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Discovery Center of Springfield Inc

Springfield, Missouri · EIN 43-1568214 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · tax-exempt since 2023

A

Charity Clarity grade A (score 79.3 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended July 2025.

Graded against 19,395 arts, culture & humanities nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.18.2 months77
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.91% of practices91
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.44
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.18% from one source89
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.93.6%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.2%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.28not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jul 2025Form 990$2.60M$2.65M−$53K$4.02M18.2102A
Jul 2024Form 990$3.31M$2.77M$539K$4.05M17.598B
Jul 2023Form 990$2.63M$2.56M$66K$3.48M16.398B
Jul 2022Form 990$2.55M$2.23M$315K$3.41M18.370B
Jul 2018Form 990$767K$1.09M−$325K$3.59M39.437C
Jul 2017Form 990$911K$1.15M−$243K$3.91M40.653B
Jul 2016Form 990$983K$1.27M−$288K$4.14M39.148B

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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