The Foundation for Play Therapy is a national fundraising organization established in 2001 and co-located with APT. It is a California public benefit corporation and exempt from federal taxation per Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code (Federal Tax ID# 36-0039436). It is governed by a six-member Board of Directors and financed by charitable, tax-exempt contributions to fund play therapy research and public awareness programs sponsored by APT. Directors are appointed by the APT President for not more than four two-year terms effective October.

2025-2026 Foundation Board of Directors

Chair
Mary Anne Peabody, EdD, LCSW, RPT-S
10/15-10/18, 10/18-10/20, 10/20-10/22, 10/22-10/24, 10/24-10/26
Assistant Professor, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston, ME

Vice Chair
Johnnie Jenkins III, PhD, LPC, RPT-S
10/21-10/23, 10/23-25, 10/25-27
Owner, The Jenkins Center, Atlanta, GA

Secretary
Rachel Altvater, PsyD, RPT-S
10/25-10/27
Owner, Creative Psychological Health Services, Catonsville, MD

Treasurer
Tara Moser, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S
10/24-10/26,
Owner, Delta Family Counseling, LLC, Fort Myers, FL

APT Chair
Kristi Perryman, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S
10/25-10/27
Associate Professor
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 

President & CEO
Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP
Association for Play Therapy, Clovis, CA