| Georgetown University | CSIS - Congressional Communications | 03/18/81 | $300,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Other |
| Partners for Livable Places | Research on Economics of Amenity | 03/18/81 | $88,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Other |
| Stanford University | US-Mexico Relations | 03/18/81 | $275,000 | Stanford, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Tufts University | Faculty Development in the Arts and Sciences | 03/18/81 | $350,000 | Medford, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bella Lewitzky Dance Company | Modern Dance Program | 03/18/81 | $75,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| National Humanities Center | Senior Scholar Fellowship Program | 03/18/81 | $350,000 | Research Triangle Park, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Newberry Library | Conservation Endowment | 03/18/81 | $600,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Public Knowledge |
| Wellesley College | 1980s Fund | 03/18/81 | $400,000 | Wellesley, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Williams College | 1980s Fund | 03/18/81 | $350,000 | Williamstown, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | Kennan Institute | 03/18/81 | $75,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| World Wildlife Fund | Tropical Forest Ecosystem Research | 03/18/81 | $320,000 | Washington, WA, United States | Past Programs |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Faculty Support | 12/17/80 | $350,000 | Pittsburgh, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Cultural Council Foundation | Brooklyn Bridge Original Drawings | 12/17/80 | $35,000 | New York, NY, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Resources for the Future, Inc. | Soil Erosion and Agricultural Productivity | 12/17/80 | $150,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Past Programs |
| Independent College Funds of America | Research and Program Development | 12/17/80 | $28,500 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Tulane University | 1980s Fund | 12/17/80 | $750,000 | New Orleans, LA, United States | Higher Learning |
| National Academy of Sciences | Polar Research Board | 12/17/80 | $90,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Past Programs |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 1980s Fund | 12/17/80 | $400,000 | Pittsburgh, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Research Libraries Group, Inc. | General Support | 12/17/80 | $1,250,000 | Mountain View, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Rockefeller University | Reproductive Biology | 12/17/80 | $650,000 | New York, NY, United States | Past Programs |
| Stanford University | Joint United States - Mexico Project | 12/17/80 | $27,500 | Stanford, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | Conservation Endowment | 12/17/80 | $750,000 | Boston, MA, United States | Arts and Culture |
| Washington University in St. Louis | 1980s Fund | 12/17/80 | $750,000 | St. Louis, MO, United States | Higher Learning |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Program in Technology and Society | 12/17/80 | $250,000 | Pittsburgh, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Columbia University | Library Conservation Training | 12/17/80 | $350,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
