| Worcester Art Museum | Exhibitions/Publications | 06/17/81 | $125,000 | Worcester, MA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. | Modern Dance Program | 03/18/81 | $200,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| American Society of International Law | International Law Library | 03/18/81 | $150,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Other |
| City University of New York | Repertoire International de Litterature Musicale - Special Lacunae Issue | 03/18/81 | $10,700 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Columbia University | Clinical Epidemiology | 03/18/81 | $625,000 | New York, NY, United States | Past Programs |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Art Museum Program | 03/18/81 | $500,000 | Detroit, MI, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Stanford University | Regional Program | 03/18/81 | $200,000 | Stanford, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation | Modern Dance Program | 03/18/81 | $125,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Trust for Public Land | Urban Land Program | 03/18/81 | $250,000 | San Francisco, CA, United States | Past Programs |
| University of Kansas | Regional Program | 03/18/81 | $200,000 | Lawrence, KS, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point | University-Schools Writing Program | 03/18/81 | $100,000 | Stevens Point, WI, United States | Higher Learning |
| National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. | Capital Formation | 03/18/81 | $250,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Other |
| New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc. | Arts Programming for Cable Television | 03/18/81 | $25,000 | Brooklyn, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| World Wildlife Fund | Committee on the Year 2000 | 03/18/81 | $25,000 | Washington, WA, United States | Past Programs |
| American Historical Association | Project 87 | 03/18/81 | $25,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bio-Energy Council | Evaluate Promising Research | 03/18/81 | $500,000 | Arlington, VA, United States | Past Programs |
| Dance Notation Bureau, Inc. | Resident Notator Project | 03/18/81 | $15,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Smith College | 1980s Fund | 03/18/81 | $450,000 | Northampton, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, Inc. | Modern Dance Program | 03/18/81 | $100,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Theatre Communications Group, Inc. | Arts Income Management System | 03/18/81 | $20,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Kimbell Art Museum | Art Museum Program | 03/18/81 | $200,000 | Fort Worth, TX, United States | Arts and Culture |
| University of Wisconsin at Madison | Dictionary of American Regional English | 03/18/81 | $325,000 | Madison, WI, United States | Higher Learning |
| Mount Holyoke College | 1980s Fund | 03/18/81 | $400,000 | South Hadley, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Yale University | University-College Regional Program | 03/18/81 | $200,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Carleton College | 1980s Fund | 03/18/81 | $350,000 | Northfield, MN, United States | Higher Learning |
