2020-09-25T06:00:02+00:00

Chuck Feeney's foundation achieves the goal of donating $8 billion fortune

Chuck Feeney, an Irish American who made billions from a duty-free shopping empire, has achieved the goal of giving away his $8 billion fortune through his Atlantic Philanthropies foundation and has signed papers to formally close it.

Feeny who lives in a small rented apartment in San Francisco has stated that "to those wondering about Giving While Living: try it, you’ll like it".

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Source: The Guardian

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