The Carter Center
Advancing global health and peace — from near-eradicating Guinea worm to monitoring elections
Our editorial assessment
The Carter Center pairs global health programmes with peace and democracy work, and its health record is historic: it has driven Guinea worm disease to the brink of eradication, from millions of cases in the 1980s to a handful today — poised to be only the second human disease ever eradicated. Charity Navigator awards it a four-star rating and it is BBB-accredited with an A+ standing, with roughly 82% of spending on programmes. (CharityWatch assigns it a low grade for an unusual reason — the Center holds many years of financial reserves — rather than for inefficiency.) For donors drawn to disease eradication and neglected tropical diseases, it is a landmark institution.
The problem they're solving
Some of the world's most devastating diseases persist not because they are incurable but because they afflict the poorest and receive little attention. The Carter Center has shown what focused effort can achieve — bringing Guinea worm disease to the verge of eradication — and continues to fight neglected tropical diseases that larger funders overlook.
About The Carter Center
Founded by former US President Jimmy Carter, The Carter Center works to improve global health — including its landmark campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease — and to advance peace through election monitoring and conflict resolution.
Where your dollar goes
What your donation could do
Your $100 advances disease-eradication and peace programs worldwide.
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How this score was produced
The Charity Ranking score is our own editorial assessment, produced with a weighted rubric covering program spending, transparency and governance, evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and leadership. It draws on publicly available reports from independent evaluators such as GiveWell, Charity Navigator, and CharityWatch, but it is not a rating issued or endorsed by any of those organisations. The community rating shown above is a separate signal contributed by signed-in donors; it is displayed alongside our criteria but never feeds into the editorial score. Read the full methodology →