Nonprofit · EIN 59-1315904
UNITED SOUTH & EASTERN TRIBES INC
Tax-exempt · NASHVILLE, TN 37214
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $13,882,128 | $13,657,100 | $225,028 | $12,168,848 | $8,126,653 | $4,042,195 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $16,586,074 | $15,058,898 | $1,527,176 | $11,151,555 | $7,162,787 | $3,988,768 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $14,387,341 | $14,318,317 | $69,024 | $8,674,073 | $6,212,481 | $2,461,592 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,853,586
- of which government grants
- $11,544,700
- Program service revenue
- $610,819
- Investment income
- $417,723
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,233,658
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,902,595
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $10,534
- Accounting fees
- $41,181
- Occupancy
- $348,740
- Travel
- $871,265
- Depreciation
- $234,174
- Program services (functional)
- $9,833,113
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,823,987
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,151,555
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,168,848
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,126,653
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,042,195
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $74,580
- Gross receipts
- $13,882,128
- Employees
- 100
- Year formed
- 1969
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KITCKI CAROLL | EXECUTIVE DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $207,914 |
| KATIE KLASS | GENERAL COUN Key employee | 40 | $190,808 |
| KIRK E FRANCIS SR | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT R MCGHEE | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL WILLIAMS | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH HARRIS | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CLINT HALFTOWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLARISSA E SABATTIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RODNEY BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY DEAN STANTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAY HALBRITTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCELLUS OSCEOLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARSHALL PIERITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHERYL ANDREWS-MALTAIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA DARDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
58 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TALBERT CYPRESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J CONRAD SENECA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK SOCKBESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN ADKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIBBY ROGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN WEEDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYRUS BEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| G ANNE RICHARDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| W FRANK ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOANNE HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE SHIELDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMKUWIPOSOHEHS BASSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA GOREE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE B ADKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REGINALD C STEWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDITH LOU PARRISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK FORTUNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NIKKI BASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA LEACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN PATTERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SICKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN CERNEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| R JAMES GESSNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BRYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONALD THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CONNORS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM NICHOLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSIUS SPEARS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM SHORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETTIS OSCEOLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON LEROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OWEN ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD MATENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSE GARROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AL E GEORGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES FOSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FOSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICKY SYLESTINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONALD BEAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL TUCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LACY ROBBINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AL CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LANCE GUMBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA BUTAUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NITA BATISE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LATOYA CLUFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERNEST NEPTUNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH SOCOBASIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD SILLIBOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONNIE HENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARSHALL RAY SAMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| XOCHILT PINEDA-VILABOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KITCKI CAROLL | EXECUTIVE DI Highest-paid employee | 0 | $207,208 |
| KIRK E FRANCIS SR | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT R MCGHEE | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL WILLIAMS | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH HARRIS | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD PETER-PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLINT HALFTOWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLARISSA E SABATTIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RODNEY BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY DEAN STANTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAY HALBRITTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM NICHOLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCELLUS OSCEOLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEVERLY COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARSHALL PIERITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHERYL ANDREWS-MALTAIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA DARDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TALBERT CYPRESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CECILIA FLORES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J CONRAD SENECA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK SOCKBESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN ADKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIBBY ROGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN WEEDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYRUS BEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| G ANNE RICHARDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| W FRANK ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOANNE HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE SHIELDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMKUWIPOSOHEHS BASSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA GOREE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KITCKI CAROLL | EXECUTIVE DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $207,839 |
| KIRK E FRANCIS SR | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT R MCGHEE | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL WILLIAMS | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH HARRIS | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD PETER-PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLINT HALFTOWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLARISSA E SABATTIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RODNEY BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY DEAN STANTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAY HALBRITTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM NICHOLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCELLUS OSCEOLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEVERLY COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARSHALL PIERITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHERYL ANDREWS-MALTAIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA DARDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TALBERT CYPRESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICKY SYLESTINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK SOCKBESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD ARMSTRONG SR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN ADKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIBBY ROGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN WEEDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYRUS BEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| G ANNE RICHARDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| W FRANK ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOANNE HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HICKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE SHIELDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMKUWIPOSOHEHS BASSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA GOREE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 711 STEWARTS FERRY PIKE, NASHVILLE, TN 37214-2634
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KIRK E FRANCIS SR, 47 POPLAR STREET, BANGOR, ME 04401
- Signed the 990
- KITCKI CAROLL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (615) 879-7200
- Return prepared by
- MIDWEST PROFESSIONALS PLLC
Mission
ADVANCEMENT OF U.S. INDIAN TRIBES
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED VARIOUS GOVERNMENT GRANTS FROM WHICH FUNDS WERE EXPENDED TO BENEFIT THIRTY-THREE INDIAN TRIBES IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN UNITED STATES.Expenses $9,833,113 · revenue $9,833,113
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-1315904
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1969
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,168,848
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,882,128
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $13,882,128 | $13,657,100 | $12,168,848 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $16,586,074 | $15,058,898 | $11,151,555 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $14,387,341 | $14,318,317 | $8,674,073 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $16,800,039 | $16,886,248 | $8,336,104 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 59-1315904).
Questions about UNITED SOUTH & EASTERN TRIBES INC
- What is the EIN of UNITED SOUTH & EASTERN TRIBES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITED SOUTH & EASTERN TRIBES INC is 59-1315904.
- Is UNITED SOUTH & EASTERN TRIBES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1969.
- Are donations to UNITED SOUTH & EASTERN TRIBES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does UNITED SOUTH & EASTERN TRIBES INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of UNITED SOUTH & EASTERN TRIBES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did UNITED SOUTH & EASTERN TRIBES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of UNITED SOUTH & EASTERN TRIBES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names KIRK E FRANCIS SR.
- Who are the officers and directors of UNITED SOUTH & EASTERN TRIBES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 73 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $207,914 (KITCKI CAROLL, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does UNITED SOUTH & EASTERN TRIBES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,882,128, expenses of $13,657,100 and total assets of $12,168,848 at year end.
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