| Home for Contemporary Theatre and Art, Ltd. | National Playwright Residency Program | 03/10/16 | $218,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Perseverance Theatre Incorporated | National Playwright Residency Program | 03/10/16 | $205,000 | Douglas, AK, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Z Space Studio | National Playwright Residency Program | 12/10/15 | $244,000 | San Francisco, CA, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Inc. | National Playwright Residency Program | 12/10/15 | $232,000 | Kansas City, MO, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Ma-Yi Filipino Theatre Ensemble, Inc. | National Playwright Residency Program | 03/10/16 | $333,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, Inc. | National Playwright Residency Program | 12/10/15 | $344,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| San Diego Repertory Theatre, Inc. | National Playwright Residency Program | 03/10/16 | $369,000 | San Diego, CA, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Northwestern University Settlement Association | National Playwright Residency Program | 03/10/16 | $216,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Pillsbury United Communities | National Playwright Residency Program | 03/10/16 | $197,000 | Minneapolis, MN, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Victory Gardens Theater | National Playwright Residency Program | 12/10/15 | $253,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Ten Thousand Things Theater | National Playwright Residency Program | 12/10/15 | $233,000 | Minneapolis, MN, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Emerson College | National Playwright Residency Program | 03/10/16 | $855,000 | Boston, MA, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Huntington Theatre Company, Inc. | National Playwright Residency Program | 12/10/15 | $314,000 | Boston, MA, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Mixed Blood Theatre Company | National Playwright Residency Program | 12/10/15 | $190,000 | Minneapolis, MN, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Two River Theatre Company, Inc. | National Playwright Residency Program | 03/10/16 | $283,000 | Red Bank, NJ, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Company One, Inc. | National Playwright Residency Program | 03/10/16 | $192,000 | Boston, MA, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association, Inc. | National Playwright Residency Program | 12/10/15 | $349,000 | Ashland, OR, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Dallas Theater Center | National Playwright Residency Program | 12/10/15 | $265,000 | Dallas, TX, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Wheaton College | New Presidents | 05/18/15 | $100,000 | Norton, MA, United States | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities |
| Goucher College | New Presidents | 05/18/15 | $100,000 | Baltimore, MD, United States | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities |
| Claremont University Consortium | New Presidents | 05/18/15 | $100,000 | Claremont, CA, United States | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities |
| Bryn Mawr College | New Presidents | 05/18/15 | $100,000 | Bryn Mawr, PA, United States | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities |
| Theater Labrador, Inc. | New York Theater Program | 06/04/15 | $60,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| Play Production Company, Inc. | New York Theater Program | 06/04/15 | $130,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
| La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, Inc. | New York Theater Program | 06/04/15 | $175,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Cultural Heritage |
