What Missouri AfterSchool Network does

Missouri AfterSchool Network (MASN) is a 501(c)-style non-profit organization founded in 2002 and based in Columbia, Missouri, that supports, improves, and sustains high-quality afterschool and out-of-school-time programs across the state of Missouri. The organization operates as a network intermediary between funders (federal 21st CCLC, state SAC, private philanthropy), regulators (Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education), and a fragmented base of program providers, delivering professional development, standardized evaluation, grant administration, and convening services. MASN is fiscally sponsored by University of Missouri Extension's 4-H Center for Youth Development, which provides institutional infrastructure and statewide reach.

MASN's core product portfolio comprises: a statewide Data Collection and Evaluation Framework (Program Quality Assessments, survey instruments, Planning with Data sessions, and a Certified External Evaluator training program) co-developed with OSEDA and the Weikart Center; a Professional Development System offering DESE-approved clock hours and youth development credentials; a STEM Mobile Lab that travels to program sites for 3-5 day hands-on STEM engagements at a $5,000 consulting fee; Peer Learning Communities; the annual MOSAC (Missouri School Age Conference); Academic Enrichment and Entrepreneurship Grants; and Afterschool Technical Assistance. The underlying technology is a standardized evaluation framework rather than a software platform, supported by a job board, newsletter, and resource library on its web properties.

The business model combines fee-for-service (STEM Mobile Lab at $5,000 per multi-day engagement, conference registration), grant administration pass-through (Academic Enrichment and Entrepreneurship Grants), and likely core funding from federal pass-through grants, state appropriations, and donations facilitated through its MU Extension fiscal sponsorship. MASN serves afterschool programs as its primary customer segment, with 21st CCLC and SAC grantees as the primary business unit, and STEM-focused programs as a secondary use-case segment. Distribution is statewide direct-service with field-based delivery and an emerging self-serve digital layer.

Name

Missouri AfterSchool Network

Legal name

Missouri AfterSchool Network

Website

https://moafterschool.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Missouri AfterSchool Network (MASN) is a non-profit statewide intermediary that supports Missouri afterschool programs through standardized evaluation frameworks, DESE-approved professional development, a traveling STEM Mobile Lab, grant administration, and the annual MOSAC conference, operating under fiscal sponsorship by University of Missouri Extension.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Fiscal Sponsorship: Organization is hosted by University of Missouri Extension's 4-H Center for Youth Development, indicating a fiscal sponsorship model for funding and administrative support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Missouri AfterSchool Network supports, improves, and sustains high quality afterschool programs across Missouri through a portfolio of services including a traveling STEM Mobile Lab, a DESE-approved Professional Development System, a standardized Data Collection and Evaluation Framework for 21st CCLC and School Age Community grantees, Peer Learning Communities, and annual conferences. The organization also administers Academic Enrichment and Entrepreneurship grants and provides Afterschool Technical Assistance to programs statewide.

Product overview

Missouri AfterSchool Network (MASN) operates as a network organization focused on improving, supporting, and sustaining high quality afterschool programs across Missouri. The organization provides a portfolio of interconnected programs and services including: the STEM Mobile Lab (a mobile STEM education unit), Professional Development System (training and coursework for youth development professionals), Data Collection and Evaluation Framework (quality assessment tools for grantees), Youth Development Credential scholarships, Peer Learning Communities, and Afterschool Technical Assistance. MASN also organizes the annual MOSAC Conference and administers various grant programs including Academic Enrichment Grants and Entrepreneurship Grants. The network is hosted by the University of Missouri Extension's 4-H Center for Youth Development and focuses on policy advocacy, partnerships, and quality assurance for Missouri's afterschool programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STEM Mobile Lab: A mobile laboratory that transports hands-on STEM activities and programming to afterschool programs across Missouri, including youth activities, professional development, and family engagement opportunities.
• Missouri Afterschool Resource Center (MOARC)

