Institute for Psychoanalytic Education
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 37% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC EDUCATION (D/B/A THE PSYCHOANALYTIC ASSICIATION OF NEW YORK, "PANY") IS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH ADVANCED CLINICAL TRAINING, TREATMENT, AND SCHOLARSHIP.
- Income
- $481,629
- Spending
- $498,422
- Spent on programs
- 37%
- Reserves
- 11.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 52%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 188
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1537% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $183,236 spent. PANY'S EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND TRAINING ARE HELD IN THE HEART OF MURRAY HILL, AT ONE PARK AVENUE (AT 33RD STREET), 8TH FLOOR, NYU LANGONE HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY. DEPENDING UPON THE PROGRAM, CLASSES OR EVENTS TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAYS; AND MONDAY OR TUESDAY EVENINGS. OUR FULL LIST OF PROGRAMS INCLUDES: PSYCHOANALYTIC TRAININGPSYCHOANALYTIC EDUCATION IS AN INTENSIVE PROGRAM WHICH INTEGRATES THREE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS: SEMINARS IN THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS, WHICH REQUIRE FOUR YEARS TO COMPLETE; SUPERVISED PSYCHOANALYTIC TREATMENT OF PATIENTS; AND A PERSONAL PSYCHOANALYSIS. PANY OFFERS TRAINING IN ADULT PSYCHOANALYSIS AND CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHOANALYSIS. PANY IS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOANALYTICWE HAD 20 ADULT PSYCHOANALYTIC CANDIDATES THIS PAST YEAR OF THE PROGRAM.LICENSED PSYCHOANALYSTNOT ALL POTENTIAL APPLICANTS MEET THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (NYSED) CRITERIA TO PRACTICE PSYCHOANALYSIS. THE INSTITUTE AT PANY IS DESIGNATED BY NYSED AS A LICENSURE QUALIFYING PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHOSE DEGREES OR LICENSES DO NOT PERMIT PSYCHOANALYTIC PRACTICE.CANDIDATES IN THE LP PROGRAM TRAIN IN PANY'S ADULT PSYCHOANALYSIS PROGRAM AND GRADUATION FROM THE ADULT PSYCHOANALYTIC PROGRAM FULFILLS THE PSYCHOANALYTIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE CANDIDATES TO SIT FOR THE LICENSED PSYCHOANALYST (LP) EXAM. LP CANDIDATES INVITED TO TRAIN AT PANY MEET THE ADMISSIONS CRITERIA APPLIED TO ALL CANDIDATES, INCLUDING THE BREADTH OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHOANALYTIC EDUCATION (AAPE). WE HAD 1 OF THE 20 ADULT PSYCHOANALYTIC TRAINING PROGRAM CANDIDATES AS A LP CANDIDATE.ACADEMIC ASSOCIATEWE OFFER EDUCATION FOR PROFESSIONALS FOR WHOM A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF PSYCHOANALYTIC THOUGHT IS USEFUL IN THEIR PRIMARY FIELD OF WORK. THIS FOSTERS A STIMULATING INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS BETWEEN CLINICAL PSYCHOANALYSTS AND SCHOLARS AND PROFESSIONALS FROM OTHER DISCIPLINES. NON-CLINICAL EDUCATION IN PSYCHOANALYSIS SHOULD BE RELEVANT TO THE APPLICANT'S OWN PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES. NON-CLINICAL CANDIDATES PARTICIPATE IN THE SAME CLASSES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AS CLINICAL CANDIDATES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PSYCHOANALYTIC CASE WORK. PERSONAL ANALYSIS FOR NON-CLINICAL CANDIDATES IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY ACADEMIC ASSOCIATES IN THIS TRAINING YEAR.INTENSIVE PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY YEAR: BRIDGE TO PSYCHOANALYTIC TRAININGGRADUATES OF PANYFS PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS, OR COMPARABLE PROGRAMS AT OTHER INSTITUTES, MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS WITH AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPY EXPERIENCE, AND CANDIDATES ADMITTED TO THE PSYCHOANALYTIC TRAINING PROGRAM WHO NEED AN ADDITIONAL PREPARATORY YEAR. INTENSIVE PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY YEAR - BRIDGE TO PSYCHOANALYTIC TRAINING - IS A ONE-YEAR 25 WEEK COURSE FOR LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ENCOMPASSING