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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Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund

Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund The Hogg Foundation has awarded funds to be used for services and supports with an emphasis on people with mental health conditions or comorbid physical health conditions. These funds are consistent with our new strategic direction as we...

Hogg History

Founding Vision In 1940, when Ima Hogg devoted her brother Will’s estate to establishing the Hogg Foundation for Mental Hygiene, she had a simple, yet profound vision of the kind of future she hoped the foundation would help bring into existence: To provide a “mental...

Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund

Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund The Hogg Foundation has awarded funds to be used for services and supports with an emphasis on people with mental health conditions or comorbid physical health conditions. These funds are consistent with our new strategic direction as we...

Hogg History

Founding Vision In 1940, when Ima Hogg devoted her brother Will’s estate to establishing the Hogg Foundation for Mental Hygiene, she had a simple, yet profound vision of the kind of future she hoped the foundation would help bring into existence: To provide a “mental...

Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund

Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund The Hogg Foundation has awarded funds to be used for services and supports with an emphasis on people with mental health conditions or comorbid physical health conditions. These funds are consistent with our new strategic direction as we...

Trauma-Informed Approaches to Behavior in Schools

Trauma-Informed Approaches to Behavior in Schools The Trauma-informed Approaches to Behavior in Schools (TIA) grant program supports the deployment of evidence-based, trauma-informed alternatives to exclusionary discipline models. Current Grantee Austin Independent...