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Biographical NoteAtlantic Philanthropies was founded by businessman Charles F. (Chuck) Feeney in 1982. Atlantic Philanthropies gave to support activities in five major areas: aging; children and youth; health; human rights and reconciliation; and knowledge, research, and innovation. In 1984, Atlantic acquired Feeney's stake in the Duty Free Shoppers Group. Feeney remained anonymous until his identity was revealed in a New York Times article in 1997. Believing in the idea of "Giving While Living," Feeney announced to the Board of Directors in 1999 that he wanted to spend down the foundation in twenty to thirty years. In 2016 grantmaking was concluded, with the goal of ending the foundation's activities in 2020.
Scope and ContentsThe first phase of the project contains interviews with 139 individuals, including the leadership of Atlantic Philanthropies, business associates of Chuck Feeney, institutional partners, and grantees. Interviews were focused on documenting Feeney's life, the establishment of Atlantic Philanthropies, and Feeney's philosophy of "Giving While Living." In the second phase, 85 individuals were interviewed. Phase II built upon themes of Phase I, with additional focus on new institutions and partners and the unique challenges associated with spending to close out the foundation. During Phase II, interviewers focused on three topics: enhancing understanding of the long-term effects of Atlantic's grantmaking, analyzing Atlantic's impact and effectiveness, and capturing the impact of Atlantic's model on the broader field of strategic philanthropy.
Narrators interviewed in Phase I are: Gerry Adams, Harold Adler, Suzanne Aisenberg, Le Vu Anh, David Beanland, Bob Beck, Adrian Bellamy, Padraig Berry, Gail Bianchi, Alec Broers, Michael H. Brown, Robert J. Bruso, Geoff Budlender, Bob Butler, Jean-Paul Camus, Michael J.R. Carlton, Gerhard Casper, Jack Clark, Ron Clarke, Edwin Cohen, Mark Conroy, Suzanne Cory, Angela Covert, Ara Daglian, Harvey Dale, Steven Denning, Bill Dietel, David Dittman, Roger Downer, James Downey, Christine Downton, Daniel Doyle, Robert Edmonds, Sara Engelhardt, David Erskine, Fred Eydt, Charles Feeney, Peter Fithian, Arlene Fitzpatrick, Joel L. Fleishman, William Flynn, Robert J. Futoran, John Gentzbourger, Dennis Gibson, Pierre GodeĢ, Robert Goldman, Michael Gwinnell, Raymond Handlan, Paul Hannon, John Hay, John A. Healy, John R. Healy, Ursula Healy, Margaret A. Hern, David C. Hodgson, Ted Howell, Joseph J. Jamison, Jean Karoubi, Keith Kennedy, Gerald Kraak, Theodore Kresge, Gara LaMarche, Edward Lansdale, Kenneth J. Logue, Hugh D. Lunn, Joseph P. Lyons, Roy J. Magee, Jeffrey Mahlstedt, Michael Mann, Martin Mansergh, Robert Matousek, Craig Mayor, Aine McCarthy, Elizabeth McCormack, Grainne McCoy, Colin McCrea, Peter McCue, Martin McGuinness, Bob Miller, Ira Millstein, Truong Tan Minh, George J. Mitchell, Thomas Mitchell, Fabian Monds, John Monteiro, Jack Moore, Bruce A. Morrison, Michael P. Mortell, Frank Mutch, Jacques Nordeman, Connor O'Clery, Brian O'Connell, Jill O'Donnell Tormey, Niall O'Dowd, Danny O'Hare, Rita O'Hare, Sean O'Huiginn, Christopher Oechsli, Lloyd J. Old, Alan M. Parker, Robert Payton, Christine B. Pendry, Le Nahn Phuong, Tony Pilaro, Lawrie W. Powell, Mamphela Ramphele, Hunter Rawlings, Albert Reynolds, Stephen Reynolds, Frank H. T. Rhodes, Cynthia R. Richards, Charles G. Rolles, Alan Ruby, Victoria E. Sartorius, James Scannell, Frederick A. O. "Fritz" Schwarz, Jr., Ted R. Sizer, David Smith, Peter Smitham, Michael Sovern, James Spencer, Ciaran Staunton, Leon Sterling, Ernie Stern, David Sternlieb, Bonnie Suchet, Eugene Tempel, John Terzano, Dr. Donald Thornhill, Huynh Thi Trang, Myron Ullman, Laurence Vogel, Luigi Votano, Edward Walsh, Sue Wesselkamper, Michael Windsor, Gerold Wunderlich, Phan Quang Xung (with translator Ha Le Hung), and Cummings Zuill.
Narrators interviewed in Phase II are: Annmarie Benedict, Deepak Bhargava, Kenneth Bowman, Gail Birkbeck, Brad Brockman, Julie Brown, Phil Buchanan, Duc Phu Bui, Amit Chandra, Madeleine Clarke, Peter Coaldrake, Philip Coates, Eoin Collins, Paul Connolly, Sarah Cooke, Tom Costello, Steve Denning, Christine Downton, Frances Fitzgerald, Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Joel Fleishman, Joanne Florino, Ian Frazer, Marc Freedman, Tony Gallagher, Robert Greenstein, Billy Hall, Nguyen Trong Hau, John R. Healy, John A. Healy, Dmitri Holtzman, Joanne Hughes, Doron Isaacs, Patrick Johnston, Stanley Katz, Brian Kearney-Grieve, Regis Kelly, David Kennedy, Rose Anne Kenny, Ben Kerman, Gara LaMarche, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Janet Love, Zola Madikizela, Robert "Bob" Matousek, Steve McConnell, Elizabeth McCormack, Bruce Miller, Tom Mitchell, Mario Morino, David Morse, Cecilia Munoz, Paul Murray, Martin O'Brien, Brian O'Connell, Niall O'Dowd, Chris Oechsli, Alan Parker, Christine Pendry, Le Nhan Phuong, Tony Proscio, Marian Quinn, Padriac Quirk, Duong Hoang Quyen, Cynthia Richards, Ian Robertson, Anthony Romero, Kieran Rose, Jack Rosenthal, Albie Sachs, Fritz Schwarz, Pharie Sefali, Frank Sharry, Brian Sheehan, Norma Sinte, David Skorton, Brad Smith, Dave Smith, Peter Smitham, Michael Sovern, David Sternlieb, Chris Stone, Mary Sutton, David Walsh, and Ian Young.
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by The Trustees of Columbia University of the City of New York and The Atlantic Philanthropies for most interviews in collection.
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