Veterans Education Training & Support Inc
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.
Veterans Education Training & Support Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $314,732
- +1.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $932,885
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,056
- -80.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $877,909
- -14.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Veterans Education Training & Support Inc funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $11K (2023). In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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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 | $314,732 | $932,885 | $877,909 | — | — | $1,056 |
| 2024 | $308,792 | $907,052 | $1,029,983 | $5,246 | Total only | $5,415 |
| 2023 | $490,532 | $795,334 | $810,155 | $10,933 | Total only | $4,880 |
| 2022 | $497,535 | $754,492 | $754,193 | $2,454 | Total only | $4,788 |
| 2021 | $511,887 | $725,835 | $517,029 | $2,391 | Total only | $169 |
| 2020 | $460,000 | $359,721 | $342,131 | $5,380 | 1 | $14 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Veterans Education Training & Support Inc
Based on IRS filings
Veterans Education Training & Support Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Gaylord, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $315K in total assets. Net investment income was $1K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Veterans Education Training & Support Inc is led by Ronald LeBourdais, President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ronald LeBourdais
President
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Crawford
Director
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Gray
Director
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy McKinley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Starks
Director
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tony Sharkey
Vice President - General Manager
Vice President & Executive Director of T → Vice President Executive Director, 2022
Vice President Executive Director → Vice President - General Manager, 2024
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$23K (2020) → $66K (2025)
Richard L. Edmonds
Legal Counsel - Secty- Treasurer
Secretary, Treasurer & Legal → Legal Counsel Secretary, 2022
Legal Counsel Secretary → Legal Counsel - Secty- Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Stephen Ralston (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Steve Raiston (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jeremy Jackson (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 $66K, to Tony Sharkey (VP - General Manager).
Frequently asked questions about Veterans Education Training & Support Inc
How large is Veterans Education Training & Support Inc?
Veterans Education Training & Support Inc reported $315K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $933K.
What is Veterans Education Training & Support Inc?
Veterans Education Training & Support Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Gaylord, MI. It holds $315K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Veterans Education Training & Support Inc operate?
Veterans Education Training & Support Inc has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Veterans Education Training & Support Inc's EIN?
Veterans Education Training & Support Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1997192. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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