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Carter Center Inc The

Foundation · Grantmaker Atlanta, GA EIN: 58-1454716 Website

The carter center is guided by the principles of our founders, jimmy and rosalynn carter. Founded, in partnership with emory university, on a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering, the center seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health. 1) the center believes that people can improve their own lives when provided with the necessary skills, knowledge, and access to resources. 2) the center emphasizes action and measurable results in the lives of the people it seeks to help. 3) the center values the courage to break new ground, fill vacuums, and address the most difficult problems in the most difficult situations. 4) the center recognizes that solving difficult problems requires careful analysis, relentless persistence, and the recognition that failure is an acceptable risk. 5) the center is nonpartisan and it seeks to work collaboratively with other organizations from the highest levels of government to

Key facts about Carter Center Inc The

In short: Carter Center Inc The gave $533K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $41K), top state District of Columbia. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
58-1454716
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$532,970
Grants made (2025)
13
Average grant
$40,998
Median grant
$34,000
New grantees (estimate)
23% first-time grantees (3 of 13, 2025)
Total assets
$1,311,520,811
Primary geography
District of Columbia (22% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Next open deadline
April 7, 2027 (Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.3B

+7.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$533K

-31.0% YoY

Grant Count

13

+18.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$41K

-41.6% YoY

Is Carter Center Inc The open to new grantees?

23%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 3 of 13 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $34K; repeat grants $43K. How we count

Medians: $45K first-time, $26K repeat.

  • 77% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 62% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

About Carter Center Inc The

Based on IRS filings

Carter Center Inc The is a nonprofit organization focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Atlanta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 13 grants totaling $533K. Net investment income was $51.4M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states

Share of all 13 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

AtlantaWashingtonAlbanyAlbuquerqueAmericusBethesdaChapel HillDetroitLas VegasMadisonPhoenixChicagoGraftonLansingLeedsRapid CitRapid CitySacramento

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M4 grants20205 grants202110 grants20225 grants202311 grants202413 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Boys & Girls Club of Albany: $105KBoys & Girls Club of Albany$105KElections Reformers Network: $100KElections Reformers Network$100KRoot Change: $75KRoot Change$75KTeam Democracy Action: $60KTeam Democracy Action$60KNew Mexico Public Broadcasting: $50KNew Mexico Public Broadcasting$50KCalifornia Voter Foundation: $45KCalifornia Voter Foundation$45KResource Impact: $34KResource Impact$34KDetroit Disability Power: $18KDetroit Disability Power$18KArizona Native Vote: $10KArizona Native Vote$10KWisconsin Conservation Voices: $10KWisconsin Conservation Voices$10K

Grant Size Distribution

44 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K10$50–100K8$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys & Girls Club of Albany Albany, GACommunity development$105,000
Elections Reformers Network Bethesda, MDPromote civic engagement$100,000
Root Change Washington, DCElection depolarization$75,000
Team Democracy Action Chapel Hill, NCElection depolarization$60,000
New Mexico Public Broadcasting Albuquerque, NMPromote civic engagement$50,000
California Voter Foundation Sacramento, CAPromote civic engagement$45,000
Resource Impact Washington, DCPromote civic engagement$34,000
Detroit Disability Power Detroit, MIPromote civic engagement$17,970
Arizona Native Vote Phoenix, AZPromote civic engagement$10,000
Wisconsin Conservation Voices Madison, WIPromote civic engagement$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50M$100M$150M$200M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,311,520,811$1,215,429,670$1,153,764,230
Revenue$163,882,063$162,384,287$153,773,756
Expenses$154,762,313$156,084,297$148,740,967
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$51,400,837$48,525,729$39,334,056
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Carter Center Inc The is led by Paige Alexander, CEO on every filing since 2021; 15 of 38 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Paige Alexander

    CEO

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $215K (2021) → $474K (2025)

  • Jason Carter

    Trustee & Board Chair

    Trustee → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Trustee & Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Carroll

    Director & Democracy Program

    Director- Democracy Program → Director - Democracy Program, 2024

    Director - Democracy Program → Director & Democracy Program, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $181K (2021) → $201K (2025)

  • Sydney Boggess

    Director, Finance & Controller

    Director- Finance & Controller → Director - Finance & Assistant Treasurer, 2023

    Director - Finance & Assistant Treasurer → Director, Finance & Controller, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $74K (2021) → $152K (2025)

  • Duncan Ross-Kinzie

    Director, Volunteers & Assistant Secretary

    Assistant Secretary → Assistant Corporate Secretary, 2024

    Assistant Corporate Secretary → Director, Volunteers & Assistant Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $50K (2023) → $75K (2025)

  • Curtis Kohlhaas

    Director & Development - Individual Giving

    Director - Development → Director & Development - Individual Giving, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $192K (2024) → $194K (2025)

  • Arthur M. Blank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben F. Johnson III

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen H. Yankellow

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gordon D. Giffin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hugo X. Shong

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leah Ward Sears

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherry Lansing

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan A. Cahoon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendell S. Reilly

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Crystal Edmonson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Shipman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jimmy Carter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan D. Page

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rochelle Walensky

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • CD Glin

    Trustee & Board Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Dillard

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Nelson

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Fenves

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Vaughn

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Cade

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teresa Rivero

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Adamson

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Withers Jr.

