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…

Rick Ybarra

Media Newsroom

Media Newsroom Established in 1940, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health envisions a future in which the people of Texas thrive in communities that support mental health and well-being. Using a variety of approaches, including grantmaking, convening, research and...

The Political Abuse of Psychiatry Against Dissenting Voices

February is Black History Month, a time for both celebrating the achievements of African Americans and for acknowledging the United States’ long and complicated legacy of African American persecution. One particularly ugly strand of that history is the legacy of using...