| Tuskegee University | Faculty Support | 06/22/71 | $300,000 | Tuskegee, AL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Knoxville College | Faculty Support | 06/22/71 | $200,000 | Knoxville, TN, United States | Higher Learning |
| Lincoln University | Faculty Support | 06/22/71 | $200,000 | Lincoln, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| National Academy of Sciences | Academy Meetings-Conferences | 06/22/71 | $15,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| New York University | Archeological Expedition at Aphrodisias | 06/22/71 | $15,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Council for Religion in Independent Schools, Inc. | Operating Support | 06/22/71 | $5,000 | Portland, OR, United States | Higher Learning |
| Benedict College | Faculty Support | 06/22/71 | $200,000 | Columbia, SC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Clark College | Faculty Support | 06/22/71 | $200,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Tougaloo College | General Support | 06/22/71 | $200,000 | Tougaloo, MS, United States | Higher Learning |
| Newberry Library | Historical Map/Atlas Collection | 06/22/71 | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, 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 |
| Fund for Theological Education, Inc. | Trial Year Fellowships, 1972-1973 school year | 12/14/71 | $20,000 | Decatur, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Stanford University | Endowed Chairs | 12/14/71 | $1,250,000 | Stanford, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Harvard University | Institute for Educational Management | 12/14/71 | $75,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Columbia University | General Support | 12/14/71 | $1,250,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | The Journal of Interdisciplinary History | 12/14/71 | $12,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Vanderbilt University | Universities Program | 12/14/71 | $1,000,000 | Nashville, TN, United States | Higher Learning |
| California Institute of Technology | AWMF Humanities Professorship | 12/14/71 | $750,000 | Pasadena, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Cornell University | Universities Program | 12/14/71 | $1,250,000 | Ithaca, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| 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 |
