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Funder Type
Corporate Foundation
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IT Classification
A - Primarily intended to fund technology
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Authority
Atlantic Philanthropies
Summary
The purpose of The Atlantic Philanthropies is to bring about lasting changes in the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people. It is committed to making improvements in the lives of people who need change the most. Together with their grantees, the foundation endeavors to make lasting changes for people who are disadvantaged by their economic situation, race, nationality, gender, age, disabilities, immigration status, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religion.
Atlantic supports lasting change by:
- Addressing the root causes of inequity rather than symptoms;
- Focusing on advocacy for change rather than filling gaps in services;
- Funding efforts to challenge policies and institutions that systematically exclude or disadvantage people;
- Building on the strengths of individuals, organizations, communities and movements to advocate on their own behalf and on behalf of others;
- Supporting institutions and investing in leaders who can work for progressive change over decades;
- Working in partnership with government, whenever it can advance our goals and those of the organizations we support;
- Supporting selected capital projects where the physical environment is a critical element of furthering our social justice mission
The grantmaker has identified the following area(s) of interest:
- Aging
- Children and Youth
- Health
- Human Rights & Reconciliation
- Knowledge, Research & Innovation
History of Funding
Chuck Feeney founded Atlantic in 1982. After investing $8 billion to advance opportunity and promote equity and dignity, we made our final big bet grants in 2016 and completed our work in 2020. See what we did and learned in eight regions across the world—and discover the impact of Giving While Living.
As of March 2016, Atlantic Philanthropies had gifted $7,500,000,000 in grants around the world.
Additional Information
In keeping with the Giving While Living philosophy of founder, Feeney, Atlantic believes in making large investments to help solve urgent social problems now, so they are less likely to become larger, more entrenched and more expensive challenges later. To that end, Atlantic will become the largest foundation in history to spend down its endowment, and will close its doors by 2020.