The MASTERPIECE Trust
The MASTERPIECE Trust—a collaborative initiative between MASTERPIECE’S producer GBH Boston and PBS stations nationwide—provides the opportunity for individual donors and families who care deeply about the series to help provide for its future in a substantial way while also supporting their local PBS stations.
MASTERPIECE is at a pivotal point in its storied history; the series now competes with prominent television networks to maintain its time-honored role in bringing the highest quality actors, producers, and scripts to American audiences. To sustain this celebrated place in homes across the nation and confidently succeed in this newly competitive market, the series needs the support of the MASTERPIECE Trust all the more.
“As MASTERPIECE confronts a rapidly changing media landscape and the federal defunding of public broadcasting, the MASTERPIECE Trust is an even more critical source of financial backing for our beloved series. For over fifty years, MASTERPIECE has served a special role in American homes, and we are building on this legacy every day through smart and entertaining programming. Support of the MASTERPIECE Trust will ensure that we can continue to serve as the premier destination for accessible, high-quality British drama and mysteries in the US for years to come.” —Susanne Simpson, Head of Scripted Content and Executive Producer, MASTERPIECE
With your help, the MASTERPIECE Trust can secure the future of superb British drama by providing the resources required to invest upfront in the development of new scripts and programs, and grow the series both on-air and online.
Watch Darlene Shiley discuss The Masterpiece Trust
Current donors to the MASTERPIECE Trust include:Darlene Marcos ShileyThe Conrad Prebys Foundation
and the followingBeatrix BarrThe Bitzer Family Legacy Fund, in memory of Lloyd and Jo Ann BitzerDonald BordAnn and George ColonyThe Dickerman-Charlton Family FundSusan H. GrantMargaret and Will HearstRichard Herzfeld in Memory of Ellen CannonBarbara and Sigmund E. Herzstein FundElise Jaffe and Jeffrey Brown*Thomas P. JalkutKathleen and Chris Mara through the Kathleen and Chris Mara Family TrustJane and Jeffrey MarshallKelly MarwongJeanine L. MatteClaudette MayerJane Nicol TrustE. Lee and Slocumb H. Perry FoundationLiz and Bob PozenMelinda and James Rabb through the Rabb Family FoundationsLouise C. RiemerSuze and Howard RubinSusan R. ShapiroThe Bruce & Cynthia Sherman Charitable FoundationSmith Han Charitable Trust in memory of Dr. Soon M. HanGeorge D. Smith Fund, Inc.Bina ThompsonKatherine ToddRoger and Lynn Van Vreede through the Roger and Lynn Van Vreede Charitable FundCarol VassiliadisBarbara and John VogelsteinDarlene and Gordon Walbroehl
Additional MASTERPIECE donors include:Laureen BickelGail GamboniJill GarvinSusan LeeWilliam and Inga Rogers
*Deceased
Contact Us:
If you are interested in supporting the MASTERPIECE Trust with a gift of $25,000 or more, please contact Jessica Connolly, Director of Major Gifts at jessica_connolly@wgbh.org or 617-300-3812.
If you are interested in including the MASTERPIECE Trust in your estate plans, please contact the Office of Gift Planning & Endowment at gift_planning@wgbh.org or (800) 220-7122.
