Charles Feeney
| Chuck Feeney | |
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| Born |
Charles Francis Feeney April 23, 1931 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Citizenship | Ireland & United States |
| Alma mater | St. Mary of the Assumption High School Cornell University |
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| Spouse(s) | m. Helga Feeney |
| Children | Juliette, Caroleen, Diane, Leslie and Patrick |
Charles Francis "Chuck" Feeney (born April 23, 1931) is an Irish-American businessman and philanthropist and the founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, one of the largest private foundations in the world. He made his fortune as a co-founder of the Duty Free Shoppers Group, which pioneered the concept of duty-free shopping. Feeney gave away his fortune in secret for many years, until a business dispute resulted in his identity being revealed in 1997. Over the course of his life, Feeney has given away more than $8 billion.
Feeney is known for his frugality, living in a rented apartment, not owning a car or a house, and flying economy-class.
Feeney was born in New Jersey during the Great Depression and came from a modest background of blue collar Irish-American parents in Elizabeth, New Jersey. His ancestry traces to County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. Feeney graduated from Elizabeth's St. Mary of the Assumption High School in 1949; he has credited his charitable spirit to his experiences at St. Mary and his 2016 donation of $250,000 was the largest in school history from a single contributor. He served as a U.S. Air Force radio operator during the Korean War, and began his career selling duty-free liquor to US naval personnel at Mediterranean ports in the 1950s.
He graduated from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and was a brother of Alpha Sigma Phi.
Feeney has four daughters and one son. He has married twice. His first wife, named Danielle, is French. His second wife is named Helga.
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