UK - based art gallery Tate has rejected a £ 1 m ( $ 1.3 m ) grant from the National Trust following a campaign against the Sackler family , which faces legal challenges over the global opioid crisis . The family , which runs Purdue Pharma , is accused of misleading regulators over the safety of its multi - billion dollar painkiller OxyContin , which has played a large role in the deaths of three people from opioid addiction in two years . The family stand accused of misleading regulators about the dangers of Oxycontin, a prescription painkiller that made their company, Purdue Pharma, billions of The Sackler family has donated roughly £ 80 m to UK cultural institutions over 20 years , including the V&A and Westminster Abbey . The National Portrait Gallery has also refused the Trust 's £ 1 m donation .
UK - based art gallery Tate has rejected a £ 1 m ( $ 1.3 m ) grant from the National Trust following a campaign against the Sackler family , which faces legal challenges over the global opioid crisis . The family , which runs Purdue Pharma , is accused of misleading regulators over the safety of its multi - billion dollar painkiller OxyContin , which has played a large role in the deaths of three people from opioid addiction in two years . The Sackler family has donated roughly £ 80 m to UK cultural institutions over 20 years , including the V&A and Westminster Abbey . The National Portrait Gallery has also refused the Trust 's £ 1 m donation .