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

Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities

Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities The Hogg Foundation seeks to address a lack of understanding of how communities support resilience and mental health, the significant inequities that exist in Texas, the community conditions that contribute...

Communities of Care

Communities of Care This initiative supports collaborative approaches to well-being in the Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area. The grants strengthen efforts to transform the environments where people live, learn, work, play and pray, bringing a population health...

Community Implementation

Community Implementation: Community-Centered Approach to Well-Being The Hogg Foundation supports community efforts to build resilience and improve mental health in environments that are woven into everyday life in settings such as schools, workplaces and faith-based...

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...