United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981708/2022Founded by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, the center is governed by an independent board of trustees. The board oversees the center's assets and property and promotes its objectives and goals.Photograph of the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The modern white building sits on a hill above a tree-lined pond.The Carter Center is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization established in Atlanta in 1982 by Jimmy Carter, former president of the United States, and his wife, Rosalynn, to advance peace and health worldwide. The center has helped to improve life for people in more than sixty-five countries. In partnership with Emory University, the center applies academic research to action-oriented projects aimed at advancing a broad-based concept of human rights and alleviating human suffering.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/carter-centerForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/carter-centerForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaEmory University. Carter CenterBuildings--Georgia--AtlantaHumanitarianismNon-governmental organizations--Georgia--AtlantaNonprofit organizations--Georgia--AtlantaTrees--Georgia--AtlantaPonds--Georgia--AtlantaArchitecture, ModernAtlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Carter CenterStillImage