| University of California at San Diego | U.S.-Mexican Studies | 06/06/85 | $265,000 | La Jolla, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Occidental College | Fresh Combinations | 06/06/85 | $250,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Augustana College | High School Program | 06/06/85 | $180,000 | Rock Island, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| United Negro College Fund, Inc. | Humanities Teaching/Fundraising | 06/06/85 | $850,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of California at Los Angeles | Latin American Studies | 06/06/85 | $200,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Lafayette College | Fresh Combinations | 06/06/85 | $250,000 | Easton, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| New York Academy of Medicine | Library Conservation | 06/06/85 | $200,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Florida at Gainesville | Latin American Studies | 06/06/85 | $250,000 | Gainesville, FL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Association of Colleges and Universities of the State of New York | Educational Quality Program | 03/28/85 | $35,000 | Albany, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Berea College | Appalachian Collections | 03/28/85 | $100,000 | Berea, KY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Cornell University | Minority Summer Research Project | 03/28/85 | $196,000 | Ithaca, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Core Curriculum | 03/28/85 | $300,000 | Troy, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Tennessee at Knoxville | Stokely Institute - Outreach Program | 03/28/85 | $250,000 | Knoxville, TN, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Toronto | Russian/East European Studies | 03/28/85 | $350,000 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Higher Learning |
| College Entrance Examination Board | National Hispanic Scholar Awards | 03/28/85 | $2,936,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Academy in Rome | Academy Library | 03/28/85 | $350,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| National Academy of Sciences | CSCPRC | 03/28/85 | $225,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Wellesley College | French Telecourse | 03/28/85 | $250,000 | Wellesley, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation | Mellon Fellowships - Administration | 03/28/85 | $195,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Library Association | Preservation Institute | 03/28/85 | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Teachers College Columbia University | High School Science | 03/28/85 | $30,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Michigan | Bentley Library | 03/28/85 | $120,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, United States | Higher Learning |
| Davis and Elkins College | Appalachian College Program | 12/12/84 | $250,000 | Elkins, WV, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of California at Irvine | Thesaurus Linguae Graecae | 12/12/84 | $118,000 | Irvine, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| National Medical Fellowships, Inc. | Minority Scholarships | 12/12/84 | $350,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
