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>He gave away most of his fortune and required recipients not to reveal the source of the donation. I suppose that's one way to avoid the bad press :-P

• albumen 1y ago
  Wiki: "Beyond Mr. Feeney's reticence about blowing his own horn, 'it was also a way to leverage more donations—some other individual might contribute to get the naming rights.'" NYT article(1): ..when asked what had driven him into such deep secrecy: “I feel it’s my life,” Mr. Feeney said. “I’d be the last guy to tell a wealthy person what to do with their money. They’re entitled to do whatever they want.” quote from his kid: "...he sheltered us from people using the money to treat us differently,” Leslie Feeney Baily said. “It made us normal people.” when asked why he had chosen to reveal himself: “A lot of wealthy people, they don’t realize they have the alternatives of spending the money for good,” he said. “If they knew it gives so much satisfaction, I wouldn’t have to persuade them." (1): https://archive.ph/gLfLY https://archive.ph/gLfLY