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The Carter Center Inc

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

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Key facts about The Carter Center Inc

EIN
58-1454716
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$772,216
Grants made (2024)
11
Average grant
$70,201
Median grant
$41,216
New grantees (estimate)
82% first-time grantees (9 of 11, 2024)
Total assets
$1,215,429,670
Primary geography
District of Columbia (26% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Next open deadline
April 7, 2027 (Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who The Carter Center Inc funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for The Carter Center Inc's 11 itemized 2024 grants were District of Columbia (26%), North Carolina (26%) and Georgia (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (2 grants). None of its 11 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Promote Civic Engagement" (7 grants).

Is The Carter Center Inc open to new grantees?

82%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 9 of 11 grantees (82%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $57K; repeat grants $130K. How we count

Medians: $20K first-time, $130K repeat.

  • 18% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 73% from 2021 to 2024. Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.2B

+5.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$772K

+245.0% YoY

Grant Count

11

+120.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$70K

+56.8% YoY

About The Carter Center Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Carter Center Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Atlanta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.2B in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 11 grants totaling $772K. Net investment income was $48.5M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of all 11 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

Cities

AtlantaAlbanyWashingtonAlbuquerqueAmericusBethesdaChapel HillChicagoDetroitGraftonLansingLas VegasLeedsMadisonPhoenixRapid City

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$45M$89M$134M$179M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,215,429,670$1,153,764,230$1,151,008,106
Revenue$162,384,287$153,773,756$130,854,588
Expenses$156,084,297$148,740,967$122,018,775
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$48,525,729$39,334,056$36,442,224
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$349K$697K$1M$1M4 grants20205 grants202110 grants20225 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Team Democracy Action: $200KTeam Democracy Action$200KRoot Change: $150KRoot Change$150KElections Reformers Network: $120KElections Reformers Network$120KBoys & Girls Club of Albany: $110KBoys & Girls Club of Albany$110KResource Impact: $51KResource Impact$51KDetroit Disability Power: $41KDetroit Disability Power$41KArizona Native Vote: $20KArizona Native Vote$20KWisconsin Conservation Voices: $20KWisconsin Conservation Voices$20KReturn Strong: $20KReturn Strong$20KRosalynn Carter Inst for Caregi: $20KRosalynn Carter Inst forCaregi$20K

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K7$50–100K6$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from The Carter Center Inc

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2024 grants, the largest recipients include Team Democracy Action ($200,000), Root Change ($150,000), Elections Reformers Network ($120,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
TEAM DEMOCRACY ACTION Chapel Hill, NCELECTION DEPOLARIZATION$200,000
ROOT CHANGE Washington, DCELECTION DEPOLARIZATION$150,000
ELECTIONS REFORMERS NETWORK Bethesda, MDPROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT$120,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ALBANY Albany, GACOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT$110,000
RESOURCE IMPACT Washington, DCPROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT$51,000
DETROIT DISABILITY POWER Detroit, MIPROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT$41,216
ARIZONA NATIVE VOTE Phoenix, AZPROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT$20,000
WISCONSIN CONSERVATION VOICES Madison, WIPROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT$20,000
RETURN STRONG Las Vegas, NVPROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT$20,000
ROSALYNN CARTER INST FOR CAREGI Americus, GACAREGIVING & MENTAL HEALTH$20,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Paige Alexander — CEO: $452KPaige AlexanderCEO$452KCraig Withers — VP - Overseas Operations: $251KCraig WithersVP - Overseas Operations$251KBarbara Smith — VP - Peace Programs: $243KBarbara SmithVP - Peace Programs$243KKashef Ijaz — VP - Health Programs: $243KKashef IjazVP - Health Programs$243KNicole Kruse — VP - Development: $237KNicole KruseVP - Development$237KChristopher Brown — VP - Finance & Treasurer: $233KChristopher BrownVP - Finance & Treasurer$233KMatthew De Galan — VP - Communications: $230KMatthew De GalanVP - Communications$230KPatti Bunker — Chief It Officer: $219KPatti BunkerChief It Officer$219KSeema Shams — Chief Development Officer: $205KSeema ShamsChief Development Officer$205KCurtis Kohlhaas — Director - Development: $192KCurtis KohlhaasDirector - Development$192KKelly Callahan — Director - Trachoma Program: $190KKelly CallahanDirector - Trachoma Program$190KDavid Carroll — Director - Democracy Program: $190KDavid CarrollDirector - Democracy Program$190KLauren Gay — Corporate Secretary: $146KLauren GayCorporate Secretary$146KSydney Boggess — Director - Finance & Asst. Treasurer: $142KSydney BoggessDirector - Finance & Asst.…$142KDuncan Ross-Kinzie — Asst. Corporate Secretary: $54KDuncan Ross-KinzieAsst. Corporate Secretary$54K

From 2024 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Terrence B AdamsonTrustee2—
Arthur M BlankTrustee1—
Kathryn E CadeTrustee2—
Susan a CahoonTrustee1—
Jason CarterChair5—
Jimmy CarterTrustee1—
J Crystal EdmonsonTrustee1—
Gregory L FenvesTrustee2—
Gordon D GiffinTrustee1—
C D GlinVice - Chair2—
Ben F Johnson IIITrustee1—
Sherry LansingTrustee1—
Douglas W NelsonTrustee2—
Susan D PageTrustee1—
Wendell S ReillyTrustee2—
Leah Ward SearsTrustee2—
Doug ShipmanTrustee1—
Hugo X ShongTrustee1—
Gregory J VaughnTrustee2—
Rochelle WalenskyTrustee1—
Ellen H YankellowTrustee1—
Paige AlexanderCEO40$452,271
Christopher BrownVP - Finance & Treasurer40$233,209
Lauren GayCorporate Secretary40$145,972
Sydney BoggessDirector - Finance & Asst. Treasurer40$142,262
Duncan Ross-KinzieAsst. Corporate Secretary40$53,635
Kashef IjazVP - Health Programs40$242,731
Craig WithersVP - Overseas Operations40$251,035
Nicole KruseVP - Development40$237,251
Barbara SmithVP - Peace Programs40$243,130
Matthew De GalanVP - Communications40$229,892
Curtis KohlhaasDirector - Development40$192,180
David CarrollDirector - Democracy Program40$189,897
Patti BunkerChief It Officer40$218,890
Kelly CallahanDirector - Trachoma Program40$190,097
Seema ShamsChief Development Officer40$205,142

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Carter Center Inc?

The Carter Center Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Atlanta, GA. It holds $1.2B in total assets as of 2024.

How large is The Carter Center Inc?

As of 2024, The Carter Center Inc holds $1.2B in total assets with $162.4M in annual revenue. It awarded 11 grants totaling $772K in 2024.

Where does The Carter Center Inc operate?

The Carter Center Inc has awarded grants in Arizona, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, South Dakota, Wisconsin.

What size grants does The Carter Center Inc award?

In 2024, The Carter Center Inc awarded 11 grants totaling $772K — an average of about $70K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is The Carter Center Inc's EIN?

The Carter Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1454716. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

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