The Sackler Trust, a London-based philanthropy funded by the family that owns Purdue Pharma, gave more than £14.5 million ($19.67 million) to British nonprofits in 2020, the Guardian reports.

Amid accusations that the Sacklers contributed to the opioid crisis in the United States, the trust — along with the Dr. Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation, which was established by other members of the family — had announced in March 2019 that it would temporarily suspend grantmaking. According to recent filings by the trust, however, “new commitments” totaling £3.5 million ($4.74 million) were part of £14,543,399 in 2020 grantmaking. Grants included £500,000 ($678,290) to the Watermill Theatre in Newbury, £280,000 ($379,843) to the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Trust, and £250,000 ($339,175) each to Edmonton Academy Trust, King’s College London, and St Marylebone Parish Church in west London.

In recent years, major UK arts institutions including the National Portrait Gallery and the Tate group of galleries have said that they would return or no longer accept gifts from the Sacklers. Members of the Sackler family who are directors of the trust include Dame Theresa Sackler; in December, relatives of people affected by the OxyContin crisis called for her to be stripped of her title.

Edmonton Academy Trust told the Guardian that it was pleased to receive a “generous” grant from the Sackler Trust, adding: “This donation, together with others received by the trust, will be used to enhance arts facilities for children and the local community. Without this generosity, the additional facilities we will offer would not be possible.”

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