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

Bilingual Scholarships for Mental Health Workforce

Bilingual Scholarships for Mental Health Workforce The Hogg Foundation introduced a groundbreaking bilingual scholarship program in 2008 to increase cultural and linguistic diversity in the Texas mental health workforce. The program is also helping to build diversity...

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...

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...

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...