Monday, September 21, 2015
Atlantic's Feeney Awarded Inaugural Stead Medal for International Philanthropy
Feeney, the co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers and philanthropist who gave his fortune anonymously through Atlantic, has made grants totaling more than $7 billion to bring about lasting change in the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people around the world. Established as a limited-life foundation, Atlantic will complete its grantmaking in 2016.
Atlantic has promoted reconciliation and peace in Northern Ireland and South Africa; worked to transform the design and delivery of services for children, older adults, and people with disabilities in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; and strengthened and expanded higher education, university infrastructure, and research in both regions. In Vietnam, its funding has revamped and revitalized healthcare facilities and practices, and established world-class professional education for university-level students. In Australia, Atlantic has played a significant role in advancing research and development in information technology and biotechnology, higher education, and cancer research....