    Vice President - Overseas Operations

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $230K (2020) → $275K (2025)

  • Nicole Kruse

    Vice President - Development

    Chief Development Officer → Vice President - Development, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $195K (2020) → $252K (2025)

  • Patti Bunker

    Chief It Officer

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $188K (2020) → $236K (2025)

  • Seema N Shams

    Chief Development Officer

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $198K (2020) → $221K (2025)

  • Barbara Smith

    Vice President - Peace Programs

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $234K (2022) → $259K (2025)

  • Kashef Ijaz

    Vice President - Health Programs

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $229K (2022) → $260K (2025)

  • Lauren Barber

    Corporate Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $105K (2023) → $151K (2025)

  • Matthew De Galan

    Vice President - Communications

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $230K (2024) → $250K (2025)

  • Chris Brown

    Vice President - Finance

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $249K (2025)

  • Yawei Liu

    Senior Advisor

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $195K (2025)

Former officers (29)
  • Former: Christopher Brown (2020–2024) — Vice President - Finance & Treasurer
  • Former: Douglas W. Nelson (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Gregory J. Vaughn (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Gregory L. Fenves (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Kathryn E. Cade (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Lauren Gay (2020–2024) — Corporate Secretary
  • Former: Terrence B. Adamson (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: C. D. Glin (2021–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: J. Crystal Edmonson (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Kelly Callahan (2022–2024) — Director - Trachoma Program
  • Former: Marjorie M. Scardino (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Rosalynn Carter (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Lisa A. Cooper (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: D. Douglas Shipman (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jennie Lincoln (2023) — Senior Advisor
  • Former: Matthew Degalan (2023) — Vice President - Communications
  • Former: Stacia George (2023) — Director - Conflict Resol.
  • Former: Deanna Congileo (2020–2022) — Director - Communications
  • Former: Phillip J. Wise Jr. (2020–2022) — Secretary & Vp-Operations
  • Former: Mary Ann Peters (2020–2021) — CEO
  • Former: Richard C. Blum (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Carolyn Cadiou (2020) — Financial Administrator
  • Former: Chilton D Varner (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Claire E Sterk (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Dean Sienko (2020) — Vice President - Health Programs
  • Former: Douglas Shipman (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Frank O Richards Jr. (2020) — Director Health Programs
  • Former: James Carter (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Reuben E Brigety II (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Paige Alexander — CEO: $474KPaige AlexanderCEO$474KCraig P Withers — Vice President - Overseas Operations: $275KCraig P WithersVice President - Overseas…$275KKashef Ijaz — Vice President - Health Programs: $260KKashef IjazVice President - Health Programs$260KBarbara Smith — Vice President - Peace Programs: $259KBarbara SmithVice President - Peace Programs$259KNicole Kruse — Vice President - Development: $252KNicole KruseVice President - Development$252KMatthew De Galan — Vice President - Communications: $250KMatthew De GalanVice President - Communications$250KChris Brown — Vice President - Finance: $249KChris BrownVice President - Finance$249KPatti Bunker — Chief IT Officer: $236KPatti BunkerChief IT Officer$236KSeema Shams — Chief Development Officer: $221KSeema ShamsChief Development Officer$221KDavid Carroll — Director, Democracy Program: $201KDavid CarrollDirector, Democracy Program$201KYawei Liu — Senior Advisor: $195KYawei LiuSenior Advisor$195KCurtis Kohlhaas — Director, Development - Individual Giving: $194KCurtis KohlhaasDirector, Development…$194KSydney Boggess — Director, Finance & Controller: $152KSydney BoggessDirector, Finance & Controller$152KLauren Barber — Corporate Secretary: $151KLauren BarberCorporate Secretary$151KDuncan Ross-Kinzie — Director, Volunteers & Asst. Secretary: $75KDuncan Ross-KinzieDirector, Volunteers & Asst.…$75K

Frequently asked questions about Carter Center Inc The

How much does Carter Center Inc The give each year?

Carter Center Inc The gave $533K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $772K across 11 grants.

What is Carter Center Inc The's typical grant size?

Carter Center Inc The's median grant in 2025 was $34,000, and its average grant was $40,998, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Carter Center Inc The that year got $34K on average.

Where does Carter Center Inc The give grants?

Carter Center Inc The's top state is District of Columbia, with 22% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Georgia (20%) and Maryland (19%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (3 grants).

Does Carter Center Inc The give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Carter Center Inc The's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Promote civic engagement" (10 grants).

Who are Carter Center Inc The's largest grantees?

Carter Center Inc The's largest 2025 grantees include Boys & Girls Club of Albany ($105,000), Elections Reformers Network ($100,000) and Root Change ($75,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Carter Center Inc The?

Carter Center Inc The reported $1.3B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $163.9M.

What is Carter Center Inc The?

Carter Center Inc The is a nonprofit organization focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Atlanta, GA. It holds $1.3B in total assets as of 2025.

What is Carter Center Inc The's EIN?

Carter Center Inc The's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1454716. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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