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Transform Lives with Your Gift Today

Every day, adults, adolescents, and children struggle with mental health challenges that affect their relationships, families, and lives. With your support, we can train the next generation of psychotherapists and psychoanalysts to provide skilled, compassionate care for those who need it most.

Your donation directly impacts:

  • Innovative education programs
  • Affordable and accessible treatment
  • The Barr-Harris Child and Family Grief Center
  • The resource-rich McLean Library

Together, we can bring healing and hope to individuals and families in need.

Donate

To make a stock gift please contact your financial institution and request the shares be transferred directly to Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute’s account at Bank of America.  You will need the following information (see GUIDE for more information):
CPI’s Broker:  PACO A/N: Bank of America
DTC #:
DTC Participant #0955
DTC Agent #20955
DTC Institutional #20955 (to be used if Bank of America is affirming party)
Name of Account: Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute
Acct Number: 011016483357
CPI’s Fed. Tax. ID 36-1263210
​Before initiating a gift, please call Donor Engagement Manager Bayley White at 312.922.7474 ext. 407 or send an email to bwhite@chicagoanalysis.org so we know to expect the securities and can promptly acknowledge your contribution. In accordance with IRS guidelines, the date of your gift will be the date the securities depart your account at your financial institution. For crediting purposes, the value is determined as the average of the high and low listings for the stock on that date.
What are the tax advantages of stock donations?
Donating appreciated stock to a qualified charity can be a highly tax-efficient way to give, offering benefits that go beyond simply donating cash. 
Here are some of the key tax advantages:
1. Avoid capital gains tax
If you sell appreciated stock and then donate the proceeds, you’ll owe capital gains tax on the profit.
By donating the stock directly, you avoid paying that capital gains tax, potentially freeing up a significant amount of money that would otherwise go to taxes.
2. Claim a charitable tax deduction
You can deduct the full fair market value (FMV) of the stock on the date of donation if you itemize deductions on your tax return—so you get a deduction for the current market value, not just your original cost basis.
The deduction limits for appreciated stock are generally 30% of your adjusted gross income (AGI) for the tax year and excess contributions can be carried forward for up to five additional tax years. 
3. Potential for increased charitable impact
By avoiding capital gains taxes and potentially claiming a larger deduction, your donation can go further and have a greater impact on CPI’s mission.

Make your check payable to Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute and send to:

Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute
ATTN: Maddie Warren
8 S Michigan Ave. Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60603

Please use this link here:

Unrestricted gifts provide essential support to the Institute’s operating budget. If you wish to donate to a fund not named here, please contact Development.

  • Online giving is an easy, secure option! Consider covering processing fees to ensure that every penny of your base contribution is being allocated to our work.
  • Please consider using a direct or ACH checks to eliminate bank and credit card processing fees, which will help us save thousands of dollars each year.
  • Large and international gifts may be wired to our bank.  

Honor a loved one, celebrate a special occasion, or remember someone meaningful with a tribute gift. Your donation will support our mission while recognizing the person you choose to honor. We will be happy to notify the honoree or their family of your thoughtful contribution.

Gifts from Your Non-Roth or Inherited IRA

If you are 70 ½: As the IRS itself states: “Qualified charitable distributions are great options for making tax-free gifts to charity.”  Each year you can exclude up to $105,000 from your gross income as long as the distribution is made directly from your IRA to Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute (or any qualified charity). This is key. If the funds go to you first, they are not eligible.


If you are 73 (or older) or are required to take distributions from an inherited IRA: The same rule—excluding up to $100,000 from your gross income—applies to your required minimum distribution (RMD). The distribution must be made directly from your IRA to Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute.

​How do you make this gift?  Contact your broker, IRA custodian, or financial adviser and tell them you’d like to make a “Qualified Charitable Distribution” from your IRA to Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute Fed. Tax. ID 36-1263210.

Why does this gift have so many benefits?

Your gift will be put to use today, allowing you to see the difference your donation is making during your lifetime.

You pay no income taxes on the gift. The distribution generates neither taxable income nor a deduction.

