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
Grants and Scholarships

Grants and Scholarships

The Hogg Foundation invests in programs, policy analysis, research and education to transform how communities promote mental health and well-being in everyday life. “People may still be people, but ways of working with them undergo one little or major breakthrough...

Robert Lee Sutherland Seminars

Robert Lee Sutherland Seminars

This bi-annual seminar honors the legacy of the Hogg Foundation's first executive director, Dr. Robert Lee Sutherland. For 30 years, beginning in 1978, Sutherland convened Texans to reflect on the state of mental health and promote innovation and collaboration among...

Rick Ybarra

Rick Ybarra

Rick Ybarra serves as program officer at the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and leads the foundation's Integrated Health Care initiative. Prior to joining the foundation, Ybarra worked for the Regional Behavioral Health Authority of Maricopa County of Arizona and...

Rick Ybarra

Rick Ybarra

Rick Ybarra serves as program officer at the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and leads the foundation's Integrated Health Care Iniitative. Prior to joining the foundation, Ybarra worked for the Regional Behavioral Health Authority of Maricopa County of Arizona and...

Tammy Heinz

Tammy Heinz

Tammy Heinz serves as Program Officer and Consumer and Family Liaison for the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, bringing the perspectives of consumers, youth and family members into the foundation’s grant making, operations and decision-making processes. For more...

Robert Lee Sutherland Seminars

Robert Lee Sutherland Seminars

This bi-annual seminar honors the legacy of the Hogg Foundation's first executive director, Dr. Robert Lee Sutherland. For 30 years, beginning in 1978, Sutherland convened Texans to reflect on the state of mental health and promote innovation and collaboration among...