Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter left behind enduring nonprofits as part of their legacy of giving back

President Jimmy Carter’s legacy of giving back endures in several nonprofits through which he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, worked in the almost 50 years after they left the White House. The couple established The Carter Center in 1982 with a mission to help resolve conflicts. That mission expanded to advocating for democracy and eliminating treatable diseases like Guinea worm. They also nurtured a forty-year relationship with the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity, which builds and refurbishes homes. The former first lady also founded the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers in 1987, raising awareness of the needs and struggles of people who care for loved ones.