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Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council

Foundation · Grantmaker Tyler, TX EIN: 75-2603041 Website

To serve as a link between area hospitals, pre-hospital providers, and local, state and federal agencies in matters of trauma, healthcare and disaster preparedness and response.

Key facts about Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council

In short: Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council gave $2.3M across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $136K), mostly in Texas. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
75-2603041
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$2,309,159
Grants made (2025)
17
Average grant
$135,833
Median grant
$12,068
New grantees (estimate)
0% first-time grantees (0 of 17, 2025)
Total assets
$628,766
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$629K

-27.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.3M

+173.1% YoY

Grant Count

17

-22.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$136K

+253.5% YoY

Is Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council open to new grantees?

0%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 0 of 17 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. How we count

  • 100% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 171% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

About Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council

Based on IRS filings

Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Tyler, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $629K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 17 grants totaling $2.3M. Net investment income was $957.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 17 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

TylerLongviewJacksonvilleFairfieldPittsburgSulphur SpringsPalestineGeorgetownParisTeagueGrapelandGrovetonTexarkanaTimpsonMount PleasantAthensAvingerHendersonMarshallQuitman

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M13 grants202037 grants202124 grants202216 grants202322 grants202417 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Hopkins County EMS: $1.8MHopkins County EMS$1.8MFairfield EMS: $166KFairfield EMS$166KLongview Fire Dept: $103KLongview Fire Dept$103KChristus Champion EMS Inc: $66KChristus Champion EMS Inc$66KCity of Paris EMS: $64KCity of Paris EMS$64KUT Health ET EMS: $50KUT Health ET EMS$50KGrapeland VFDEMS: $19KGrapeland VFDEMS$19KLone Star Ambulance 1 LLC: $17KLone Star Ambulance 1 LLC$17KPalestine Regional Med Cntr EMS: $12KPalestine Regional Med CntrEMS$12KUT Health Tyler Regional Hospital: $10KUT Health Tyler RegionalHospital$10K

Grant Size Distribution

116 grants across all recorded years

93<$50K12$50–100K5$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hopkins County EMS Sulphur Springs, TXEMSDeployments$1,751,100
Fairfield EMS Fairfield, TXEMS Deployments$165,980
Longview Fire Dept Longview, TXEMS Deployments$102,638
Christus Champion EMS Inc Longview, TXEMS$65,653
City of Paris EMS Paris, TXDeployments$63,868
UT Health ET EMS Tyler, TXEMS$50,124
Grapeland VFDEMS Grapeland, TXEMS$18,969
Lone Star Ambulance 1 LLC Corpus Christi, TXEMS$16,609
Palestine Regional Med Cntr EMS Palestine, TXEMS Hospital Preparedness$12,068
UT Health Tyler Regional Hospital Tyler, TXEd Training$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$628,766$863,714$638,302
Revenue$3,591,660$2,784,534$2,884,851
Expenses$3,803,322$2,709,199$2,618,886
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$957$1,281$401
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 27, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 10, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 18, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 27, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council is led by Loretta Kuhn, President & CEO on every filing since 2024; 1 of 21 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Loretta Kuhn

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $76K (2024) → $87K (2025)

  • Shawn Salter

    Chairman Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Solomon

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Roberts

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Moore RN

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Adams RN

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roy Langford

    Treasurer Director

    Director → Treasurer Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yagnesh Desai

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Reeves

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Hanson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brent Smith

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Wilkinson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brittany Ray

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine Goetz

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Johnston

    Secretary Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Lamay

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hillary Hill

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miranda Hagans

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Graham

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Billy Perez

    Vice Chairman Director

    Treasurer Director → Secretary Treasurer Director, 2021

    Secretary Treasurer Director → Vice Chairman Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • 20 Hutchinson

    Past Chairman Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Jim Speier Nremt-P Cmte (2020–2024) — Past Chairman Director
  • Former: Lisa Hutchinson (2020–2024) — Chairman Director
  • Former: Sheryl Coffey (2020–2024) — President & CEO
  • Former: Amy Hooten (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Alicia Whetsell (2022–2024) — Secretary Director
  • Former: Jennifer Burwell (2024) — Director
  • Former: Paul McGaha Domph (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jamie Morrison (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jo Ann Peters (2022) — Director
  • Former: Terry Rowden (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jerri Pendarvis (2020–2021) — Past Chairman Director
  • Former: Brett Burnett (2020) — Director
  • Former: Dallas Wright (2020) — Director
  • Former: Mike Adams (2020) — Director
  • Former: Missie Banda (2020) — Director
  • Former: Scott Norwood MD (2020) — Director
  • Former: Stacy Gregory (2020) — Secretary Director
  • Former: Stephanie Foster (2020) — Director
  • Former: Vicky Lamay (2020) — 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Loretta Kuhn — President & CEO: $87KLoretta KuhnPresident & CEO$87K

Frequently asked questions about Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council

How much does Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council give each year?

Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council gave $2.3M across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $845K across 22 grants.

What is Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council's typical grant size?

Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council's median grant in 2025 was $12,068, and its average grant was $135,833, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council give grants?

Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tyler, TX (5 grants) and Longview, TX (2 grants).

Does Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Ems" (10 grants).

Who are Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council's largest grantees?

Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council's largest 2025 grantees include Hopkins County EMS ($1,751,100), Fairfield EMS ($165,980) and Longview Fire Dept ($102,638), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 87% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council?

Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council reported $629K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.6M.

What is Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council?

Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Tyler, TX. It holds $629K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council's EIN?

Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2603041. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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