| National Academy of Sciences | Research Doctorate Programs Evaluation | 12/13/78 | $150,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Association of American University Presses, Inc. | International Distribution of University Press Publications | 12/12/79 | $75,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| The Graduate Center of the City University of New York | Community College Project | 12/12/79 | $375,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Stanford University | Latin American Studies | 12/12/79 | $300,000 | Stanford, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of California at Berkeley | Latin American Studies | 12/12/79 | $300,000 | Berkeley, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Chicago | Latin American Studies | 12/12/79 | $250,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Notre Dame | Faculty Development | 12/12/79 | $350,000 | Notre Dame, IN, United States | Higher Learning |
| Vanderbilt University | Humanities Faculty Endowment | 12/12/79 | $250,000 | Nashville, TN, United States | Higher Learning |
| Brown University | 1980s Fund | 12/17/80 | $950,000 | Providence, RI, United States | Higher Learning |
| Harvard University | Pollard & Redgrave Short Title Catalogue | 12/17/80 | $25,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Rochester | 1980s Fund | 12/17/80 | $750,000 | Rochester, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| New England Board of Higher Education | Commission on Higher Education | 12/17/80 | $25,000 | Boston, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study | Postdoctoral Research | 12/16/81 | $300,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Hunter College | Faculty/Curriculum Development | 12/16/81 | $350,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Cambridge | Darwin Correspondence | 12/16/81 | $80,000 | Cambridge, United Kingdom | Higher Learning |
| Barnard College | Summer PREP Program | 12/15/82 | $375,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Michigan | Writing Program | 12/15/82 | $350,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, United States | Higher Learning |
| New York Public Library | Preservation Endowment | 12/15/82 | $1,000,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Council for Basic Education | High School Teachers Fellowships | 12/14/83 | $400,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Emory & Henry College | Appalachian College Program | 12/12/84 | $350,000 | Emory, VA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Princeton University | Teacher Education | 12/12/84 | $150,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of California at Irvine | Thesaurus Linguae Graecae | 12/12/84 | $118,000 | Irvine, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| New York City School Volunteer Program, Inc. | Partnership Development Project | 12/12/84 | $150,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bowdoin College | Fresh Combinations | 12/17/85 | $225,000 | Brunswick, ME, United States | Higher Learning |
| Harvard University | Fairbank Center - East Asian Studies | 12/17/85 | $750,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
