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...

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...

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 Grantees Austin Independent...

News & Resources

The Hogg Foundation provides information and tools so that everyone can play a role in transforming how communities promote mental health and well-being in everyday life. “In a world struggling toward peace and universal humanitarian regard for mankind, there is no...

News & Resources

The Hogg Foundation provides information and tools so that everyone can play a role in transforming how communities promote mental health and well-being in everyday life. “In a world struggling toward peace and universal humanitarian regard for mankind, there is no...