| Princeton University | Universities Program | 12/14/71 | $1,000,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| Boston Theological Institute | Boston Theological Institute Library Development Program | 12/14/71 | $75,000 | Newton Centre, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Harvard University | Universities Program | 12/14/71 | $1,250,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Chicago | Universities Program | 12/14/71 | $1,250,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | L'Annee Philologique | 12/14/71 | $7,000 | Chapel Hill, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Yale University | Nine Universities Program | 12/14/71 | $1,250,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Mount Holyoke College | Humanities Professorship | 09/14/71 | $750,000 | South Hadley, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Howard University | Humanities Programs | 09/14/71 | $500,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Institute of International Education, Inc. | Operating Support | 09/14/71 | $100,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Broad Jump | Summer Remedial Educational Program | 09/14/71 | $25,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bennett College | Faculty Support | 06/22/71 | $200,000 | Greensboro, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bishop College | Faculty Support | 06/22/71 | $200,000 | Dallas, TX, United States | Higher Learning |
| Saint Augustine’s College | Faculty Support | 06/22/71 | $200,000 | Raleigh, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Stillman College | Faculty Support | 06/22/71 | $200,000 | Tuscaloosa, AL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Morehouse College | Faculty support | 06/22/71 | $300,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Brown University | Humanities Professorship | 06/22/71 | $750,000 | Providence, RI, United States | Higher Learning |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Faculty Support - Library Acquisition | 06/22/71 | $1,000,000 | Pittsburgh, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Dillard University | Faculty Support | 06/22/71 | $200,000 | New Orleans, LA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Spelman College | Faculty Support | 06/22/71 | $200,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Miles College | Faculty Support | 06/22/71 | $200,000 | Birmingham, AL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Virginia Union University | Faculty Support | 06/22/71 | $200,000 | Richmond, VA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | Faculty Support | 06/22/71 | $200,000 | New Orleans, LA, United States | Higher Learning |
| A Better Chance | ABC Program | 06/22/71 | $100,000 | Boston, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Clark Atlanta University | Faculty support | 06/22/71 | $300,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Fisk University | Faculty Support | 06/22/71 | $300,000 | Nashville, TN, United States | Higher Learning |
