SUPPORT CPI
Ways to Give
Every gift helps train the next generation of psychotherapists and psychoanalysts and keeps skilled, compassionate care within reach for adults, adolescents, and children across Chicago.
YOUR IMPACT
Where your gift goes
Together, we can bring healing and hope to individuals and families in need.
Innovative education
Rigorous training for clinicians, scholars, and anyone curious about the human mind.
Affordable treatment
Therapy for adults, adolescents, and children with fees adjusted to income.
Grieving children
Support for The Barr-Harris Children and Family Grief & Loss Center.
The McLean Library
A resource rich library serving students, faculty, and the field.
WAYS TO GIVE
Choose how you give
We appreciate gifts of every size. Pick the option that works best for you.
Give online
Fast and secure. Consider covering processing fees so every dollar of your gift goes to our work.
Gift from your IRA
If you are 70½ or older, give tax free with a Qualified Charitable Distribution.
Mail a check
Make checks payable to Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute and mail to 8 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603, Attn: Maddie Warren.
Donor advised fund
Recommend a grant to Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute through your DAF using our Tax ID 36-1263210.
Tribute gift
Honor a loved one or mark a special occasion. We are happy to notify the honoree or their family.
Gift details
Make a gift of stock
Ask your financial institution to transfer the shares directly to Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute’s account at Bank of America. See the transfer guide for full instructions.
- Broker: PACO A/N, Bank of America
- DTC Participant #0955
- DTC Agent #20955
- DTC Institutional #20955 (if Bank of America is the affirming party)
- Account name: Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute
- Account number: available on request
- Federal Tax ID: 36-1263210
Before you start, please contact Grace Krieger at (312) 922-7474 or gkrieger@chicagoanalysis.org. Grace will share our account number and make sure we can promptly acknowledge your gift. Per IRS guidelines, the date of your gift is the date the shares leave your account, and its value is the average of the high and low price that day.
Why give stock? You avoid capital gains tax on the appreciation, and if you itemize you can generally deduct the full fair market value, up to 30% of your adjusted gross income, with any excess carried forward for up to 5 years.
Give from your IRA
If you are 70½ or older, you can make a Qualified Charitable Distribution directly from your traditional or inherited IRA to Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, up to the annual IRS limit. If you are 73 or older, it can also count toward your required minimum distribution. The funds must go directly from your IRA to CPI.
How to give: ask your broker, IRA custodian, or financial advisor to make a Qualified Charitable Distribution to Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, Federal Tax ID 36-1263210.
- Your gift is put to work right away, so you can see its impact.
- The distribution is not counted as taxable income.
- Lower taxable income may help with Social Security taxes and Medicare premiums.
- You do not need to itemize to benefit.
Wire transfers and ACH
Direct or ACH payments help us avoid bank and card processing fees, saving thousands of dollars each year. Large and international gifts may be wired to our bank. Please contact gkrieger@chicagoanalysis.org for instructions.
LEAVE A LEGACY
The Franz Alexander Society
The Franz Alexander Legacy Society honors those who have included the Institute in their will, trust, or other planned gift. Members share the vision our founder set out in 1932: to better understand human beings and help them live better lives.
In as little as 1 sentence, you can support the psychoanalytic profession and the students and patients who benefit from our work. You can change your plans at any time, and you are welcome to remain anonymous.
Want to talk it through or request our legacy brochure? Email Grace Krieger at gkrieger@chicagoanalysis.org.
SOCIETY MEMBERS
- S. Cody Engle
- Robert Fajardo
- Linda I. Garrity Trust
- Paul, Joni and Campbell Holinger
- Eva Lichtenberg
- Judith Rhinestine
- David M. Terman, M.D.
Ways to include CPI in your plans
A gift in your will
Name CPI in your will or trust with a fixed amount, a percentage, or the residue of your estate.
