MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Three decades and $8billion later, Atlantic Philanthropies closes its doors.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Three decades and $8billion later, Atlantic Philanthropies closes its doors.

Chuck Feeney founded Atlantic Philanthropies in 1982 with the ambition of advancing opportunity and promoting equity and dignity. The foundation completed its grantmaking in 2016 and this week, with one final signature from Chuck, went out of business. Its final big bet is the Atlantic Fellows; up to 3000 people with diverse backgrounds from all over the world, united in the common purpose of building fairer, healthier, more equitable societies. Currently, there are almost 500 Atlantic Fellows drawn from seven global equity-focussed programs.