Annual Benefit

The annual benefit is the single most important fundraising event to support general operations of our work, and in particular, the education programs for which the Institute has been known since 1932. The proceeds from the benefit and the extraordinary gift of in-kind time from our renowned faculty are crucial to the sustainability and future growth of the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute.

On May 4, 2022 6:00 pm CDT, the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute will host their Annual Benefit to honor those who have led the Institute through the past 90 years. This year’s Benefit will be held virtually. Please join us in this special celebration! 

Featured Speaker

PAUL DURICA PHD, MFA

Paul Durica will narrate the story of the Institute in the context of the greater Chicago community. Paul is the Director of Exhibitions at the Newberry Library. For seven years he ran a series of free, interactive talks, walks and reenactments dealing with Chicago history that has received local and national media attention. He is a frequent contributor to WBEZ’s Curious City and coeditor with Bill Savage of Chicago by Day and Night: A Pleasure Seeker’s Guide to the Paris of America, a reissue of an 1893 guide to the city. Paul has a PhD in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

In order to get your name listed on the sponsorship slide for the evening of the Benefit please secure your commitment by April 22, 2022.  Please note that if you miss this deadline you will still  receive all of the other deliverables included in your sponsorship.

$20,000 – LEGACY SPONSOR

Recruit and train psychotherapists from diverse backgrounds who will provide service to underserved communities; implement a strategic plan that represents CPI’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

  • Ten virtual tickets
  • Invitation to lunch with President of the Institute
  • Recognition in the Institute newsletter
  • Signed copy of Chicago by Day and Night: The Pleasure Seeker’s Guide to the Paris of America edited by Paul Durica
  • Recognition on event slides, CPI website and electronic communication
  • Minimum 6 mentions on social media

$10,000 – HERITAGE SPONSOR

Provide school-based group therapy to 50 Chicago Public School students experiencing traumatic losses during the pandemic, the impact of exposure to violence and other emotional stressors for one year.

  • Five virtual tickets
  • Recognition in the Institute newsletter
  • Signed copy of Chicago by Day and Night: The Pleasure Seeker’s Guide to the Paris of America edited by Paul Durica
  • Recognition on event slides, CPI website and electronic communication
  • Minimum 4 mentions on social media

$5,000 – MEMOIR SPONSOR

Supplement the difference between the actual cost of therapy and fee-adjusted therapy, bridging the gap for children, adolescents and adults in underserved Chicago-area communities.

  • Three virtual tickets
  • Signed copy of Chicago by Day and Night: The Pleasure Seeker’s Guide to the Paris of America edited by Paul Durica
  • Recognition on event slides, CPI website and electronic communication
  • Minimum 3 mentions on social media

$2,000 – COMMEMORATE SPONSOR

Support public engagement programs for the Institute community and general public on contemporary social, political and clinical topics.

  • Two virtual tickets
  • Copy of Chicago by Day and Night: The Pleasure Seeker’s Guide to the Paris of America edited by Paul Durica
  • Recognition on event slides, CPI website and electronic communication
  • Minimum 1 mention on social media

BOARD OF TRUSTEES FY 2021-22


Erika Schmidt
President (ex officio)

David Schiffman
Chairman

Jacques Gourguechon
Vice Chair

Thomas Homburger
Treasurer

Jesse Viner
Secretary

Wendy Selene
Institute Dean (ex officio)

Thomas F. Barrett

Linda Emanuel

Steven Flagel

Mario Garcia

Robert Graham

Charles Hicks

Harold Hirshman

Edward Kaufman

Michael Kelleher

Joan Laser

Eva Lichtenberg

Joanne Marengo

Martha Nussbaum

Harolyn Lee Pappadis

Judith Rhinestine

Christopher Rigling

Donna Shaft

Rita Sussman

Brian Tucker

Leo Weinstein

LIFE TRUSTEES


Charles F. Davis, III

Estelle Loeb

George Mann

Pearl Rieger

Nancy H. Weil

Bernice Weissbourd

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.