Your gift won’t count as income (unlike regular withdrawals from an IRA). Keeping your taxable income lower may reduce the impact to certain tax credits and deductions, including Social Security and Medicare. So it may reduce your tax bracket, the amount of Social Security subject to tax, or your Medicare premiums. This depends on your financial circumstances.

​You don’t have to itemize to gain the tax benefits so you may decide to take advantage of the higher standard deduction available under recent tax law changes.

Make a gift in your will

Leaving a gift to Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute in your will is a wonderful way to express your on-going commitment to psychoanalytically-oriented education. You are also supporting affordable treatment to the individuals, families and children of Chicagoland, including traumatized and grieving children who require the services of Barr-Harris Children & Family Grief Center.

In as little as one sentence, you can support the psychoanalytic profession and the students and patients who benefit from our work.

Sample gift language for general purposes:*

I give, devise, bequeath, ______ (insert dollar amount, item of property to be donated or % of the residual of your estate) to the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, Inc., Tax ID 36-1263210, a nonprofit corporation organized under the state of Illinois with its principal address at 8 South Michigan Ave, Floor 7, Chicago, IL 60603, for its unrestricted use and purpose.

Not planning to amend your will in the near future?  Making Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute a beneficiary of an IRA, donor-advised fund (DAF), or paid insurance policy is another way to support what matters to you.

To let us know that you have already included Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute in your estate plan, please complete this online form or this printable form.

Once we receive your completed form, you become a member of The Franz Alexander Society. Please note that you can change your plans at any time.

Becoming a member of The Franz Alexander Society allows us to pay tribute to your thoughtful generosity, leadership, and long-term vision. We want to take every opportunity to properly steward a gift that will impact the students, the well-being of the public, and the profession for years to come.

You are also setting an example for others which may influence their decision to make a similar commitment. In that way, joining The Franz Alexander Society is a  “second gift.” 

You are welcome to remain anonymous if that is your preference.

If you would like more information about making a gift in a will or designating CPI as a beneficiary of an IRA, DAF or insurance policy, please take a look at our downloadable brochure.

Or please contact Donor Engagement Manager Bayley White bwhite@chicagoanalysis.org.

We very much look forward to partnering with you in this way.

Empowering Learning & Empowering Healing

It is the mission of the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute to transform the lives of individuals, families and communities using psychoanalytic knowledge to help them grow and thrive.

Since its founding in 1932, the Institute has contributed to the field of psychoanalysis through education, scholarship and treatment.  Psychoanalysis provides an explanation of human behavior, human desires and how we become who we are. What we learn about ourselves can positively shape and influence all that occurs around us. When one person achieves transformative change, it changes those around them too. All of this contributes to the Institute’s mission of transforming the lives of individuals, families and communities using psychoanalytic knowledge to help them grow and thrive.

To become a member of the Institute community that makes transformative change possible, you can make a donation, become a board member, apply for education programming or tell us your story. We appreciate donations of any size and welcome all inquiries.

Canvas of the Mind Gala 2025

Thank you to our 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 amazing sponsors:

About the Institute

The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute applies history, theory, knowledge, practice and research to offer the highest standard of psychoanalytic training for psychoanalysts and all mental health professionals through accessible educational programs, professional supervision, and continuing education programs. The Institute’s Treatment Center provides clinical services to adults, adolescents and children, with fees adjusted to income, making psychoanalytically-informed therapy more widely available.

Human beings and being human are at the core of the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute’s mission. The Institute is dedicated to advancing knowledge of human beings—their feelings, thoughts and behavior—and to improving people’s lives.

Designate CPI as a beneficiary of a retirement plan

Impact psychoanalytic training and treatment without touching your will—and avoid the double taxation.

Many advisors consider traditional IRAs and qualified retirement plans the assets of choice to leave to charity because − if left to heirs − they are taxed more heavily than other assets:  capital gains tax on appreciation and income tax on the distribution. Leave a gift to Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, and more to your family!

Simply complete a beneficiary designation form for your IRA or qualified retirement plan (e.g., a 401(k) or 403(b) plan) to easily designate us as a beneficiary of an entire plan or a percentage of plan assets.

It is just as easy to designate CPI (and any other qualified charity that moves you) as a beneficiary of a DAF, Trust, or paid life insurance policy.

