Topic: Philanthropy

Meet Charles Feeney, Cornell's $350 Million Donor

The Atlantic Philanthropies

The New York Times has unmasked 80-year-old Cornell alum Charles F. Feeney as the anonymous donor who gave the school a $350 million donation to construct a new technology-based satellite campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City.

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