| Smith College | College Art Museum Endowment Challenge Phase I: Endowment | 09/12/97 | $500,000 | Northampton, MA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Bay Group International | Orchestra Forum | 09/12/97 | $250,000 | San Francisco, CA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Crossroads Incorporated | 1997 Theater Program | 09/12/97 | $50,000 | New Brunswick, NJ, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Great Lakes Theater Festival Inc. | Seasonal Theatre/Dance Program | 12/17/87 | $95,000 | Cleveland, OH, United States | Arts and Culture |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | NOVA - State of the World | 12/17/87 | $100,000 | Boston, MA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Theatre and Arts Foundation of San Diego County | Seasonal Theatre/Dance Program | 12/17/87 | $95,000 | La Jolla, CA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Contemporary Arts Educational Project, Inc. | Small Press Program | 12/10/90 | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Milkweed Press | Small Press Program | 12/10/90 | $50,000 | Minneapolis, MN, United States | Arts and Culture |
| American Public Radio Associates, Inc. | Classical Music Programming | 12/09/91 | $250,000 | Minneapolis, MN, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Portland Baroque Orchestra | Small Orchestra Program | 12/09/91 | $75,000 | Portland, OR, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Boston Baroque, Inc. | Small Orchestra Program | 12/09/91 | $100,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Harvard University | Dance Preservation | 12/13/93 | $150,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Stanford University | Digital Archive Library | 12/13/93 | $75,000 | Stanford, CA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Music of the Baroque | Chamber Orchestra Program | 12/12/94 | $180,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, Inc. | Chamber Orchestra Program | 12/12/94 | $120,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Inc. | Chamber Orchestra Program | 12/12/94 | $100,000 | Brooklyn, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | AWMF Curatorial Endowment and Curatorial Fellowships - Phase I | 12/18/95 | $1,000,000 | Detroit, MI, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Walters Art Gallery Endowment Foundation, Inc. | Curatorial Endowment and Curatorial Fellowships - Phase I | 12/06/96 | $1,225,000 | Baltimore, MD, United States | Arts and Culture |
| South Coast Repertory, Inc. | 1997 Theater Program | 12/05/97 | $175,000 | Costa Mesa, CA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Music of the Baroque | Small Orchestra Program | 12/05/97 | $125,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Arts and Culture |
| City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra Forum | 12/05/97 | $25,000 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Arts and Culture |
| Oregon Symphony Association | Orchestra Forum | 12/05/97 | $25,000 | Portland, OR, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society | Orchestra Forum | 12/05/97 | $25,000 | St. Paul, MN, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts | Advanced Conservation Internships | 11/20/98 | $26,000 | Philadelphia, PA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Glimmerglass Opera Theatre, Inc. | Opera Program | 12/14/98 | $350,000 | Cooperstown, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
