In a recent article for Grantmakers in Health, Rick Ybarra, senior program officer at the Hogg Foundation, explores how philanthropy can contribute to supporting and building a stronger, more robust, and durable nonprofit sector.   

Philanthropy has forever espoused the term “sustainability.” We ask in grant applications and in our conversations with grant partners: “What’s your sustainability plan?” and “How do you plan to sustain your program once the grant ends?” Read more…

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How to Build a Healthy City

How to Build a Healthy City

“People are part of many different communities,” Dr. Clay Johnston says. “Not just their physical community, but also the communities in which they work, and in which they share religion and other cultural commonalities.”   The notion that individual well-being...

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Established in 1940, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health serves as a strategic grantmaker to advance recovery and wellness for the people of Texas.

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Established in 1940, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health serves as a strategic grantmaker to advance recovery and wellness for the people of Texas.

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Public Policy

Through a variety of policy initiatives, the Hogg Foundation influences systemic change at the state and local level to improve the mental health and well-being of people across Texas. "In a world struggling toward peace and universal humanitarian regard for mankind,...