"The late Charles F. "Chuck" Feeney '56 made his name as the cofounder of Duty Free Shoppers but for decades kept his identity as a philanthropist a secret while giving billions to his alma mater and institutions around the world. Shedding light on this enigmatic figure who came to be Cornell's most generous donor, the exhibition "Giving While Living: The Legacy of Chuck Feeney at Cornell and Beyond" opens Feb. 5 in the rotunda of Carl A. Kroch Library."
"The exhibition chronicles Feeney's entrepreneurism: his childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he knocked on neighbors' doors to sell Christmas cards and shovel driveways; his undergraduate days at Cornell, where he supplemented his G.I. Bill scholarship by selling sandwiches to his classmates in what is now the Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration; and his business partnership with fellow Cornellian Robert Miller '56, a co-founder of global retailer Duty Free Shoppers."
"The exhibition highlights the work of Atlantic Philanthropies, which ceased operations in 2020 after completing its mission of fully expending the foundation's assets during Feeney's lifetime. Donations totaled $8 billion in support of educational institutions and nonprofit organizations across the United States, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Vietnam, Australia, Bermuda and Cuba. These donations include nearly $1 billion to Cornell - ranging from Atlantic's first grant in 1982 establishing the Cornell Tradition program,"
An exhibition titled "Giving While Living: The Legacy of Chuck Feeney at Cornell and Beyond" opens Feb. 5 in the rotunda of Carl A. Kroch Library. The display presents photographs, documents and materials from Feeney's personal papers and the Atlantic Philanthropies archives donated to Cornell University Library's Rare and Manuscript Collections. The exhibition traces Feeney's entrepreneurism from childhood sales and Cornell sandwich-selling to his cofounding of Duty Free Shoppers with Robert Miller. It outlines Atlantic Philanthropies' 1982 founding, full expenditure by 2020, and $8 billion in grants worldwide, including nearly $1 billion to Cornell and a $350 million gift for Cornell Tech.
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