€6.6bn later...Atlantic Philanthropies holds final Irish board meeting Taoiseach praises organisation for its contribution to NI peace, education, healthcare Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 20:18 Colm Keena A file image of Charles F. ‘Chuck’ Feeney, founder of Atlantic Philanthropies, before he was conferred an Honorary Degree jointly by the Universities of Ireland North and South at a ceremony in Dublin Castle. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times. A file image of Charles F. ‘Chuck’ Feeney, founder of Atlantic Philanthropies, before he was conferred an Honorary Degree jointly by the Universities of Ireland North and South at a ceremony in Dublin Castle. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times.