| 2008 | University of KwaZulu-Natal | $1,984,643 | Higher Education and Research in Africa | Africa (FY2008) |
| 2008 | Diploma Plus, Inc. | $1,977,400 | Education | Improving Policy (FY2008-2010) |
| 2017 | University of the Witwatersrand | $1,950,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa | |
| 2010 | Makerere University | $1,900,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa | Higher Education in Africa (FY2009-2014) |
| 2008 | Sabinet Gateway | $1,800,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa | |
| 2013 | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | $1,800,000 | International Peace and Security | Dynamics of Global Power (FY2012-2014) |
| 2010 | University of Ghana | $1,800,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa | Higher Education in Africa (FY2009-2014) |
| 2009 | University of Jos | $1,800,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa | Higher Education in Africa (FY2009-2014) |
| 2017 | Aspen Institute, Inc. | $1,775,000 | Education | 6 |
| 2009 | King's College London | $1,680,500 | Higher Education and Research in Africa | Higher Education in Africa (FY2009-2014) |
| 2008 | Achievement First | $1,664,600 | Education | Improving Policy (FY2008-2010) |
| 2011 | Social Science Research Council | $1,649,000 | International Peace and Security | States at Risk (FY2009-2011) |
| 2007 | Institute for Advanced Study | $1,634,900 | Legacy | |
| 2013 | Urban Assembly, Inc. | $1,624,165 | Education | New Designs for Schools and Systems |
| 2007 | Family Health International | $1,620,476 | Education | |
| 2008 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | $1,605,600 | Legacy | Adolescent Literacy and ELL (FY2008) |
| 2008 | National Equity Project | $1,600,700 | Education | Improving Policy (FY2008-2010) |
| 2012 | University of Chicago | $1,600,000 | Education | Strengthening Teaching and Human Capital |
| 2008 | Institute for Advanced Study | $1,600,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa | Africa (FY2008) |
| 2010 | International Foundation for Science | $1,535,000 | Higher Education and Research in Africa | Higher Education in Africa (FY2009-2014) |
| 2011 | Achievement First | $1,527,600 | Education | Strengthening Teaching and Human Capital |
| 2005 | Foundation for Library and Information Service Development (Pty) Ltd. | $1,515,755.9 | Higher Education and Research in Africa | |
| 2015 | Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) | $1,505,400 | Higher Education and Research in Africa | |
| 2012 | Queens Library Foundation, Inc. | $1,500,000 | Centennial | |
| 2012 | America's Voice Education Fund | $1,500,000 | Democracy | Immigrant Civic Integration |