The Franz Alexander Society

The Franz Alexander Legacy Society honors individuals who have included the Institute in their will, trust or other charitable planned gift. Members of the Franz Alexander Legacy Society share our vision of the future and our determination to forward the mission established by Franz Alexander in founding the Institute: to better understand human beings and help them live better lives. As of 2025, members include:

  • S. Cody Engle
  • Robert Fajardo
  • Linda I. Garrity Trust
  • Paul, Joni and Campbell Holinger
  • Eva Lichtenberg
  • Judith Rhinestine

You can read the stories of some of our society members here.

How to Join
It only takes a couple of minutes to let us know that you have included Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute in your plan either through this online form or this printable form.
Please note that you can change your plans at any time and that you will not be asked to provide a copy of your will.
Becoming a member of The Franz Alexander Society allows us to pay tribute to your thoughtful generosity, leadership, and long-term vision. We want to take every opportunity to properly steward a gift that will impact CPI’ students, the well-being of the public, and the profession for years to come.
You are also setting an example for others which may influence their decision to make a similar commitment. In that way, joining The Franz Alexander Society is a “second gift.” 
You are welcome to remain anonymous if that is your preference.

Thank you, in advance, for your commitment to CPI, the public and the profession such that you have included CPI in your plans.
We very much look forward to partnering with you in this way.

To learn more about the ways to include CPI in your plans, please request a downloadable brochure.

If you would prefer to explore some of your options in a conversation format, please email Bayley White bwhite@chicagoanalysis.org, who will make that happen.

Below, are the most common kinds of bequests with sample language for naming The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute as a beneficiary. You may also change your beneficiaries at any time, should your circumstances change.

This is a very popular choice for charitable bequests because it ensures that loved ones receive their distribution before any distribution to charity.

“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 currently located at 8 S Michigan Ave Suite 700 Chicago IL, 60603.”

A stated sum of money, usually cash, to a beneficiary.

“I bequeath the sum of $____ dollars to the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute., a not-for profit corporation, Tax ID# 36-1263210, with principal offices currently located at 8 S Michigan Ave Suite 700 Chicago IL, 60603.”

Enables your bequests to grow as your assets grow.

“I bequeath to the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute., a not-for profit corporation,

Tax ID# 36-1263210, with principal offices currently located 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.”

Assumes you want to leave your entire estate to family and friends. However, in the event that you outlive any of your beneficiaries, it provides an opportunity to designate the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute to receive that portion of the estate.

“In the event that (name of the beneficiary) does not survive me, I designate to the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute., a not-for profit corporation, Tax ID# 36-1263210, with principal offices currently located at 122 S Michigan Ave. Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60603.” as the devisee of this bequest of (see above for language specific to different types of bequests.)”

Legal Name: Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute
Address: 8 S Michigan Ave Suite 700 Chicago IL, 60603
Federal Tax ID Number: 36-1263210

A big thank you to our top donors of FY25

Ms Virginia M. Bartelt
Linda I. Garrity Trust
Mr. David Schiffman
Dr. Elizabeth Feldman, PhD
Mr. Norman A. Shubert
Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation
Dr. Arthur and Mrs. Sheila Nielsen
Dr. Gavin Mullen, PsyD
Mr. M. Scott Kaufman
The Patocs Foundation
Dr. Ann Kaplan, PhD
Marci Eisenstein and John Treece Charitable Fund
Dr. Eva Lichtenberg, PhD and Dr. Arnold Tobin
Dr. Christine Jacobek, Psy.D. and Mr. Marvin Aspen
Mrs. Joan Laser
Molly and Thomas Witten
Jesse Viner
Dr. Jeffrey Stern, Ph.D.
Dr. Laurie Kenfield, MD
Ms. Elaine Lewis
Dr. Leo Weinstein, MD
Sharon Feigon and Steven Bialer
Dr. Dale Gody, Ph.D.
Richard and Judith Stern Family Foundation
Dr. Rita P. Sussman, PhD

Our Incredible Partners

For past years’ financials and other program information please see the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute profile on Guidestar.

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We appreciate and welcome all contributions within the guidelines of our gift acceptance policies. The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute is a non-profit 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization, and your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowable by the law. Donations can be made online here.