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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News & Resources

News & Resources

The Hogg Foundation provides information, tools, news and resources so we can all play a role in transforming how communities promote mental health and well-being in everyday life. “There is a lack of emphasis on humanizing of education for the individual so that he...

Mental Health Guide

Mental Health Guide

Navigating mental health systems and services in Texas can be daunting, even for advocates and policymakers. The Hogg Foundation prepares a new edition of the Mental Health Guide to coincide with each Texas legislative session.   “Then, for the first time, I...

Public Policy

Public Policy

The Hogg Foundation supports advocacy and informs public policy to achieve meaningful, systemic change that improves the lives of people with mental health conditions in Texas. "In a world struggling toward peace and universal humanitarian regard for mankind, there is...

What We Do

What We Do

We believe it’s possible to transform how communities promote mental health in everyday life. The Hogg Foundation supports research and learning, practice and implementation, and policies that support this vision. “When we build let us build forever. Let it not be for...

For Grantees & Grantseekers

For Grantees & Grantseekers

The Hogg Foundation invests in programs, policy analysis, research and public education to transform how communities promote mental health and well-being in everyday life. “People may still be people, but ways of working with them undergo one little or major...

What We Do

What We Do

We believe it’s possible to transform how communities promote mental health in everyday life. The Hogg Foundation supports research and learning, practice and implementation, and policies that support this vision. “When we build let us build forever. Let it not be for...