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Housed at the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections (RMC) at Cornell University Library, our Archives are comprised of the paper and digital records kept at our offices in New York City, Ithaca, Bermuda, Dublin, Belfast, London, and Johannesburg. In the Archives, researchers can find…

  [caption id="attachment_83029" align="alignleft" width="208"] Chuck Feeney in Cornell's 1956 yearbook.[/caption] The Atlantic Philanthropies Archives are housed at Cornell University, Atlantic founder Chuck Feeney’s alma mater, in the Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections (RMC). Comprised of the paper and digital records primarily from…

This book explores Atlantic Founder Chuck Feeney’s long-standing belief that people with wealth should use it during their lifetimes to help others.

Through the Giving While Living approach to philanthropy, donors actively devote their money, skills and time to making a difference during their lifetimes.

By devoting the majority of your wealth to philanthropy during your lifetime, you can experience the immense satisfaction of not only making a difference, but seeing it happen now.

Atlantic founder Chuck Feeney, a modest man who shunned the spotlight, chose to keep his foundation’s operations anonymous in its early days. He wanted to be able to meet people, talk, learn and act without attracting attention or recognition.

[caption id="attachment_80331" align="alignright" width="246"] DOWNLOAD PDF[/caption] The Atlantic Philanthropies today released Atlantic Insights: Giving While Living, a 56-page publication that explores Founder Charles "Chuck" Feeney’s long-standing belief in "Giving While Living," the idea that people with wealth should use it during their lifetimes to help others. Written by…

Charles Francis Feeney 1931 - 2023 Chuck Feeney touched the lives of millions of people around the world by devoting his entire personal fortune to Giving While Living philanthropy. Below are some of the messages that people have shared about Chuck. To share your own, email…

1. Purpose The Atlantic Code of Ethics sets forth standards that we should follow when we engage in Atlantic business or in activities that could reflect on Atlantic.  The Code applies worldwide, complementing local policies specific to our individual offices.  We must respect both the…

Irish billionaire Chuck Feeney is one of a growing number of philanthropists who want to make a difference now not tomorrow and a leading advocate for ‘giving while living’.The trend for giving in one’s lifetime and over a shorter time, rather than in perpetuity, is…