United South and Eastern Tribesinc
United South and Eastern Tribesinc is a public charity based in Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 1969. The organization states that its mission is the advancement of U.S. Indian tribes; its filing describes government-grant funds being spent to benefit 33 Indian tribes in the Southern and Eastern United States.
United South and Eastern Tribesinc at a glance
- Total assets
- $12,168,848
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $13,882,128
- -16.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $417,723
- +93.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $13,657,100
- -9.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to United South and Eastern Tribesinc
- How to Apply
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No application process or policy on unsolicited requests is stated.
- Contact
Mailing address: 711 Stewarts Ferry Pike, Nashville, TN 37214
Phone: (615) 879-7200
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who United South and Eastern Tribesinc funds
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s filing describes its program as benefiting Indian tribes in the Southern and Eastern United States.
States
Cities
How United South and Eastern Tribesinc gives
- 63% of 2020 grantees were also funded in 2019. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020). 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 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $5.6M (2019) to $8.1M (2020). In 2020 it made 32 grants totaling $8.1M.
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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 | $12,168,848 | $13,882,128 | $13,657,100 | — | — | $417,723 |
| 2024 | $11,151,555 | $16,586,074 | $15,058,898 | — | — | $215,913 |
| 2023 | $8,674,073 | $14,387,341 | $14,318,317 | — | — | $136,914 |
| 2022 | $8,336,104 | $16,800,039 | $16,886,248 | — | — | $46,350 |
| 2021 | $5,371,988 | $13,134,667 | $12,738,738 | — | — | $90,499 |
| 2020 | $4,024,094 | $15,245,053 | $14,977,159 | $8,052,672 | 32 | $25,190 |
| 2019 | $3,845,972 | $12,486,811 | $12,290,705 | $5,645,183 | 20 | $63,866 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is “ADVANCEMENT OF U.S. INDIAN TRIBES.” Its 2024 filing says it received various government grants and spent those funds to benefit 33 Indian tribes in the Southern and Eastern United States.
A listed recipient, Chickahominy Indian Tribe Inc, describes its own mission as cultural enrichment and education about the Chickahominy Tribe.
Grantmaking
The IRS filing data lists zero grants for each of 2023, 2024, and 2025. A listed grant was $91,804 to Chickahominy Indian Tribe Inc in 2020.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists these officers and directors: Kirk E Francis Sr, President; Robert R McGhee, Vice Preside; Crystal Williams, Treasurer; Sarah Harris, Secretary; Kitcki Caroll, Executive Di; Clint Halftown, Director; Clarissa E Sabattis, Director; Rodney Butler, Director; Anthony Dean Stanton, Director; and Ray Halbritter, Director.
United South and Eastern Tribesinc is led by Kirk E. Francis Sr., President on filings since 2019; 2 of 73 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kirk E. Francis Sr.
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Dean Stanton
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Patterson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cassius Spears Jr.
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Andrews-Maltais
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clarissa E. Sabattis
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clint Halftown
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Crystal Tucker
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cyrus Ben
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Sickey
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
G. Anne Richardson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Shore
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lacy Robbins
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcellus Osceola
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Sockbeson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marshall Pierite
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marshall Ray Sampson Sr.
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Darden
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Connors
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
R. James Gessner
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ray Halbritter
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Silliboy
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ricky Sylestine
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rodney Butler
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Leroy
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie A. Bryan
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Adkins
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Nicholas
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Al Clark Jr.
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Weeden
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ernest Neptune
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Cernek
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Anderson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Latoya Cluff
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Libby Rogers
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Fortune
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nita Batise
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronnie Henry
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
W. Frank Adams
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wayne B. Adkins
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amkuwiposohehs Bassett
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Harris
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Shields
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanne Howard
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Goree
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Hicks
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Talbert Cypress
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J. Conrad Seneca
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Brown
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Al E. George
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Foster
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Thompson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edith Lou Parrish
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Howard
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Socobasin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lance Gumbs
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melinda Butaud
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Foster
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nikki Bass
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Owen Adams
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Leach
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pettis Osceola
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Hill
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reginald C. Stewart
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Matens
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Bear
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rose Garrow
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Xochilt Pineda-Vilaboy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kitcki Caroll
Executive Di
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$196K (2021) → $208K (2025)
Katie Klass
General Counsel
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$191K (2025)
Robert R. McGhee
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Harris
Secretary
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Crystal Williams
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (40)
- Former: Beverly Cook (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Cecilia Flores (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Edward Peter-Paul (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Richard Armstrong Sr. (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Gray (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Adam Wachach (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: April Wyatt (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: B. Cheryl Smith (2019–2022) — Treasurer & Director
- Former: Billy Cypress (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Bryan A. Polite (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Darrall Newell (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Maggie Dana (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Gerald A. Jerry Stewart (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jason Harris (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lee Francis (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Loretta Williams (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mathew Pagels (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Petties Sceola (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Richard Sneed (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: William Bill Harris (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Adrian Compton (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Carlton Hendricks (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Charles Bradby (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Earl Bass (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Branham (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Randy King (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Reggie Tupponce (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Tim Langston (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Kitki Carroll (2019–2020) — Executive Di
- Former: Lynn Malerba (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Bradby Brown (2019) — Director
- Former: Cedric Cromwell (2019) — Director
- Former: Crystal Whipple (2019) — Director
- Former: Dorothy Wilson (2019) — Director
- Former: Eric Thompson (2019) — Director
- Former: Jessie Little Doe Baird (2019) — Director
- Former: Lancelot A. Gumbs (2019) — Director
- Former: Marla Dana (2019) — Director
- Former: Phyliss J. Anderson (2019) — Director
- Former: Richard Randolph (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $208K, to Kitcki Caroll (Executive Di). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about United South and Eastern Tribesinc
How large is United South and Eastern Tribesinc?
United South and Eastern Tribesinc reported $12.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.9M.
What does United South and Eastern Tribesinc fund?
The organization’s stated mission is “ADVANCEMENT OF U.S. INDIAN TRIBES.” Its 2024 filing says it received various government grants and spent those funds to benefit 33 Indian tribes in the Southern and Eastern United States. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United South and Eastern Tribesinc?
No application process or policy on unsolicited requests is stated. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
Where does United South and Eastern Tribesinc make grants?
The organization’s filing describes its program as benefiting Indian tribes in the Southern and Eastern United States.
What is United South and Eastern Tribesinc's EIN?
United South and Eastern Tribesinc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-1315904. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
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