Charles “Chuck” Feeney ’56, a renowned businessman, Cornell alumnus, father, friend and, notably, the University’s most generous donor — died in San Francisco on Monday, Oct. 9, leaving a legacy of ...

Philanthropist Charles F.”Chuck” Feeney has given $100 million to University of California, San Francisco to support new hospitals that opened earlier this month at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus, as well ...

On an otherwise unremarkable day in November 1984, Charles F. (Chuck) Feeney arrived in Nassau, the Bahamas, as one of the wealthiest men in America, having quietly amassed a fortune based on a global ...

Wealthy people often wait until middle age or even retirement to begin thinking in earnest about giving. Of course, this is sometimes necessary—it often takes time to earn wealth before one can ...

Cohen, Lauren, and Sophia Pan. "“The James Bond of Philanthropy”: A Chuck Feeney Story." Harvard Business School Case 226-040, August 2025.

Cornell has renamed East Avenue to Feeney Way, honoring long-term donor Charles “Chuck” Feeney ’56. Feeney has contributed almost $1 billion to Cornell over the past 40 years, often anonymously. Now, ...