Discovery Center of Springfield

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Discovery Center of Springfield

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501(c)(3) organization

Donations are tax-deductible

http://www.discoverycenter.org

438 East St. Louis Street

Springfield MO 65806

Mail donations to:438 East St. Louis StreetSpringfield MO 65806

417-862-9910

Springfield MO | IRS ruling year: 2023 | EIN: 43-1568214

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Organization Mission

As your local, nonprofit science center, our mission is to inspire curiosity and a life-long love of learning through memorable and engaging hands-on experiences in ... (More)

Rating Information

Not currently rated

Ratings are calculated from one or more beacon scores. Currently, we require either an Accountability & Finance beacon or an Impact & Measurement beacon to be eligible for a Charity Navigator rating. Note: The absence of a rating does not indicate a positive or negative assessment; it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated this organization.

See rating report below to learn why this organization is not currently eligible.

Historical Ratings

Charity Navigator's ratings previously did not consider Leadership & Adaptability, Culture & Community, or Impact & Measurement. The historic rating mainly reflects a version of today’s Accountability and Finance score. More information on our previous rating methodologies can be found on our rating methodology page.

Date Published	Overall Rating
10/1/2019
7/1/2018
12/1/2017
12/1/2016
6/1/2016
10/1/2015
This organization received multiple star ratings within this fiscal year, due to an update to its Accountability and Transparency data and/or the receipt of an amended Form 990.
10/1/2014
8/1/2013
5/1/2012
9/20/2011
5/1/2011
6/1/2010
2/1/2010

Impact & Measurement

Score

83

This beacon estimates the actual impact a charity has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.

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Assessments

Impact

Unscored

0% of Impact & Measurement score

Measurement

83 out of 100 points

100% of Impact & Measurement score

Full Credit

Partial Credit

No Credit

The Measuring Outcomes assessment evaluates how well a charity tracks progress towards its mission's outcomes.

Displayed below are the responses provided by the charity for the Measuring Outcomes assessment. Each question is designed to address specific criteria, with responses eligible for full, partial, or no credit. Please refer to the scoring rubric for details on how responses are scored.

Selected program: Center Admission, Submitted Oct-24

Program Planning and Design

25 out of 29 points

This section assesses the use of crucial evaluation tools in program objective-setting and activities.

Charity leadership uses information collected to make decisions regarding programs

Agree, uses information collected to improve programs

Charity staff have training or experience in monitoring and evaluation

Agree, staff have experience working with monitoring and evaluation practices

Charity has documents and reviews how program activities lead to change

Agree, documents and reviews

Charity has researched program model before implementation in the following ways

Review of academic research
Referred to the practices of similar nonprofits
Assessed ethical and legal compliance

Charity revisits how program activities lead to change

Agree, does revisit how program activities lead to change

Charity tracks program progress in the following ways

Tracks activities
Tracks outcomes and impacts
Aligns plan with mission

Program Development

21 out of 26 points

This section assesses the consideration of stakeholders in program objectives and activities.

Charity identifies program target population needs in the following ways

Consulted other nonprofits
Reviewed data from prior monitoring and/or evaluation
Conducted a needs assessment

Charity considers practical, cultural, and political needs and interests of those served by program

Partially agree, charity is responsive to some practical, cultural, or political needs

Charity reviews the work whether similar organizations work on the same problem

Agree, reviews the work of similar organizations

Charity uses SMART Goals

Agree, identified Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound (SMART) goals

Data Collection and Analysis

15 out of 18 points

This section assesses the best practices used in collecting and analyzing program data.

Charity tracks program information in the following ways

Collects data before a program is initiated
Collects data during program implementation
Collects data when a program is complete

Charity collects programmatic information on those served by the program in the following ways

Identifies the number of those served by program
Collects information about the quality of service from the target population

Charity collects and analyzes program information to determine results in the following ways

Generates summary statistics of key metrics
Conducts data analysis over multiple points in time to measure change over time
Compares programs results to programs that work on the same issues
Compares program results to different types of programs in the geographic area

Reporting and Distribution of Results

15 out of 18 points

This section assesses reporting and disseminating program results.

Charity reports program results to key stakeholders

Funders
Staff and volunteers
Board members
Other organizations engaged in similar work

Charity reports both favorable and unfavorable results

Yes, charity reports both favorable of unfavorable results

Use of Results

7 out of 9 points

This section assesses the use of results to guide learning.

Charity uses program results to inform future work for the following reasons

Sustain and secure funding
Inform strategic planning
Improve program operations
Inform how we create future programs

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