The PBS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Public Broadcast System (PBS) has announced a $1 million grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation in Riverhead, New York, in support of PBS’s historical documentary series American Experience.

The grant will bolster the 35-year-old award-winning program’s operating budget, supporting its television broadcast as well the online streaming of the series made available to classrooms across the United States through PBS LearningMedia, a free online resource. With the latest grant, the Gardiner Foundation has contributed $3 million to PBS since 2017.

“As America’s home for documentary storytelling, PBS is committed to shining a light on untold stories and examining our shared past,” said PBS president Paula Kerger. “We could not be more grateful to Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation for its generous support of this important work and for bringing viewers across the country more of the award-winning storytelling that has made American Experience America’s most-watched history series.”

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