Donations to PPSC

In 2026, PPSC celebrates 40 years of progressive, multi-theoretical psychoanalytic training and low cost psychotherapy.

Join our celebration! Help us continue and expand our exemplary training and mental health supports to New York City and beyond by donating to PPSC today.

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Individual Donations

Donate Online
To make a one-time or recurring donation to PPSC online, please visit PayPal or Venmo, above, or scan our Zelle QR from your mobile banking app’s Zelle function:

Donate with Check by Mail
If you’d prefer to donate by check, please complete and mail this form with your donation check to PPSC Donations at:

80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 903A
New York, NY 10011

 

Honorary or Memorial Gift Donations & Requests

Any of the above donations can be made in honor or memoriam, or directed toward a specific use by using the “memo” line to designate your intention. If you have questions about your donation, please contact us at ppsc@ppsc.org.

Matching Gift Donations

If you or your spouse are employed by a company that provides matching gifts for donations made to non-profits, you can double your individual donation with a matching gift contribution. Please contact your HR department for a matching gift donation form, and submit the completed form with your donation to PPSC Donations at:

80 Fifth Avenue, Suite #903A
New York, NY 10011.


PPSC Donation Levels

PPSC graduates Robert Campbell, LCSW, and Melanie Marin, LCSW, win the “Diana Siskind Excellence in Writing” award at the 2025 AAPCSW conference. Dr. Susan Sherman, PPSC faculty, supervisor, and training analyst, presented.

Our 40th anniversary fundraising drive aspires to fund not only continued excellence in training and treatment services, but also investment in expanded offerings such as additional one-year programming and diversity scholarship opportunities. Your individual contribution assists us in the following ways (and more!):

  • $25-49 | Support a New Client

    Provides a detailed, attuned intake interview for a new Treatment Services client.

  • $50–$99 | Welcome a New Student

    Provides essential orientation and onboarding materials for incoming candidates.

  • $100–$199 | Strengthen Community

    Helps host monthly shared dinners that foster connection, belonging, and peer support.

  • $200–$299 | Administrative Supporter

    Offsets payroll and core administrative operations that sustain PPSC’s daily functioning.

  • $300–$499 | Marketing & Outreach Partner

    Ensures PPSC can reach prospective students through digital outreach, advertising, and

    community engagement.

  • $500–$999 | Work-Study Stipend Sponsor

    Covers the cost of one class for one or two semesters for a student working to support their

    training.

  • $1,000–$1,499 | Community Dinner Champion

    Funds monthly shared dinners for an entire year, strengthening the PPSC learning community.

  • $1,500–$1,999 | Learning Lab Supporter

    Provides honoraria for Learning Lab and Annex faculty.

  • $2,000 | Partial Diversity Scholarship

    Covers two classes per semester for a student receiving scholarship support.

  • $4,000 | Full Diversity Scholarship (One Year)

    Covers a full year of coursework for a Diversity Scholarship recipient.

  • $5,000 | Founders’ leadership circle in honor of Dr. Judy Levitz

    In recognition of donors who contribute $5,000 or more to the institute in the calendar year, we have created the PPSC Founders' Circle. The select group of benefactors is named in Honor of our Founder Dr. Judy Levitz and the committee of psychoanalysts who worked with her to create the institute in 1986. These included Alan Cauldwell, Lee Crespi, Austin Galvin, Carole Katz, Marilyn LaMonica, and Pamela Rosenblum.

    Founders' Circle members have free access to Annex and Learning Lab events during the current academic year and are invited to participate in special events including receptions with the Executive Team and the Board.

  • $12,000 | Full Diversity Scholarship (Entire Program)

    Enables a scholarship recipient to complete the full analytic training program.

  • $20,000 | PPSC Visionary Leader 

    Gifts of this size and larger will be devoted to creating an endowment to fund the breadth of PPSC's programs beyond the current year long into the future. 


    Note: PPSC is a 501 C (3) non-profit organization. We welcome in-kind and cash donations of all sizes from both individuals and corporations. Any contribution is fully deductible to the degree permitted by tax law.


PPSC Thanks you for your support!

** If you are interested in donating to the PPSC Refugee Support Project, please visit this donation page, or use any of the above approaches, specifying PPSC RSP in your donation memo. **