DIDACTIC MATERIAL AND CLINICAL CASE DISCUSSIONS. THE AIM IS TO DEVELOP THE UNDERSTANDING AND CLINICAL SKILLS NEEDED TO PRACTICE INTENSIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY, FURTHER KNOWLEDGE OF PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY AND TECHNIQUE, AND OFFER A BRIDGE TO PSYCHOANALYTIC TRAINING. WE HAD 5 BRIDGE CANDIDATES FOR THIS FIRST YEAR OF THE PROGRAM.PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY TRAININGPANY OFFERS ADVANCED TRAINING IN PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY. THIS TWO-YEAR PROGRAM ENHANCES THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF CLINICIANS THROUGH THEIR OWN PERSONAL TREATMENT, CLINICAL AND THEORETICAL SEMINARS, AND WEEKLY INDIVIDUALIZED CASE SUPERVISION. THE PROGRAM IS STAFFED BY PANYFS PSYCHOANALYTIC FACULTY. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM LEADS TO A CERTIFICATE IN PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY TRAINING. CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT IS AVAILABLE. THIS PAST YEAR WE HAD 22 PTY CANDIDATES IN THE TWO YEARS.FELLOWSHIP IN PSYCHOANALYSISTHE INSTITUTE OFFERS A ONE-YEAR FELLOWSHIP TO INTRODUCE CLINICALLY-IMMERSED PROFESSIONALS TO PSYCHOANALYTIC WORK AND TO PANY, AND TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR EDUCATION WITH A CLINICALLY RELEVANT PSYCHOANALYTIC VIEWPOINT. CLASSES ARE HELD MONTHLY ON TUESDAY EVENINGS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR. EACH FELLOW IS ALSO ASSIGNED A MENTOR WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE PANY FACULTY AND WHO MEETS WITH THE FELLOW ON AN INDIVIDUALIZED BASIS TO PERSONALLY TAILOR THE FELLOWSHIP EXPERIENCE TO THE FELLOWFS NEEDS AND INTERESTS. FELLOWS SOMETIMES GO ON TO APPLY TO THE PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY PROGRAM OR TO THE PSYCHOANALYTIC PROGRAM. THIS PAST YEAR THERE WERE 10 FELLOWSHIP CANDIDATES.PRELUDE TO TRAININGTHOSE STUDYING OR PRACTICING IN A CLINICAL FIELD.THE PRELUDE TO TRAINING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR PSYCHIATRY RESIDENTS, GRADUATE STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER CLINICIANS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT PRACTICE AND TREATMENT APPROACHES IN PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOANALYSIS. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE LICENSED TO SEE PATIENTS, BUT YOU MUST BE STUDYING OR PRACTICING IN A CLINICAL FIELD. WE HAD 21 TRAINEES ENROLLED FOR THE SEMINAR SERIES FOR THIS PAST YEAR OF THE PROGRAM.DISTANCE LEARNINGPANY IS PROUD OF ITS DISTANCE LEARNING INITIATIVE. SINCE 2013 WE HAVE OFFERED CLASSES IN PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY ON-LINE TO CLINICIANS IN KOREA AND, SINCE 2017, TO A SMALL NUMBER OF CLINICIANS IN JAPAN. THESE CLASSES ARE CONDUCTED LIVE WITH ENGLISH/KOREAN TRANSLATION ON A WEEKLY BASIS. WE HAD 12 TRAINEES THIS PAST YEAR OF THE PROGRAM.SUPERVISIONPANY ARRANGES REFERRALS FOR SUPERVISION TO LICENSED CLINICIANS AT ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE. SUPERVISION IS PROVIDED BY EXPERIENCED PSYCHOANALYSTS FROM OUR FACULTY. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SUPERVISION IS AVAILABLE.CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHOANALYSISPANY OFFERS TRAINING IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOANALYSIS. GRADUATES OF THIS PROGRAM ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CERTIFICATION AS CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ANALYSTS BY THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PSYCHOANALYSIS. TEACHING AND SUPERVISION ARE OFFERED BY OUR HIGHLY QUALIFIED FACULTY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ANALYSTS. THIS PAST YEAR THERE WERE THREE CANDIDATES.GRADUATE SOCIETYGRADUATE SOCIETY OF THE PSYCHOANALYTIC ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK IS CHARGED WITH THE ONGOING PROFESS
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2013.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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