| Shakespeare & Company, Inc. | Short-Season Theatre/Dance Program | 12/16/81 | $40,000 | Richmond, MA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Maryland Institute | faculty/Curriculum Development | 12/16/81 | $125,000 | Baltimore, MD, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts | Science Museum | 10/07/81 | $350,000 | Philidelphia, PA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc. | Symphony Orchestra Program | 10/07/81 | $50,000 | Rochester, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. | Symphony Orchestra Program | 10/07/81 | $125,000 | Boston, MA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Symphony Orchestra Program | 10/07/81 | $75,000 | Cincinnati, OH, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, Inc. | Symphony Orchestra Program | 10/07/81 | $75,000 | Detroit, MI, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Pittsburgh Symphony, Inc. | Symphony Orchestra Program | 10/07/81 | $87,500 | Pittsburgh, PA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Philadelphia Orchestra Association | Symphony Orchestra Program | 10/07/81 | $100,000 | Philadelphia, PA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra | Symphony Orchestra Program | 10/07/81 | $37,500 | Indianapolis, IN, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Museum of Science and Industry | Resources of the Science Education Program | 10/07/81 | $350,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Museum of Broadcasting | Cataloguing Program | 10/07/81 | $50,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| American Association of Museums | Membership Development | 10/07/81 | $150,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Balboa Art Conservation Center | General Support | 10/07/81 | $100,000 | San Diego, CA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Palace of Arts and Science Foundation | Exploratorium - Science Museum Publications | 10/07/81 | $250,000 | San Francisco, CA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Japan Society, Inc. | Japan House Gallery Publictions Program | 10/07/81 | $100,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Musical Arts Association | Symphony Orchestra Program | 10/07/81 | $125,000 | Cleveland, OH, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra | Symphony Orchestra Program | 10/07/81 | $87,500 | St. Louis, MO, United States | Arts and Culture |
| American Council for the Arts, Inc. | A Guide to Corporate Giving in the Arts | 06/17/81 | $14,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| ETV Endowment of South Carolina | BBC/Time-Life Co-production of 'The Ambassadors' | 06/17/81 | $35,000 | Columbia, SC, United States | Arts and Culture |
| South Street Seaport Museum | Curatorial Support | 06/17/81 | $250,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts | Exhibitions/Publications | 06/17/81 | $200,000 | Minneapolis, MN, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Conservation | 06/17/81 | $100,000 | Hartford, CT, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum Inc. | Conservation | 06/17/81 | $175,000 | Winterthur, DE, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Yale University | Art Museum Program - Exhibitions/Publications | 06/17/81 | $100,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Arts and Culture |
