| Action for Children’s Television | Constitutional Bicentennial Publication | 12/17/85 | $20,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| American Dance Festival, Inc. | Program Support | 12/17/85 | $25,000 | Durham, NC, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Institute of Fine Arts Foundation | Conservator Training Program | 12/17/85 | $500,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| National Association for Regional Ballet, Inc. | Artistic Directors Seminar | 12/17/85 | $20,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians | Modern Dance Program | 10/02/85 | $50,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Pilobolus, Inc. | Modern Dance Program | 10/02/85 | $60,000 | Washington Depot, CT, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Bella Lewitzky Dance Company | Modern Dance Program | 10/02/85 | $60,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc. | Modern Dance Program | 10/02/85 | $125,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Nikolais Louis Foundation for Dance, Inc. | Modern Dance Program | 10/02/85 | $75,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance, Inc. | Collections Managment | 10/02/85 | $6,000 | Shelburne, VT, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. | Modern Dance Program | 10/02/85 | $185,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc. | Modern Dance Program | 10/02/85 | $75,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation | Modern Dance Program | 10/02/85 | $60,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| New-York Historical Society | Art Conservation | 10/02/85 | $135,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Trisha Brown Company, Inc. | Modern Dance Program | 10/02/85 | $50,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Lucinda Childs Dance Foundation | Modern Dance Program | 10/02/85 | $50,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, Inc. | Modern Dance Program | 10/02/85 | $130,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Cleveland Ballet | Ballet Program | 06/06/85 | $125,000 | Cleveland, OH, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Columbia University | Translation Center | 06/06/85 | $35,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Inc. | Ballet Program | 06/06/85 | $100,000 | Pittsburgh, PA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Foundation for the Joffrey Ballet, Inc. | Ballet Program | 06/06/85 | $200,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| New York City Ballet, Inc. | Ballet Program | 06/06/85 | $250,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Ballet Tech Foundation, Inc. | Ballet Program | 06/06/85 | $75,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Pennsylvania Ballet Association | Ballet Program | 06/06/85 | $150,000 | Philadelphia, PA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Ohio Ballet | Ballet Program | 06/06/85 | $75,000 | Akron, OH, United States | Arts and Culture |
