University Psychiatric Practice Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Buffalo, NY EIN: 16-1426208

University Psychiatric Practice Inc is a Buffalo, New York, public charity that assists the State University of New York at Buffalo Department of Psychiatry with health care delivery, physician recruitment and retention, and psychiatric research. Its 2025 filing describes comprehensive mental health evaluation and treatment for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults; it reports serving 34,255 clients and patients.

University Psychiatric Practice Inc at a glance

In short: University Psychiatric Practice Inc reported $1.5M in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$1,516,857 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
+13473.7% vs 2024
Total assets
$26,978,657
+4.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$28,606,104
+9.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,210,288
-5.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$28,686,814
+15.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

How to apply to University Psychiatric Practice Inc

Contact

Mailing address: Erie Co Medical Center 462 G 1168, Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: (716) 898-4535

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who University Psychiatric Practice Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The organization is based in Buffalo, New York. Its filing describes collaborations with area hospitals and health care organizations and with psychiatry departments around the country. The identified 2020 grantee, the University at Buffalo Foundation Inc, is in Buffalo, New York.

States

Cities

Buffalo

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M1 grant2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $950 (2022) to $1.5M (2025). In 2025 it reported $1.5M in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$26,978,657$28,606,104$28,686,814$1,516,857Total only$1,210,288
2024$25,709,627$26,069,065$24,814,429$11,175Total only$1,281,621
2023$23,463,446$23,631,174$23,243,791$4,500Total only$178,092
2022$21,788,342$22,115,253$21,891,559$950Total only$-176,082
2021$21,543,229$22,451,588$19,715,636$1,000Total only$1,813,777
2020$19,794,952$20,735,784$20,051,202$2,1001$137,526

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization’s stated mission is to assist the SUNY at Buffalo Department of Psychiatry in delivering health care, recruiting and retaining teaching physicians, and supporting research in psychiatry. Its program description covers mental health evaluation and treatment across age groups and collaboration with hospitals, health care organizations, and psychiatry departments.

A 2020 grant of $2,100 went to the University at Buffalo Foundation Inc. The grantee describes its mission as supporting and promoting the activities and programs of the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.

Grantmaking

The available filing data reports zero grants in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025. The only identified grant to another organization in the provided information was $2,100 to the University at Buffalo Foundation Inc in 2020.

The organization’s website describes research funding received by University at Buffalo Department of Psychiatry faculty and a Patrick Lee Foundation scholarship for medical students. These are not identified as grants made by University Psychiatric Practice Inc. The website also describes internship compensation and benefits for interns contracted through the organization; these are program payments and benefits, not an outside grant program.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Beth Smith MD as president; Paula DelRegno MD as vice president; Michael Guppenberger MD as secretary; and Michael DiGiacomo MD as treasurer. It also lists Katherine Beakman as chief financial officer, Amy Berek as associate director of operations, and Dori Marshall MD, Hong Yu MD, Michael Cummings MD, and Vinayak S Gokhale MD as psychiatrists.

University Psychiatric Practice Inc is led by Beth Smith MD, President on every filing since 2023; all 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Beth Smith MD

    President

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $359K (2023) → $426K (2025)

  • Amy Berek

    Associate Director of Oper

    Chief Financial Officer → Associate Director of Operations, 2022

    Associate Director of Operations → Associate Director of Oper, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $277K (2020) → $290K (2025)

  • Dori Marshall MD

    Psychiatrist

    Treasurer → Psychiatrist, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $572K (2020) → $615K (2025)

  • Hong Yu MD

    Psychiatrist

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $477K (2020) → $580K (2025)

  • Michael Cummings MD

    Psychiatrist

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $661K (2020) → $822K (2025)

  • Michael Guppenberger MD

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $547K (2020) → $672K (2025)

  • Joshna Singh MD

    Psychiatrist

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $365K (2021) → $484K (2025)

  • Michael Digiacomo MD

    Treasurer

    Psychiatrist → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $374K (2022) → $452K (2025)

  • Katherine Beakman

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $118K (2023) → $164K (2025)

  • Paula Delregno MD

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $258K (2024) → $289K (2025)

  • Vinayak S. Gokhale MD

    Psychiatrist

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $448K (2024) → $496K (2025)

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Jeffrey Anker MD (2020–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Matthew L. Ruggieri MD (2024) — Psychiatrist
  • Former: Balwant Nagra MD (2020–2023) — Psychiatrist
  • Former: Steven Dubovsky MD (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Yogesh Bakahi MD (2021) — Psychiatrist
  • Former: Biswarup Ghosh MD (2020) — Psychiatrist
  • Former: Ray Leo MD (2020) — Psychiatrist

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Michael Cummings MD — Psychiatrist: $822KMichael Cummings MDPsychiatrist$822KMichael Guppenberger MD — Secretary: $672KMichael Guppenberger MDSecretary$672KDori Marshall MD — Psychiatrist: $615KDori Marshall MDPsychiatrist$615KHong Yu MD — Psychiatrist: $580KHong Yu MDPsychiatrist$580KVinayak S Gokhale MD — Psychiatrist: $496KVinayak S Gokhale MDPsychiatrist$496KJoshna Singh MD — Psychiatrist: $484KJoshna Singh MDPsychiatrist$484KMichael Digiacomo MD — Treasurer: $452KMichael Digiacomo MDTreasurer$452KBeth Smith MD — President: $426KBeth Smith MDPresident$426KAmy Berek — Associate Director of Oper: $290KAmy BerekAssociate Director of Oper$290KPaula Delregno MD — Vice President: $289KPaula Delregno MDVice President$289KKatherine Beakman — Chief Financial Officer: $164KKatherine BeakmanChief Financial Officer$164K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $822K, to Michael Cummings MD (Psychiatrist). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about University Psychiatric Practice Inc

How much does University Psychiatric Practice Inc give each year?

University Psychiatric Practice Inc reported $1.5M in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $11K in grants paid.

How large is University Psychiatric Practice Inc?

University Psychiatric Practice Inc reported $27.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $28.6M.

What does University Psychiatric Practice Inc fund?

The organization’s stated mission is to assist the SUNY at Buffalo Department of Psychiatry in delivering health care, recruiting and retaining teaching physicians, and supporting research in psychiatry. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from University Psychiatric Practice Inc?

University Psychiatric Practice Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

Where does University Psychiatric Practice Inc make grants?

The organization is based in Buffalo, New York. Its filing describes collaborations with area hospitals and health care organizations and with psychiatry departments around the country. The identified 2020 grantee, the University at Buffalo Foundation Inc, is in Buffalo, New York.

What is University Psychiatric Practice Inc's EIN?

University Psychiatric Practice Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1426208. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 18, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 2, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 10, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 24, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 27, 2026)

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