| Northwestern University | Research | $2,623,627 |
| Duke University | Research | $800,605 |
| Trustees of Purdue University | Research | $750,267 |
| Kindling Inc | Research | $581,762 |
| State of Maryland-university of Md College Park | Research | $576,561 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Research | $560,910 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Research | $310,148 |
| Arizona State University Foundation For A New American University | Research | $249,995 |
| Nasa Johnson Space Center | Research | $240,000 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Research | $208,243 |
| West Virginia University Research Corporation | Research | $191,774 |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | General support | $170,000 |
| Emory University | Research | $144,984 |
| National Engineers Week Foundation | Research | $133,395 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Research | $131,724 |
| The Univ of Texas At Arlington | Research | $99,000 |
| University of Chicago | Research | $93,700 |
| Southwest Research Institute | Research | $90,000 |
| The Univ of Texas At Austin | Research | $85,064 |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | General support | $70,000 |
| North Carolina State University | Research | $50,000 |
| William Marsh Rice University | Research | $34,907 |
| Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep | General support | $29,244 |
| Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition Inc | General support | $25,000 |
| Fdny Foundation | General support | $25,000 |
| National Fallen Firefighters Foundation | General support | $25,000 |
| Key West Harry S Truman Foundation Inc | General support | $25,000 |
| United States Conference of Mayors | General support | $25,000 |
| Regents of the University of California At Riverside | Research | $23,239 |
| National Society of Black Engineers | General support | $20,000 |
| Congressional Fire Services Institute Inc | General support | $20,000 |
| Tech Fest Live | General support | $20,000 |
| Kennesaw State Unversity Research and Service Foundation Inc | Research | $19,393 |
| Sfpe Educational and Scientific Foundation Inc | General support | $19,000 |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc | Research | $17,986 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | General support | $15,000 |
| Electrochemical Society Inc | General support | $15,000 |
| National Society of Black Engineers | General support | $12,250 |
| Ravinia Festival Association | General support | $12,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | General support | $10,000 |
| Illinois Science and Technology Institute | General support | $10,000 |
| Illinois Saint Andrew Society of the Scottish Old Peoples Home | General support | $10,000 |
| American Chemical Society | General support | $10,000 |
| Evanston Symphony Orchestra Association | General support | $10,000 |
| Dc Fire & Emergency Medical Services Foundation Inc | General support | $10,000 |
| American India Foundation | General support | $7,500 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Research | $6,174 |
| Center For Public Safety Excellence Inc | General support | $6,000 |