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A $1,000,000 Carter Town Hall sponsorship to Emory University stands out in The Carter Center Inc’s recent grant history. That grant sits alongside a broader mix of civic, health, and community awards that show the foundation funding both public-facing events and issue-specific work. In the same period, it backed election-depolarization efforts, behavioral health projects, and community development programs, reflecting a portfolio that connects democracy, health, and place-based support. The foundation’s recent grants also show repeat support for the same organizations over multiple years. Boys & Girls Club of Albany received three awards across 2023, 2024, and 2025, all for community development. Root Change also appears more than once, with grants for election depolarization in 2024 and 2025. That pattern suggests a funder that makes follow-on grants when it continues to prioritize a project or partner. Its grantmaking includes work tied to caregiving and mental health, civic engagement, and accessibility, while the underlying mission remains centered on peace, democracy, human rights, and health. The Carter Center Inc also supports the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism, a defined program that points to an interest in how health issues are reported and understood.
In civic engagement, The Carter Center Inc supported several organizations in 2025: Team Democracy Action received $200,000 for election depolarization, Elections Reformers Network received $120,000 to promote civic engagement, and Resource Impact received $51,000 for the same purpose. It also funded Detroit Disability Power with $41,216 to promote civic engagement. The foundation also gave to voter-access and information efforts. Michigan Disability Rights Coal received $10,560 for polling place accessibility, while Centro Romero received $10,000 for access to information and Latin American Assoc received $9,500 for the same issue. Health-related funding appears in behavioral health and caregiving. Voices for Georgia's Children and Georgia Appleseed Inc each received $60,000 in 2023 for behavioral health, and the Rosalynn Carter Institute received $20,000 in 2025 for caregiving and mental health. The Center for Artistic Activism also received $9,000 for art to empower voting.
$533K
$1.3B
$163.9M
$154.8M
Most grants fall between $20K and $94K, with a median of $41K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$41K
75th Percentile
$94K
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Typical grants cluster in the five-figure range, with a median of $40,608 and a p25 of $20,000 and p75 of $93,750. The recent list shows both larger sponsorship-style awards and smaller program grants, including a $1,000,000 sponsorship and multiple $20,000 awards. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Boys & Girls Club of Albany and Root Change, which points to follow-on support rather than one-time giving only. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. One active program, the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism, accepts unsolicited applications.
Grants are entirely U.S.-based in the recent list. Washington, DC appears often, with awards to Root Change and Resource Impact. Georgia is also a major recipient state, with grants to organizations in Atlanta, Albany, Americus, and elsewhere; 42% of grants go to recipients in Georgia. Other recipient locations include Chapel Hill, Bethesda, Detroit, Albuquerque, Phoenix, Rapid City, Madison, Las Vegas, Lansing, Chicago, and Leeds, NY. The top state by grant count is DC, even though the foundation’s headquarters is in Atlanta.
Typical awards are in the five-figure range: the p25 is $20,000, the median is $40,608, and the p75 is $93,750. The recent grants list also includes a $1,000,000 sponsorship and several grants at $20,000, showing a mix of sponsorship-level and programmatic support.
Yes. Boys & Girls Club of Albany appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 with community development grants, and Root Change appears in 2024 and 2025 with election-depolarization grants. Those repeat awards indicate ongoing relationships with selected partners.
The recent grants cover election depolarization, civic engagement, behavioral health, caregiving, polling place accessibility, access to information, art to empower voting, and community development. The foundation also operates named programs in mental health journalism and human rights defenders.
No. Georgia is important in the portfolio, with 42% of grants going to recipients in the state, but the recent grant list also includes organizations in Washington, DC, North Carolina, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Arizona, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Nevada, Illinois, and New York.
