Together, we will change the way we understand and treat mental illness.

Our Story

Dedicated to changing the way mental health is understood, diagnosed, and treated, Soar is the 501(c)(3) non-profit mental health initiative of M2G Ventures, a dynamic real estate investment firm based in Fort Worth, Texas. Created after personal heartbreak was channeled into action, Soar is aligned behind the initiative pillars of research, advocacy, and community, and is built upon a foundational commitment to financial stewardship. Through collaborative partnerships with leading innovators in mental healthcare, and art-centered events such as Art of the Mind and Muse at the Modern, Soar has elevated awareness of the vital need for better mental health outcomes, activated the community to generate momentum toward change, and raised over $2 million in pursuit of new pathways to healing and wholeness for those impacted by mental illness.

2024 Annual Report

$2M+

Raised to Date

$524K+

Raised at the 2025 Art of the Mind Fundraising Event

$131K+

Raised in the 2025 Auction

UT Southwestern CDRC

We have partnered with the UT Southwestern Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care (CDRC) to bring its services, studies, and resources to children and young adults across our region. Led by Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, the CDRC is a nationally recognized center for excellence in the research and treatment of mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder. Through innovative programs and studies, Dr. Trivedi and his team are developing practical tests that will transform clinical care for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mood disorders, which will have long-lasting and transformative benefits in our region.

Since the creation of our mental health initiative, we have helped facilitate a Fort Worth footprint of the CDRC. Creating an operational presence in Fort Worth has provided residents of Tarrant County with access to novel treatments and research, further expanding the ability to study a broader range of participants in the DFW metroplex.

Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation

The Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation (JEHF) was formed with the mission to prevent suicide, eliminate stigma and provide hope to people struggling with depression. The Foundation supports awareness and stigma reduction efforts through local and national campaigns and supports important, innovative research that creates new opportunities to save lives and allows us to bolster our approaches, program and focus within the community that we serve.

Last March, our mental health initiative partnered with JEHF to host the annual Summit for Research. The annual 3-day event brought together nationally renowned scientific researchers and academic professionals alongside national foundations focused on mental health to explore together the latest advances in the field of suicidology and depression research. Data collected at the summit influences programming and JEHF grants to support medical research projects.

Soar partners to enhance the event experience for attendees. Our hope is to pour into the attendees who dedicate their lives to the important work. The data and findings discussed at the summit feeds the programs JEHF and the nearly 140,000 students across 160 campuses through their school-based programs and annual health conference for youth.

Trauma and Grief Counseling

Through Soar, we continue to advance our mission to change how mental illness is understood, diagnosed, and treated by funding innovative, research-driven, and compassionate care. In addition to our ongoing support of UT Southwestern’s Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care and the Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation, Soar is actively working to identify a new long-term non-profit partner focused on trauma and grief counseling for children and families.

As we finalize this newest partnership, we remain committed to responding to urgent community needs. In the wake of the devastating Central Texas floods, touching every Texan, Soar donated funds raised in 2025 to Heaven’s 27 to help families cover mental health–related medical bills, and to Communities In Schools, which provides critical support to families experiencing chronic trauma. These interim investments reflect our belief that mental health care must be proactive, deeply human, and responsive in times of crisis—while we build toward sustainable, long-term solutions for healing and resilience.

Contributions Breakdown

50%

Individual

46%

Corporate

4%

Foundation

PRESS

December 11, 2025

M2G Ventures’ Art of the Mind Gala Raises $500K for Mental Health Initiatives

Fort Worth Inc

December 9, 2025

M2G Ventures’ Sixth Annual Art of the Mind Gala Raises $500,000+ for Mental Health Intiative

Fort Worth Business Press

November 21, 2025

Scenes from M2G Ventures’ Art of the Mind

DCEO

August 7, 2025

M2G Ventures’ Mental Health Initiative Seeks Non-Profit Partner to Expand Trauma and Grief Counseling Access

Fort Worth Business Press

May 22, 2025

Fort Worth Leaders Explore Future of Philanthropy in Fast-Growing City

Fort Worth Report

December 10, 2024

Fort Worth-Based M2G Ventures Raises Record $590K for UT Southwestern Mental Health Research

Fort Worth Magazine

December 6, 2024

Fort Worth-Based M2G Ventures Raises Record $590K for UT Southwestern Mental Health Research

Fort Worth Inc

December 20 ,2023

Sisters Near $1 Million Goal Toward Mental Health Research in Fort Worth

NBC5

November 3, 2023

M2G Ventures Raises Over $220K for Depression Research at UT Southwestern

Fort Worth Report

December 7, 2022

Fort Worth’s M2G Ventures Raises Over $700,000 for Depression Research

Dallas Innovates

December 7, 2022

The Last Word: M2G Co-Founder Jessica Miller Essl on the Firm’s Mental Health Initiative and Partnership with UTSW

Dallas Innovates

July 22, 2022

Winners Revealed: D CEO’s Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards

D CEO

May 31, 2022

Finalists Announced: D CEO’s Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards 2022

D CEO

December 9, 2021

‘It Was Our Destiny:’ Miller Twin Sisters Redesigning Fort Worth Through M2G Ventures

Fort Worth Report

August 23, 2020

Demanding Better

Tanglewood Moms

July 2, 2019

M2G Ventures to Advance UT Southwestern Youth-Focused Mental Health Care and Research in Fort Worth

Fort Worth Business Press
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