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…
Winona’s Monster
In the summer of 2022, the Hogg Foundation launched the New Voices Showcase for Youth.
Hogg Foundation Awards 2023 Healthy Minds Grants
Ten organizations have been awarded a total of $100,000 for the Central Texas Healthy Minds grants.
Episode 142: Empowering Our Girls in 2023
Many small nonprofit organizations struggle to successfully engage in public policy. Girls Empowerment Network is one making a difference.
Hogg History: The State Hospital Reform Movement of the 1950s
Not long after the Hogg Foundation was established in 1940, Texas was swept up in the growing movement to reform neglected state asylums.
Leaving Money on the Table for Mental Health and Community Well-being Isn’t an Option
In the 2020 U.S. Census, Texas is estimated to have had a 1.9 percent undercount, a potential loss of $1.9 billion per year for the state – and over $19 billion over the next decade.
Pizza! Pizza! Read All About It!
“Pizza” is probably not the first word that comes to mind when recalling the recent pandemic and its profound effects on the state of a family’s mental health.