1/02/2008

The Famous Anonymous Philanthropist

A new biography chronicles the life of Chuck Feeney, the secretive businessman who turned out to be one of world’s most generous philanthropists. The book describes how he co-founded the global retail chain, Duty Free Shoppers, and donated nearly all of his wealth to endow Atlantic Philanthropies. The fund has given $4 billion dollars in grants over the past 25 years, and currently holds another $4 billion in assets.

Readers will find out why Feeney valued anonymous giving, how he revealed his philanthropy to the public, and why he decided that the foundation should spend down the rest of its assets within the next decade:
O’Clery, Conor. The Billionaire Who Wasn’t: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune. New York, NY: PublicAffairs, 2007.
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Anonymous said...

By remaining anonymous we attempt to avoid the patronizing ego of others calling us an example, a role model, or a leader, as well as calling ourselves these labels becUAE THESE LABELS ARE ONLY IMAGES OF HONOR, TECHNICAL HONOR, BECAUSE WE ARE ALL IMPERFECT

March 15, 2008 at 2:45 AM

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