$125 Million Is Pledged to Big Medical Center

Mr. Feeney is a leading proponent of giving away one’s wealth while living, and his daughter Diane has also emerged as an advocate for foundations that donate more of their assets than is required by law.

“Just think,” Mr. Feeney said Thursday, reflecting on the global economic downturn, “if wealthy people had given away more of the money they had over the last decade, they wouldn’t have lost it.”