Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council
Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council is a public charity based in Tyler, Texas. Known as RAC-G, it is designated by the Texas Department of State Health Services to develop, implement, and maintain the regional trauma and emergency healthcare system for an 18-county area of East Texas.
Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council at a glance
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.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,309,159
- +173.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- -22.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $135,833
- +253.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,068
- Total assets
- $628,766
- -27.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council
- How to Apply
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The available information does not specify an application process for outside applicants.
- Contact
Mailing address: 100 East Ferguson Ste 708, Tyler, TX 75702
Phone: (903) 593-4722
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hopkins County EMS ($1.8M). Together the top 10 received $2.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
116 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 93 grants of 116 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The council’s website describes its designated service area as 18 counties across approximately 13,000 square miles in East Texas, encompassing rural and urban areas. All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
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. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. How we count
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $266K (2020) to $2.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $2.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hopkins County EMS Sulphur Springs, TX | EMSDeployments | $1,751,100 |
| Fairfield EMS Fairfield, TX | EMS Deployments | $165,980 |
| Longview Fire Dept Longview, TX | EMS Deployments | $102,638 |
| Christus Champion EMS Inc Longview, TX | EMS | $65,653 |
| City of Paris EMS Paris, TX | Deployments | $63,868 |
| UT Health ET EMS Tyler, TX | EMS | $50,124 |
| Grapeland VFDEMS Grapeland, TX | EMS | $18,969 |
| Lone Star Ambulance 1 LLC Corpus Christi, TX | EMS | $16,609 |
| Palestine Regional Med Cntr EMS Palestine, TX | EMS Hospital Preparedness | $12,068 |
| UT Health Tyler Regional Hospital Tyler, TX | Ed Training | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $628,766 | $3,591,660 | $3,803,322 | $2,309,159 | 17 | $957 |
| 2024 | $863,714 | $2,784,534 | $2,709,199 | $845,400 | 22 | $1,281 |
| 2023 | $638,302 | $2,884,851 | $2,618,886 | $668,140 | 16 | $401 |
| 2022 | $253,965 | $2,203,260 | $2,173,773 | $852,827 | 24 | $118 |
| 2021 | $401,696 | $2,799,666 | $3,136,014 | $1,536,871 | 37 | — |
| 2020 | $738,296 | $1,706,248 | $1,676,962 | $265,626 | 13 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to link area hospitals, pre-hospital providers, and local, state, and federal agencies in matters of trauma, healthcare, and disaster preparedness and response.
Its filing describes contributions to EMS organizations and hospitals in Trauma Service Area G for supplies, equipment, operating expenses, and education and training, including programs related to injury prevention, trauma, stroke, cardiac care, and pediatrics. It also describes support for hospital preparedness projects, including equipment, training, and education intended to strengthen disaster readiness in Trauma Service Areas G and F.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the council reported 17 grants totaling $2,309,159. Grant amounts ranged from $4,613 to $1,751,100, with a median of $12,068. The largest listed grants were:
The filing says organizations submit cash or equipment requests. The Finance Committee prioritizes requests and may approve expenditures up to $5,000; larger amounts require Executive Board approval. EMS and trauma expenditures are supported by recipient organizations’ vendor invoices. For Hospital Preparedness Program organizations, including the Emergency Medical Task Force, expenditures are monitored through Texas Department of State Health Services warrant exhibits and reimbursed based on vendor invoices.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Loretta Kuhn as President and CEO. Directors listed are Yagn e sh Desai, 20 Hutchinson (Past Chairman), Billy Perez (Vice-Chairman), George Roberts, Jamie Moore RN, Karen Adams RN, Roy Langford (Treasurer), Chad Solomon, and Jennifer Reeves.
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $87K, to Loretta Kuhn (President & CEO).
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 does Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to link area hospitals, pre-hospital providers, and local, state, and federal agencies in matters of trauma, healthcare, and disaster preparedness and response. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council?
The available information does not specify an application process for outside applicants. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
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. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 18, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 27, 2026)
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