One active program, the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism, accepts unsolicited applications. The Human Rights Program’s ACCELERATE funding mechanism does not accept unsolicited applications.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Club of Albany | Albany, GA | $105,000 | 2026 | Community development |
| Elections Reformers Network | Bethesda, MD | $100,000 | 2026 | Promote civic engagement |
| Root Change | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 2026 | Election depolarization |
| Team Democracy Action | Chapel Hill, NC | $60,000 | 2026 | Election depolarization |
| New Mexico Public Broadcasting | Albuquerque, NM | $50,000 | 2026 | Promote civic engagement |
| California Voter Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $45,000 | 2026 | Promote civic engagement |
| Resource Impact | Washington, DC | $34,000 | 2026 | Promote civic engagement |
| Detroit Disability Power | Detroit, MI | $17,970 | 2026 | Promote civic engagement |
| Arizona Native Vote | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 2026 | Promote civic engagement |
| Wisconsin Conservation Voices | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 2026 | Promote civic engagement |
| Return Strong | Las Vegas, NV | $10,000 | 2026 | Promote civic engagement |
| He Sapa Voters Council | Rapid Cit, SD | $10,000 | 2026 | Promote civic engagement |
| Marshall Heights Community Development Organization | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 2026 | Promote Civic Engagement |
| TEAM DEMOCRACY ACTION | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $200,000 | 2025 | ELECTION DEPOLARIZATION |
| ROOT CHANGE | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | ELECTION DEPOLARIZATION |
| ELECTIONS REFORMERS NETWORK | BETHESDA, MD | $120,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ALBANY | ALBANY, GA | $110,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
| RESOURCE IMPACT | WASHINGTON, DC | $51,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT |
| DETROIT DISABILITY POWER | DETROIT, MI | $41,216 | 2025 | PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT |
| ARIZONA NATIVE VOTE | PHOENIX, AZ | $20,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT |
| WISCONSIN CONSERVATION VOICES | MADISON, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT |
| ROSALYNN CARTER INST FOR CAREGI | AMERICUS, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | CAREGIVING & MENTAL HEALTH |
| HE SAPA VOTERS COUNCIL | RAPID CITY, SD | $20,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT |
| RETURN STRONG | LAS VEGAS, NV | $20,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ALBANY | ALBANY, GA | $100,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
| ROOT CHANGE | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | 2024 | ELECTION DEPOLARIZATION |
| NEW MEXICO FIRST | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $29,280 | 2024 | ELECTION DEPOLARIZATION |
| MICHIGAN DISABILITY RIGHTS COAL | LANSING, MI | $10,560 | 2024 | POLLING PLACE ACCESSIBILITY |
| CENTER FOR ARTISTIC ACTIVISM | LEEDS, NY | $9,000 | 2024 | ART TO EMPOWER VOTING |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $1,000,000 | 2023 | CARTER TOWN HALL SPONSORSHIP |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ALBANY | ALBANY, GA | $105,470 | 2023 | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
| GEORGIA APPLESEED INC | ATLANTA, GA | $60,000 | 2023 | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH |
| VOICES FOR GEORGIA'S CHILDREN | ATLANTA, GA | $60,000 | 2023 | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH |
| CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH INNOVATION | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2023 | SPONSORSHIP |
| ROSALYNN CARTER INSTITUTE | AMERICUS, GA | $40,000 | 2023 | CAREGIVING |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $36,977 | 2023 | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH |
| NEW MEXICO FIRST | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $22,800 | 2023 | DEMOCRACY PROMOTION |
| CENTRO ROMERO | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | ACCESS TO INFORMATION |
| LATIN AMERICAN ASSOC | ATLANTA, GA | $9,500 | 2023 | ACCESS TO INFORMATION |
Root Change
$75,000Election depolarization
Team Democracy Action
$60,000Election depolarization
California Voter Foundation
Promote civic engagement
Arizona Native Vote
$10,000Promote civic engagement
Return Strong
$10,000Promote civic engagement
He Sapa Voters Council
$10,000Promote civic engagement
Marshall Heights Community Development Organization
$6,000Promote Civic Engagement
TEAM DEMOCRACY ACTION
$200,000ELECTION DEPOLARIZATION
ROOT CHANGE
$150,000ELECTION DEPOLARIZATION
ARIZONA NATIVE VOTE
$20,000PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
HE SAPA VOTERS COUNCIL
$20,000PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
RETURN STRONG
$20,000PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
ROOT CHANGE
$75,000ELECTION DEPOLARIZATION
NEW MEXICO FIRST
$29,280ELECTION DEPOLARIZATION
EMORY UNIVERSITY
$1,000,000CARTER TOWN HALL SPONSORSHIP
CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH INNOVATION
$50,000SPONSORSHIP
EMORY UNIVERSITY
$36,977BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
NEW MEXICO FIRST
$22,800DEMOCRACY PROMOTION
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