| Vassar College | Faculty/Curricular Renewal | 12/13/78 | $250,000 | Poughkeepsie, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bryn Mawr College | Hewlett-Mellon Program | 12/12/79 | $125,000 | Bryn Mawr, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Case Western Reserve University | Curatorial Positions | 12/12/79 | $275,000 | Cleveland, OH, United States | Higher Learning |
| Stanford University | Western Culture | 12/12/79 | $350,000 | Stanford, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Mills College | Faculty development | 12/12/79 | $140,000 | Oakland, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| New York Public Library | Research Libraries Information Network Affiliation | 12/12/79 | $575,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Yale University | Library Preservation Internships | 12/12/79 | $65,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Brown University | 1980s Fund | 12/17/80 | $950,000 | Providence, RI, United States | Higher Learning |
| Tulane University | 1980s Fund | 12/17/80 | $750,000 | New Orleans, LA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Washington University in St. Louis | 1980s Fund | 12/17/80 | $750,000 | St. Louis, MO, United States | Higher Learning |
| Fordham University | Liberal Arts Curriculum & Faculty Endowment | 12/16/81 | $275,000 | Bronx, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Hunter College | Faculty/Curriculum Development | 12/16/81 | $350,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Council of Learned Societies | IREX - Developmental Fellowship Program | 12/15/82 | $600,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Library Association | Business Council for Libraries | 12/15/82 | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Inc. | Humanities Fellowships | 12/15/82 | $750,000 | Stanford, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Clark University | Faculty/Curriculum Development | 12/15/82 | $350,000 | Worcester, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Research Libraries Group, Inc. | U/Toronto-Research Libraries Interface Network | 12/15/82 | $35,000 | Mountain View, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Kentucky | Regional Program | 12/15/82 | $280,000 | Lexington, KY, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Michigan | Writing Program | 12/15/82 | $350,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of California at Berkeley | Bay Area Writing Project | 12/14/83 | $300,000 | Berkeley, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Russia/East Europe Research Lab | 12/14/83 | $160,000 | Champaign, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Nelson Gallery Foundation | Research Libraries Information Network Affiliation | 12/14/83 | $21,000 | Kansas City, MO, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Chicago | Latin American Studies | 12/12/84 | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Columbia University | East Asian Studies | 12/17/85 | $750,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Harvard University | Fairbank Center - East Asian Studies | 12/17/85 | $750,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