Products and services

• STEM Mobile Lab A mobile laboratory unit that transports hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) activities and supplies to afterschool programs across Missouri. Driven by a MASN STEM Educator who leads youth activities, provides professional development for after-school staff, and offers optional family engagement components over 3-5 consecutive days. Priced at $5,000 per consulting engagement.
• Professional Development System Provides high-quality training and formal coursework with DESE-approved clock hours so youth development professionals can improve skills, meet higher education goals, and pursue career pathways within the youth development field.
• Data Collection and Evaluation Framework Coordinates data collection and evaluation services for afterschool programs. Includes Program Quality Assessments (PQAs), survey tools, Planning with Data sessions, logic models, and quality improvement frameworks developed with OSEDA and the Weikart Center for 21st CCLC and School Age Community grantees.
• Youth Development Credential (YDC) Scholarship A scholarship program that supports youth development professionals in obtaining Youth Development Credentials and advancing their careers in the field.
• Peer Learning Communities Professional learning communities where afterschool program staff and leaders connect, share best practices, and learn from peers across the state of Missouri.
• Afterschool Technical Assistance Provides technical assistance and support services to afterschool programs to help improve program quality, regulatory compliance, and youth outcomes.
• Academic Enrichment Grants Grant funding available for afterschool programs to enhance academic enrichment opportunities, with multiple academic enhancement packages offered each application cycle.
• Entrepreneurship Grants (Partners in Possibility) Partners in Possibility Grant program supporting entrepreneurship education in afterschool programs as part of Missouri's workforce development pipeline for young people.

Quantifiable outcome

• Standardized evaluation framework used for statewide and local external evaluations since 2013-14 academic year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• Y4Y (You for Youth)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 August 2021National Y4Y website provides family engagement resources and professional development materials for afterschool programs. MASN promotes Y4Y resources to Missouri afterschool professionals.
• University of Missouri Extension - 4-H Center for Youth DevelopmentflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Missouri AfterSchool Network is hosted by the University of Missouri Extension's 4-H Center for Youth Development. This fiscal sponsorship provides institutional infrastructure, administrative support, and access to the extension network for statewide youth development programs.
• Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted with Dr. Wayne Mayfield at OSEDA to develop evaluation plans for measuring the impact of MASN's training and technical assistance. OSEDA develops logic models, survey instruments, and statewide evaluation reports.
• Weikart Center for Youth Program QualitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to adapt Leading Indicators framework for Missouri afterschool programs. Combined Weikart Center's leading indicators with Missouri College and Career Readiness questions in unified survey instruments.
• Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDESE approves clock hours for professional development training. MASN works with DESE to revise the 21st CCLC Statewide Evaluation process and uses the DESE Afterschool Portal for evaluation framework goals and objectives.
• St. Louis Mental Health BoardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe data collection and quality improvement framework developed for 21st CCLC and SAC grantees has been adapted for use with St. Louis Mental Health Board's Afterschool for All Partnership sites.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST): Research and policy center focused on out-of-school-time quality and workforce development; overlaps with MASN's evaluation framework and professional development system functions at the national level.

Broad incumbents

• Afterschool Alliance: National advocacy organization promoting afterschool programs through policy work, public awareness (Lights On Afterschool), and research; comparable to MASN's policy and advocacy function, operating at national scale.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth development organization operating afterschool programming through local affiliates; provides comparable out-of-school-time services to Missouri youth and overlaps with MASN's target population.
• National AfterSchool Association (NAA): National membership organization for afterschool professionals; provides professional development, advocacy, and a national conference that mirrors MASN's role at the state level, making it the most directly comparable peer in scope and mission.

Direct peers

• California AfterSchool Network: Statewide afterschool network operating under a similar model of policy advocacy, professional development, and quality systems; the closest state-level functional peer and a likely template for MASN's expansion benchmarking.
• After-School All-Stars: National nonprofit providing afterschool programming with a focus on underserved youth; comparable mission and STEM/sports program mix to MASN's STEM Mobile Lab, though operating direct-service sites rather than a statewide network.
• Georgia After-School Investment Council: Statewide afterschool advocacy and quality network with comparable policy, grant administration, and program support functions to MASN's offerings in Missouri.
• ExpandED Schools: Operates expanded-day learning programs and provides technical assistance to schools and community organizations; comparable to MASN's technical assistance and STEM enrichment role, though more program-operator than network-convenor.
• Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality: Provides the Leading Indicators framework and Program Quality Assessment tools that MASN adapted for its Missouri evaluation framework; a methodology peer and existing strategic partner serving the same youth program quality niche.

Others

• Missouri 4-H (University of Missouri Extension): MASN's fiscal sponsor and parent organization, operating complementary youth development programs across Missouri; an infrastructure/ecosystem peer rather than a competitor, but directly comparable in youth-development service delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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