Beneficiary designation
Name CPI as a beneficiary of an IRA, 401(k), 403(b), DAF, trust, or paid life insurance policy without changing your will. Retirement assets left to heirs can be taxed twice, so they are often the best assets to leave to charity.
Sample bequest language
Legal name: Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute
Address: 8 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603
Federal Tax ID: 36-1263210
Residual bequest (a popular choice because loved ones receive their share first): “I devise the residue of my estate, after the satisfaction of all specific bequests and the payment of all taxes and other costs attending my death, to the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, a not for profit corporation, Tax ID 36-1263210, with principal offices at 8 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603.”
Fixed dollar bequest: “I bequeath the sum of $____ to the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, a not for profit corporation, Tax ID 36-1263210, with principal offices at 8 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603.”
Percentage bequest (grows as your assets grow): “I bequeath to the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, a not for profit corporation, Tax ID 36-1263210, with principal offices at 8 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603, an amount equal to ____ percent of the net value of my estate as finally determined for federal estate tax purposes.”
Contingent bequest (CPI receives a share only if a named beneficiary does not survive you): “In the event that (name of beneficiary) does not survive me, I designate the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, a not for profit corporation, Tax ID 36-1263210, with principal offices at 8 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60603, as the devisee of this bequest.”
ANNUAL GALA
Canvas of the Mind 2027
Save the date: Thursday, April 15, 2027
Salvage One, Chicago
Join us for an evening of art, community, and connection in support of psychoanalytic education and accessible mental health care. Tickets and sponsorships open soon.
To sponsor or join the host committee, email Grace Krieger at gkrieger@chicagoanalysis.org.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 HOST COMMITTEE
- Dale S. Gody, Ph.D.
- Christine Jacobek
- Ann Kaplan
- Joan Laser
- Eva Lichtenberg & Arnold Tobin
- Harolyn Pappadis
- Laurie Kenfield & Mike Kelleher
- Judy & David Schiffman
- Drs. Jeffrey & Robin Stern
- Arthur & Sheila Nielsen
- Leo & Kyle Weinstein
- Molly & Tom Witten
- Heather Patay
THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 SPONSORS
OUR SUPPORTERS
Thank you to our top donors for FY26
We are deeply grateful to the individuals, families, foundations, and trusts whose generosity made this year’s work possible.
See our FY26 donors
- Dr. Robert Fajardo, MD
- Dr. Elizabeth Feldman, PhD
- Dr. Robert M. Galatzer-Levy, M.D.
- Dr. Paul C. Holinger, M.D.
- Mr. Thomas Homburger
- Dr. Christine Jacobek, PsyD
- Dr. Ann Kaplan, Ph.D.
- Dr. Laurie Kenfield, MD, and Dr. Michael Kelleher, MD
- Dr. Norman Kohn, M.D., and Nina Winston
- Dr. Phil Lebovitz, M.D.
- John and Jill Levi
- Eva Lichtenberg
- Mr. H. George and Mrs. Roberta Mann
- Dr. Martha C. Nussbaum, Ph.D.
- Dr. Jorge Schneider
- Dr. Wendy Selene, PhD
- Dr. Brenda Solomon, MD
- Dr. David M. Terman, M.D.
- Mr. Scott Turow
- Jesse Viner
- Leo Weinstein
- Ruth Yanagi
FOUNDATIONS, TRUSTS, AND FAMILY FUNDS
- Ms. Joanna Nixon, Efroymson Family Fund
- Ms. Virginia M. Bartelt, Linda I. Garrity Trust
- Ms. Melissa Phipps, Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust
- Marci Eisenstein and John Treece Trust
- Megan Butz Legacy of Hope
- Sussman Family Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
Questions about giving?
Grace Krieger is happy to help with any gift. Call (312) 922-7474 or email gkrieger@chicagoanalysis.org.
The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Tax ID 36-1263210. Gifts are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law and accepted within our gift acceptance policies. For past financials, see our GuideStar profile.