What do say about this kind of man?
If this is true, I always dislike this kind of people with stupid mentality of poorness. We have discussed this in the past, I think last month, but I could not remember which thread it is. This kind of people should know that some people's children are rich because their parent was rich, I think people that got no money in the past should know that. A wife living with him for long and having children with him, not letting her know when she is worthy to know about it is perfectly not only a wrong decision but also a very stupid decision.
If he wants to stay poor forever, then I just hope that he should also think about his wife and his child if they want to live poor the whole time. Because if he is good and responsible enough, he should consult his wife first and both plan on what to do with the money. But what he did is really stupid, donating is good but we should also take consideration if the money will be mostly needed by the family or not.