Results List
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Operating for Limited Life
An in-depth look at The Atlantic Philanthropies' limited life journey.
Resource type: Insight
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Limited Life Philanthropy
Considering limited-life philanthropy (also called spend down or spend out philanthropy)? The Atlantic Philanthropies shares why and how it gave $8 billion in grants and closed its doors, in keeping with its founder Chuck Feeney's Giving While Living philosophy. This collection of resources includes reports,…
Resource type: Featured Topic
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Why Did Atlantic Decide to Limit Its Life?
Atlantic founder Chuck Feeney’s belief in Giving While Living—that people of great wealth should put their money to the service of humanity now—inspired the board to limit the foundation’s life to a fixed number of years. The determination to complete all grantmaking at the end…
Resource type: Big Question
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Archives at Cornell University
[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…
Resource type: Page
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From Alpha to Omega: Choices and Challenges of Limited Life Philanthropy
Source: The Center for Effective Philanthropy
By Joanne Florino Many thanks to the Center for Effective Philanthropy for a thoughtfully structured and informative research report on the why and how of limited life foundations. Any foundation donor and/or board considering an option other than perpetuity will be well served by a…
Resource type: News
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Archives at Cornell University
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…
Resource type: Page
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Foundations With a Limited Life
Source: The New York Times
By DEBORAH L. JACOBSALL IN THE TIMING John Hunting started the Beldon Fund in 1982, but in 1998 he devised a 10-year plan to wind it down., Photo: Adam Bird for The New York TimesTRADITIONALLY people who set up private foundations — either during their lifetimes or…
Resource type: News
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Time is of the Essence: Foundations and the Policies of Limited Life and Endowment Spend-Down
Five U.S. foundations that spent all of their assets offer lessons for modern donors who might also consider a limited lifespan for their foundations, according to this report by the Aspen Institute’s Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation. Time is of the Essence: Foundations and…
Resource type: News
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End-Game Evaluation: Building a Legacy of Learning In a Limited-Life Foundation
Source: The Foundation Review
In "End-Game Evaluation: Building a Legacy of Learning In a Limited-Life Foundation," co-authors Ashleigh Halverstadt and Benjamin Kerman share the emerging hypotheses of The Atlantic Philanthropies and the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation about the opportunities and challenges for evaluation in the limited-life context. The authors argue…
Resource type: Research Report
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The Atlantic Philanthropies and Its Archives: Limited Life, Enduring Legacy
Source: HistPhil
How does a foundation insure that its archive exists not simply as a static repository, but rather as a vibrant space that continues to “live” and be relevant, useful and influential?
Resource type: News
