The Anna Freud Foundation
The Anna Freud Foundation is a private foundation focused on Social Science, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $50K. Net investment income was $51K.
The Anna Freud Foundation at a glance
In short: The Anna Freud Foundation gave $50K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), top state Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,000
- +10.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- +10.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $1,061,014
- +4.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (34% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Anna Freud Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Association for Child Psychoanalysis ($17K). Together the top 5 received $50K.
Grant Size Distribution
28 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 28 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How The Anna Freud Foundation gives
- Giving grew 46% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 101% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $34K (2022) to $50K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Association for Child Psychoanalysis Austin, TX | To Permit Low Fee Analysis for Children. | $17,000 |
| Chorus Families | Provides specialist therapeutic support for children in their earliest years and linking parents and children into peer and community networks. | $13,000 |
| 10 Windsor Walk Community Interest Company | Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy for those in need of consistent and collaborative psychological help with particular focus on making intensive psychotherapy more accessible to those unable to access it. | $10,000 |
| Anna Freud Museum | Engages with Freud's Psychoanalytic Legacy in Contemporary Ideas. | $8,000 |
| Parkside School for Social Work New York, NY | To advance the psychological treatment and understanding of children and their families. | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,061,014 | $45,426 | $57,491 | $50,000 | 5 | $50,000 | $50,732 | $49,308 |
| 2024 | $1,019,352 | $6,655 | $51,998 | $45,300 | 5 | $45,300 | $39,441 | $45,943 |
| 2023 | $880,089 | $59,369 | $52,802 | $47,200 | 6 | $47,200 | $36,942 | $42,785 |
| 2022 | $841,189 | $22,222 | $38,246 | $34,152 | 6 | $34,152 | $33,838 | $46,498 |
| 2021 | $1,036,462 | $48,593 | $50,144 | $45,375 | 6 | — | $31,868 | $46,456 |
| 2020 | $989,599 | $46,419 | $52,022 | $47,900 | 4 | — | $28,318 | $47,338 |
| 2019 | $993,343 | $40,555 | $39,111 | $35,000 | 5 | — | $35,199 | $47,319 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Anna Freud Foundation reported a distributable amount of $49K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Anna Freud Foundation is led by Lissa Weinstein, Director & President on the 2025 filing; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lissa Weinstein
Director & President
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Chu
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Claudia Lament (2019–2024) — Director & President
- Former: Rona Knight (2020–2023) — Director-Treas
- Former: Wendy Olesker (2019) — Director-Sec & Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about The Anna Freud Foundation
How much does The Anna Freud Foundation give each year?
The Anna Freud Foundation gave $50K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $45K across 5 grants.
What is The Anna Freud Foundation's typical grant size?
The Anna Freud Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,000, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Anna Freud Foundation give grants?
The Anna Freud Foundation's top state is Texas, with 34% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Does The Anna Freud Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on The Anna Freud Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are The Anna Freud Foundation's largest grantees?
The Anna Freud Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Association for Child Psychoanalysis ($17,000), Chorus Families ($13,000) and 10 Windsor Walk Community Interest Company ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 80% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Anna Freud Foundation?
The Anna Freud Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $50K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $49K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is The Anna Freud Foundation?
The Anna Freud Foundation is a private foundation focused on Social Science, based in New York, NY. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is The Anna Freud Foundation's EIN?
The Anna Freud Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6084743. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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