Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

Name

Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

Legal name

Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

Website

https://hogg.utexas.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Philanthropy and Grantmaking

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL), Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

Keywords

• Mental health philanthropy
• Grantmaking foundation
• Community mental health
• Mental health policy
• Nonprofit foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Others, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Endowment and Charitable Giving: The foundation is funded through an endowment created by gifts from the Hogg family (Will Hogg's $2.5 million estate left in 1930) and managed by The University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company (UTIMCO). Additional funding comes from donor contributions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

A private philanthropic foundation that provides grant funding, scholarships, fellowships, educational resources, and convenes events to advance mental health, resilience, and well-being across Texas communities. The foundation funds Texas-based nonprofits, universities, and government agencies through multiple competitive grant initiatives, and supports graduate-level social work students and doctoral researchers through scholarships and fellowships.

Product overview

The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is a philanthropic foundation (not a technology product company) that advances mental health in Texas through grantmaking, scholarships, fellowships, educational resources, events, and a mental health podcast. The foundation operates multiple grant initiatives including Reliable Flexible Funding, Arts and Humanities Research Grants, Libraries Supporting Community Mental Health, Mental Health Policy Fellows, Rio Grande Valley Policy Initiative, and Rural Mental Health initiatives. It administers four scholarship and fellowship programs (Ima Hogg Scholarships, Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial Award, Moore Fellowship, Stephany June Bryan Scholarship). Key resources include the Texas Mental Health Guide (interactive website), Texas Grants Resource Center, and various toolkits and publications. The foundation also produces the 'Into the Fold' mental health podcast and hosts events including the biennial Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar, Young Minds Matter Conference, and PeerFest.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Texas Grants Resource Center (TGRC): Serves as a bridge between grant-seeking and grant-making communities, providing information, training, and technical assistance.
• Into the Fold: Mental Health Podcast

Products and services

• Reliable Flexible Funding (RFF) A grant initiative providing reliable, flexible funding to assist Texas organizations in addressing disparities in mental health outcomes and philanthropic funding.
• Arts and Humanities Research Grants for Early Career Faculty An initiative providing grants of $22,000 each to produce and publish research investigating the interface of mental health, well-being, and the arts and humanities.
• Libraries Supporting Community Mental Health Grants for select libraries to strengthen the mental health and well-being of their community through educational programs, resources, services, and support.
• Mental Health Policy Fellows and Policy Academy A program that increases individuals' and organizations' capacity and expertise to advance mental health policy in Texas, while also increasing the consumer voice in policy development and implementation.
• Rio Grande Valley Policy Initiative An initiative helping Rio Grande Valley organizations advance mental wellness and address non-medical drivers of health.
• Strengthening the Mental Health of Rural and Rural Border Communities An initiative that builds on community strengths and fosters community-driven solutions to help develop, support, celebrate, and promote mental well-being in rural and rural border communities.
• Texas Capacity Building and Resiliency Initiative A pilot grant initiative that advances resiliency and capacity building among community-driven organizations by investing in their priorities.
• Ima Hogg Scholarships Annual scholarships of $5,000 each for graduate students of accredited social work programs in Texas.
• Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial for Mental Health Award Annual awards of $3,000 each for dissertation research by doctoral students in Texas.
• Moore Fellowship for Doctoral Research An annual award of $20,000 for a doctoral student at UT Austin completing a dissertation on the human experience.
• Stephany June Bryan Scholarship Scholarships in honor of Stephany June Bryan, the late Hogg Foundation Senior Program Officer and Consumer & Family Liaison.
• Texas Grants Resource Center (TGRC) A service that serves as a bridge between the grant-seeking and grant-making communities, providing information, training, and technical assistance for nonprofit organizations and individuals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 85 years of mental health grantmaking since 1940
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Council of State ArchivistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator on the Dialogues on Mental Health Records project addressing challenges of managing historical public mental health records.
• National Association of State Mental Health Program DirectorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator on the Dialogues on Mental Health Records project.
• UT Austin School of Social WorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation is an administrative unit of UT Austin's School of Social Work and aligns with its mission and values including innovation and evidence-based practice. Deep collaboration on research and policy initiatives.
• Global Leadership Exchange (GLE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational conference connecting leaders in mental health, disability, substance use, and addiction. Hogg Foundation staff participate to share ideas, knowledge, and best practices.
• Methodist Healthcare MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted a Funders Roundtable on Capacity Building bringing together diverse voices across Texas to engage in meaningful dialogue around capacity building.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Episcopal Health Foundation: Texas-based private health foundation that funds community health, mental and behavioral health, and health policy advocacy through grants. Directly comparable as a Texas-rooted, non-profit health grantmaking organization with overlapping mission and grantee ecosystem.
• Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute: Texas-based mental health-focused organization that conducts research, policy analysis, and advocacy to improve the state's mental health system. Directly comparable on Texas mental health focus, though it emphasizes policy over direct grantmaking.
• St. David's Foundation: Texas-based health foundation operating one of the largest healthcare grantmaking programs in central Texas, including significant mental and behavioral health investments. Comparable in mission, Texas geography, and direct-grant model.
• William T. Grant Foundation: Private foundation funding research on youth mental health, social-emotional development, and inequality. Comparable in its mental-health-adjacent research grantmaking and fellowship programs, though focused nationally rather than on a single state.

Regional players

• Houston Endowment: Large Texas-focused private foundation supporting education, health, arts, and community enhancement in the greater Houston region. Comparable as a Texas-based private foundation with health grantmaking, though broader in mission and more geographically concentrated.

Broad incumbents

• The Kresge Foundation: National private foundation with significant health and human services grantmaking, including mental health, community resilience, and equity programs. Comparable in private-foundation grantmaking approach and broader health mission, though not exclusively mental health.
• The Commonwealth Fund: National private foundation focused on health policy and health system improvement, including behavioral health. Comparable as an established health-policy grantmaking foundation with research and policy translation functions.
• The David and Lucile Packard Foundation: Large U.S. private foundation with significant investments in children's mental health, early learning, and family well-being. Comparable as an incumbent private-foundation grantmaker with overlapping focus on community-level mental health and youth populations.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: One of the largest U.S. health-focused private foundations, with major investments in mental health, health equity, and community-based interventions. Comparable as an incumbent health grantmaker with broad policy influence, though at much greater scale and national scope.

Others

• Mental Health America: National nonprofit focused on mental health advocacy, public education, and policy, operating affiliate networks across U.S. states. Comparable in mental health thought-leadership and consumer-voice orientation, though primarily an advocacy organization rather than a grantmaker.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PL-twp1sk908sW0QcLi5K7kkX1ucBUcYMe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hogg-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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