Many Foundations Haven’t Discussed Atlantic-Style Spend-Down - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.

Many Foundations Haven’t Discussed Atlantic-Style Spend-Down - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.: A recent New York Times profile of Atlantic Philanthropies founder Charles F. Feeney provides a glimpse of the mindset of a philanthropic leader who is set to close—in five years—one of the largest granting organizations in the U.S. Whether or not Feeney’s (age 81) high level of engagement in his organization’s spend down is or is not reflective of a broa