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…
History Timeline
Hogg Foundation History TimelineThe Hogg Foundation has supported the mental health of Texans since its establishment in 1940. This timeline features major milestones, key leadership, publications, and more. [timeline-express]
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...
Who We Are
We envision a future in which all people in Texas thrive in communities that support mental health, achieve health equity and promote well-being. "While we were interested in mental illness, our greatest interest was in the preventive side of the problem. I feel that...
Alisha Camasho
Alisha Camacho is the Executive Assistant to the foundation’s Executive Director. Prior to joining the foundation in 2016, she served for five years on the staff of Texas Law at The University of Texas at Austin. Alisha is a graduate of The University of Texas at...
Austin Area African American Behavioral Health Network
Austin Area African American Behavioral Health Network Finding the right mental health services and supports can be challenging. For African Americans, who may also desire culturally competent providers with a heightened awareness about their particular needs...
DeRossette Thomas Fund
DeRossette Thomas Fund This grant expands access to mental health treatment and services for children and youth in San Antonio, Texas who are uninsured or underinsured through a fund established in 1957 by The University of Texas at Austin Board of Regents with a gift...