Chuck Feeney died in San Francisco on October 9, 2023, at the age of 92. Charles Francis Feeney was an American businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune as a co-founder of the Hong Kong-based Duty-Free Shoppers Group.
Who is Chuck Feeney’s wife Helga Feeney?
Helga Feeney is the second wife of Chuck Feeney, the couple married in 1995, and Helga was the former secretary of her husband. Chuck Feeney was the founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, one of the largest private charitable foundations in the world.
Feeney gave away his fortune in secret for many years, until a business dispute resulted in his identity being revealed in 1997. His 2016 donation of $250,000 was the largest in the school’s history from a single contributor. He served as a U.S. Air Force radio operator during the Korean War.
Chuck gave away a final $7 million in late 2016, to the same recipient of his first charitable donations, Cornell. Throughout his life, he has given away more than $8 billion. At its height, Atlantic had over 300 employees and 10 offices across the globe
