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...

Strategy and Impact

A MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr. With the COVID-19 pandemic upending all of our lives, this past year has been a wrenching one for us as both proud citizens of this country and as an organization that is...

2020 Engagement Report

A MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr. With the COVID-19 pandemic upending all of our lives, this past year has been a wrenching one for us as both proud citizens of this country and as an organization that is...

2020 Engagement Report

A MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr. With the COVID-19 pandemic upending all of our lives, this past year has been a wrenching one for us as both proud citizens of this country and as an organization that is...

$567,000 to Strengthen Recovery to Practice

The Hogg Foundation has awarded $567,000 to support six organizations in their ongoing work to infuse the Recovery to Practice curricula across the six behavioral health professions in Texas: psychology, psychiatry, psychiatric nursing, peer support, social work, and...