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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What We Do

What We Do

In order to achieve greater results with our limited funds, the Hogg Foundation has established a competitive process for awarding grants. Through our strategic planning process, foundation staff meet with state and national stakeholders to identify critical areas in...

Staff

Staff

Executive Office A native Texan and licensed psychiatrist, Dr. Martinez is the fifth executive director and the first Hispanic to lead the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health since its creation in 1940. As chief executive officer, he oversees the vision, mission, goals,...

Texas Mental Health Information

Texas Mental Health Information

Texas Mental Health Information Even though the Hogg Foundation is passionately devoted to mental health, we are not a direct provider of mental health services. We are, however, part of a vibrant ecosystem of behavioral health services and systems in Texas. Below...

News & Resources

News & Resources

We enlisted eminent Texas photographer Wyatt McSpadden to hit the road to take environmental portraits of grantees who are doing work in each of the foundation’s four strategic areas. A breakdown of all mental health related legislative activity from the 84th...

Home

Home

Subscribe to, and visit, Mental Health Daily, an e-newsletter and website highlighting the most important mental health news of the day. Learn more about the foundation's history and its place in the broader history of mental health systems and concepts in Texas and...

Texas Mental Health Information

Texas Mental Health Information

Texas Mental Health Information Even though the Hogg Foundation is passionately devoted to mental health, we are not a direct provider of mental health services. We are, however, part of a vibrant ecosystem of behavioral health services and systems in Texas. Below...