Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 98,666,603 | 94,351,390 | 95,496,141 | 87,567,711 | 94,159,855 | 470,241,700 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 98,666,603 | 94,351,390 | 95,496,141 | 87,567,711 | 94,159,855 | 470,241,700 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 62,630,793 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 407,610,907 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 98,666,603 | 94,351,390 | 95,496,141 | 87,567,711 | 94,159,855 | 470,241,700 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 31,236,881 | 33,284,111 | 34,383,356 | 35,083,103 | 36,442,224 | 170,429,675 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 381,359 | 354,675 | 236,315 | 115,397 | 252,509 | 1,340,255 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 642,011,630 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | FACILITIES USE FEES |
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION THE CARTER CENTER IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS AND ALLEVIATING UNNECESSARY HUMAN SUFFERING. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | MISSION DESCRIPTION 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 LOCAL COMMUNITIES. |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A AND 2B | NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES EMORY UNIVERSITY SERVES AS COMMON PAYMASTER FOR THE CENTER'S U.S. EMPLOYEES. AS SUCH, ALL IRS FORMS W-3 AND ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT TAX RETURNS ARE FILED BY EMORY UNIVERSITY. THE CARTER CENTER'S U.S. EMPLOYEE COUNT OF 278 WAS INCLUDED IN THE EMORY UNIVERSITY FORM W-3 FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2021. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | BUSINESS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS JIMMY AND ROSALYNN CARTER, FOUNDERS AND TRUSTEES, ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. JASON CARTER, TRUSTEE, IS THE GRANDSON OF JIMMY AND ROSALYNN CARTER. THE PRESIDENT OF EMORY UNIVERSITY, GREGORY FENVES, SERVES ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE CENTER. LEAH WARD SEARS, CRYSTAL EDMONSON, AND GREGORY VAUGHN, TRUSTEES ON THE CENTER'S BOARD, ALSO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR EMORY UNIVERSITY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CARTER CENTER, INC. CONSISTS OF PRESIDENT CARTER AND MRS. CARTER, THE PRESIDENT OF EMORY UNIVERSITY, 10 MEMBERS APPOINTED BY EMORY UNIVERSITY'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND 11 MEMBERS APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT CARTER AND THOSE TRUSTEES NOT APPOINTED BY EMORY UNIVERSITY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | EMORY UNIVERSITY'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE CENTER'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND CORPORATE BY-LAWS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 THE CARTER CENTER PROVIDES A DRAFT OF ITS IRS FORM 990 TO ALL TRUSTEES UP TO ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THE FILING DATE. THIS REVIEW PERIOD ALLOWS FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ON THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE RETURN THAT MAY BE RESOLVED PRIOR TO THE FILING. ADDITIONALLY, THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE DRAFT 990 WITH THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN DETAIL PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION TO ALL TRUSTEES AND SUBSEQUENT FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | MONITORING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THE CARTER CENTER'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED TO ALL EMPLOYEES UPON HIRING AND UPDATES TO SUCH POLICY ARE COMMUNICATED AS APPROVED. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO ADHERE TO THIS POLICY AS PROVIDED. ANNUALLY, THE CENTER REQUESTS THAT EACH TRUSTEE, OFFICER, AND KEY EMPLOYEE PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING ALL BUSINESS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND AN ATTESTATION OF THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND ADHERENCE TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AS PROVIDED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | PROCESS USED IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION THE CENTER UTILIZES THE PAYROLL SERVICES OF A COMMON PAYMASTER, EMORY UNIVERSITY. EMORY HAS DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES WITH REGARD TO COMPENSATION AND PERFORMANCE REVIEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. THESE POLICIES COVER ALL OF THE CENTER'S EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE CEO AND ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. COMPENSATION RANGES FOR ALL JOB GRADES ARE ESTABLISHED BY EMORY UTILIZING A NUMBER OF BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS AND ARE ADHERED TO BY THE CENTER. THE PERFORMANCE OF EVERY EMPLOYEE IS REVIEWED BY THEIR SUPERVISOR AND THE CARTER CENTER, INC. MERIT RAISES MAY BE EARNED WITHIN GUIDELINES PUBLISHED BY THE CENTER'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT ANNUALLY. THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE IS REVIEWED AND COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF THE CARTER CENTER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | MAKING GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 12,548,515. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,537,645. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 331,008. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,417,168. OTHER SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,138,228. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 336,320. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,739,932. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,214,480. |
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