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    American Air Mail Society
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    American Air Mail Society
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    501(c)(3) organization
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    https://www.americanairmailsociety.org/
    PO BOX 1364 WEST CHATHAM MA 02669-1364

    WEST CHATHAM MA | IRS ruling year: 1952 | EIN: 25-6066186  
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
     
    Organization Mission
    Established in 1923, the American Air Mail Society (AAMS) is a member-driven organization that encourages research, study, documentation, and preservation of stamps, ... (More)
     

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    Rating Report

    Impact & Measurement
    Score

    47

    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

    47 out of 100 points

    100% of Impact & Measurement score
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    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: The Airpost Journal, a bimonthly, full color magazine highlighting research on air mail & aviation., Submitted April 2025
    Program Planning and Design
    17 out of 21 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 has shared understanding across staff of how programs lead to the goals a program achieves
    • Agree, has universal understanding of how programs achieve goals
    Charity has documents and reviews how program activities lead to change
    • Disagree, does not document or review
    Charity revisits how program activities lead to change
    • Agree, does revisit how program activities lead to change
    Program Development
    3 out of 28 points
    This section assesses the consideration of stakeholders in program objectives and activities.
    Charity identifies program target population needs in the following ways
    • Discussions or surveys with target population on how program activities best serve their needs
    Charity considers practical, cultural, and political needs and interests of those served by program
    • Disagree, did not review the practical, cultural, or political needs of those served
    Charity uses SMART Goals
    • Disagree, objectives do not aim to meet the SMART framework
    Data Collection and Analysis
    4 out of 21 points
    This section assesses the best practices used in collecting and analyzing program data.
    Charity tracks program information in the following ways
    • Collects data during program implementation
    Charity collects programmatic information on those served by the program in the following ways
    • Identifies the number of those served by program
    Charity assesses program effectiveness at multiple points in time
    • Disagree, does not review any of the information we collect
    Reporting and Distribution of Results
    21 out of 21 points
    This section assesses reporting and disseminating program results.
    Charity reports program results to key stakeholders
    • Reports results to stakeholders
    Charity reports both favorable and unfavorable results
    • Yes, charity reports both favorable of unfavorable results
    Use of Results
    2 out of 10 points
    This section assesses the use of results to guide learning.
    Charity uses program results to inform future work for the following reasons
    • Improve program operations