Veterans Education Training & Support INC

Tax-deductible

Gaylord, MI501(c)(3)Since 2017Human ServicesEIN 82-1997192

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VETS INC operates The Landing Zone a Family Recreation Center. Our MISSION is to make The Landing Zone a special and unique Recreation & Rehabilitation Facility for Veterans and the Community. Our vision of a Veteran recovery center paired with a community recreation center is one of a kind. The tools we use to accomplish our objectives include activities such as individual and group counselling open and league bowling an arcade restaurant and special event venue. Other organizations focus either on Veterans and Veterans Support or Community Recreation activities our mission is to fully integrate those programs for the good of the Community and to bring those with Special Needs into a closer relationship with the Community. In the military a safe place for extracting wounding and inserting reinforcements is The Landing Zone. Our mission is to create a Recreational Facility with a Purpose for Veterans and others within the Community in need of help.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 11 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$329K
104% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 104% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$933K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$878K
To programs
68%
Net assets
−$14K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$933K
FY2025▲ +3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$360K
FY2021$726K
FY2022$754K
FY2023$795K
FY2024$907K
FY2025$933K
Expenses
$878K
FY2025▼ -15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$342K
FY2021$517K
FY2022$754K
FY2023$810K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$878K
Net assets
−$14K
FY2025▲ +60%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$70K
FY2021$139K
FY2022$132K
FY2023$135K
FY2024−$34K
FY2025−$14K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $599K Management & general 17% · $151K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
VP - General Manager
$66,000Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Counsel - Secty- Treasur
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tony Sharkey’s $66K as VP - General Manager is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tony Sharkey$66,000$61,500$60,000$60,000——
Tony Sharkey————$28,024$22,500

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps veterans find jobs, adjust to civilian life, and overcome substance abuse.

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2 program services account for $599K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The proceeds from operation of the Landing Zone are used to provide an Employment Training Program at The Landing Zone. We serve as what the US Department of Labor classifies as a Transitional Employer. We employ individuals who are unable to be employed by normal Employers.

$449Kprogram expense
02

The proceeds from operation of the Landing Zone are also used to provide Assistance Non-Employment to help pay for food or Housing expenses Providing Legal Assistance or funds to pay for Legal Fees and Court Costs Funds to help with Auto Repair or other types of Transportation costs.

$150Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $314K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$128,323
Unitemized GrantFY2022$63,134
Unitemized GrantFY2022$57,879
Unitemized GrantFY2021$48,995
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,108
Gaylord VFW Post 1518MI · FY2020$5,380

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$933K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$866K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Money outPt IX
$878K
Ln 25
Programscol B$599K
Managementcol C$151K
Owns and owesPt X
−$14K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$175K
Total assetsLn 16$315K
LiabilitiesLn 26$329K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$866K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Gains on assetsLn 7$270
Total revenueLn 12$933K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$175K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$175K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$88K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$315K
LiabilitiesLn 26$329K
Net assetsLn 32−$14K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K$175K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$107K$88K
Total assetsLn 16$309K$315K
LiabilitiesLn 26$343K$329K
Net assetsLn 32−$34K−$14K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$128K$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$66K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$118K$118K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$0$48K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$463$0$463$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$48K$19K$28K$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$2K$6K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$333$0$333$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$805$403$402$0
InterestLn 20$13K$0$13K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$0$19K$0
InsuranceLn 23$19K$0$19K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$408K$393K$15K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$878K$599K$151K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $933K$878K$55K−$14K 990 PDF
FY2024 $907K$1.0M−$123K−$34K 990 PDF
FY2023 $795K$810K−$15K$135K 990 PDF
FY2022 $754K$754K$299$132K 990 PDF
FY2021 $726K$517K$209K$139K 990 PDF
FY2020 $360K$342K$18K−$70K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $932,885 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,856 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$24,531
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$42,361
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $866,247 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$866,247
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $786 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$786
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $86 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$86
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $2,838 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,838
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $270 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$270
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,441 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$11,441
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $890,524 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$932,885
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $877,909 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$128,323
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$66,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $118,148 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$118,148
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $47,656 · Fundraising $0$47,656
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $463 · Fundraising $0$463
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,793 · Fundraising $0$1,793
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,356 · Management $28,176 · Fundraising $0$47,532
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,188 · Management $6,083 · Fundraising $0$8,271
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $333 · Fundraising $0$333
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $403 · Management $402 · Fundraising $0$805
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $12,955 · Fundraising $0$12,955
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $18,600 · Fundraising $0$18,600
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $19,409 · Fundraising $0$19,409
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $392,920 · Management $14,701 · Fundraising $0$407,621
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $599,015 · Management $150,571 · Fundraising $0$877,909
Part X · Balance sheet $314,732 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $151,723$175,251
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $417$1,429
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $106,652$88,052
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $50,000$50,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $308,792$314,732
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $343,058$328,598
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$55,163−$61,230
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $20,897$47,365
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$34,266−$13,865
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $308,792$314,733
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$13,866 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$932,885
XI-2 Total expenses$877,909
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,976
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$34,266
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$34,575
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$13,866

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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