| Cornell University | Society for the Humanities | 12/15/70 | $300,000 | Ithaca, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Neurosciences Research Program | 12/15/70 | $5,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Council for Basic Education | general support | 12/15/70 | $10,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Electronics Teaching Complex. | 12/15/70 | $300,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Johns Hopkins University | School of Advanced International Studies - Mellon Chair | 12/15/70 | $750,000 | Baltimore, MD, United States | Higher Learning |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Virginia Forage Research Station | 12/15/70 | $200,000 | Blacksburg, VA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Tulane University | Library Development Program | 12/15/70 | $500,000 | New Orleans, LA, United States | Higher Learning |
| National Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Sciences | Phi Beta Kappa | 12/15/70 | $50,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Connecticut College | Library Addition Construction | 12/15/70 | $250,000 | New London, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bates College | Faculty Support | 09/15/70 | $200,000 | Lewiston, ME, United States | Higher Learning |
| Grinnell College | Faculty Support | 09/15/70 | $200,000 | Grinnell, IA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Princeton University | Social Science Center in Library System | 09/15/70 | $1,000,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| Knox College | Faculty Support | 09/15/70 | $200,000 | Galesburg, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Vassar College | Mellon Professorship | 09/15/70 | $750,000 | Poughkeepsie, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Wheaton College | Faculty Support | 09/15/70 | $200,000 | Norton, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bucknell University | Faculty Support | 09/15/70 | $200,000 | Lewisburg, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Protestant Episcopal High School | Faculty Support | 09/15/70 | $75,000 | Alexandria, VA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Lafayette College | Faculty Support | 09/15/70 | $200,000 | Easton, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Wabash College | Faculty Support | 09/15/70 | $200,000 | Crawfordsville, IN, United States | Higher Learning |
| Washington and Lee University | Mellon Humanities Professorship | 09/15/70 | $300,000 | Lexington, VA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Yale University | Yale-Clare Fellowship Program | 09/15/70 | $132,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Randolph College | Faculty Support | 09/15/70 | $200,000 | Lynchburg, VA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Stevens Technical Enrichment Program | 09/15/70 | $7,500 | Hoboken, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| Mills College | Faculty Support | 09/15/70 | $200,000 | Oakland, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Wake Forest University | Faculty Support | 09/15/70 | $200,000 | Winston-Salem, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
