Hirning Woods Humane Society

Private foundation · Grantmaker Las Vegas, NV EIN: 48-1019386

Hirning Woods Humane Society is a private foundation, based in Las Vegas, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it made $6K in qualifying distributions.

Hirning Woods Humane Society at a glance

Revenue (2025)
$5,700
-46.9% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$5,700
-45.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5,700
-45.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30KTotal only2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $23K (2020). In 2024 it reported $10K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025—$5,700$5,700——$5,700$49
2024$1,139$10,742$10,472$10,472Total only$10,472$58
2023$818$16,567$16,567$16,567Total only$16,567—
2022$1,856$30,230$30,086——$30,086—
2021$3,560$27,627$24,067——$24,067—
2020$4,946$7,950$22,867$22,767Total only—$244

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hirning Woods Humane Society reported a distributable amount of $49 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hirning Woods Humane Society is led by Marcia Tharnish, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marcia Tharnish

    President

    On filings since 2020

    21 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Baker

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Albert Tharnish

    Secretarytreasurer

    On filings since 2020

    28 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Kathy Kavanaugh (2020–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Hirning Woods Humane Society

How much is Hirning Woods Humane Society required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Hirning Woods Humane Society reported a distributable amount of $49 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Hirning Woods Humane Society's EIN?

Hirning Woods Humane Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1019386. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 24, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 22, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 22, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 16, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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