List of museums, schools that got Sackler money and the 6 rejecting it

One of America's wealthiest families has come under fire for its role in developing and marketing OxyContin.The Sackler family amassed a fortune through the Connecticut-based company Purdue Pharma, which launched the highly addictive drug that has been at the heart of America's opioid crisis.The growing pressure on the Sackler family for the drug's role at the center of the opioid crisis that has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans has caused many institutions to reconsider millions in charitable contributions.Here's a list of which institutions have received sizeable donations, which now includes New York's famed Metropolitan Museum of Art.Visit INSIDER.com for more stories.One of America's wealthiest families has come under fire from advocacy groups, legal authorities, and elite cultural institutions across the world for its role in marketing the prescription painkiller OxyContin.The Sackler family amassed an estimated $13 billion fortune through the Connecticut-based company Purdue Pharma, which launched the highly addictive drug that has been at the heart of America's opioid crisis, which was declared a national emergency in 2017.While the company and family have denied wrongdoing, about 2,000 lawsuits have been filed against Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers nationwide. On Tuesday, the company and family settled the first such case for $270 million, about $100 million of which will help fund an addiction treatment center.The Sacklers have given millions to universities, museums, and foundations to support the arts and sciences over the years. But now the list of arts, culture, and educational institutions reconsidering their relationship with the Sacklers keeps growing.