $185,000 | Waterville, ME, United States | Higher Learning |
| Folger Shakespeare Library | The Folger Institute | 12/08/76 | $400,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| National Historical Publications and Records Commission | Historical Editing | 12/08/76 | $156,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Council on Education | Study on Mandatory Retirement in Higher Education | 12/14/77 | $17,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Library Information Services | 12/14/77 | $210,000 | Pittsburgh, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Hamilton College | Faculty Development | 12/14/77 | $200,000 | Clinton, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Institute for Advanced Study | Historical Studies/Social Science | 12/14/77 | $370,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| International Council on the Future of the University | General Support | 12/14/77 | $125,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Institute for Advanced Study | School of Historical Studies | 10/03/79 | $225,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| Vanderbilt University | Faculty Support | 10/03/79 | $225,000 | Nashville, TN, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Academy in Rome | Fellowship Program/Financial Analysis | 10/08/80 | $275,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Association of American Colleges | Liberal Learning Information Campaign | 10/08/80 | $100,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Community College Humanities Association | Expansion of Membership Base, and Other Activities | 10/08/80 | $25,000 | Philidelphia, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Cornell University | 1980s Fund | 10/08/80 | $1,250,000 | Ithaca, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Kalamazoo College | Hewlett-Mellon Program | 10/08/80 | $75,000 | Kalamazoo, MI, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Pennsylvania | 1980s Fund | 10/08/80 | $1,250,000 | Philadelphia, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Middlebury College | Hewlett-Mellon Program | 10/08/80 | $100,000 | Middlebury, VT, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Association for the Advancement of the Humanities | 1981-1982 Activities | 10/07/81 | $35,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| The Aspen Institute, Inc. | Fellowship Program | 10/07/81 | $150,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Earlham College | Hewlett-Mellon Program | 10/07/81 | $75,000 | Richmond, IN, United States | Higher Learning |
