Program areas at Pioneer Institute
PIONEER EDUCATION builds on Pioneer's legacy as a leader in the charter public school movement and a champion of greater academic rigor in Massachusetts' schools to promote education reform through data-driven research lively forums opinion pieces and public testimony. Pioneer promotes high-quality academic standards and a portfolio of public and private school choice options including charter schools regional vocational-technical schools inter-district choice programs and tax credit strategies to increase access to private and parochial education for economically disadvantaged youth and expanded virtual learning programs.
PIONEER OPPORTUNITY seeks to strengthen Massachusetts' economic competitiveness and promote economic mobility programs that improve the business climate tax competitiveness and regulations,to support business and job growth especially in urban areas and advance the quality and efficiency of public transportation services. Pioneer originated "MassEconomix.com" a public-facing on-line tool that provides policy-makers the media and the general public timely and accurate economic information and analyses.
PIONEER HEALTH aims to refocus the Massachusetts conversation about health care costs away from government-imposed solutions toward market-based state reforms. The center's research advocacy and programs aim to make healthcare pricing more transparent. Under its Life Sciences Initiative Pioneer explores innovative drug pricing mechanisms and the impact of "one size fits all" approaches to healthcare value assessments.
Who funds Pioneer Institute
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Pioneer Institute
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Mary Connaughton | Chief Operating Officer / Director of Administration and Finance Clerk / Director of Administration and Finance , Clerk / S Director of Government Transparency and Director of Finance and Administration / Clerk and Assistant Treasurer | $203,410 | 2022-09-30 |
James Stergios | / / / Executive Director | $356,207 | 2022-09-30 |
Micaela Dawson | S Director of Communications | $96,678 | 2021-09-30 |
Greg Sullivan | Director Or Research / Director of Research | $99,816 | 2021-09-30 |
Jamie Gass | Director of Pioneereducation / Director of Center for School Reform / S Director of the Center for School Reform | $153,809 | 2021-09-30 |
...and 3 more key personnel |
Financials for Pioneer Institute
Revenues | FYE 09/2022 | FYE 09/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $2,670,321 | $1,775,042 | 50.4% |
Program services | $1,509,145 | $1,562,039 | -3.4% |
Investment income and dividends | $-12,182 | $404,610 | -103% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $6,885 | $33,641 | -79.5% |
Total revenues | $4,174,169 | $3,775,332 | 10.6% |
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Data update history
August 19, 2023
Received grants
Identified 29 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from Ladera Foundation August 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 26, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 7, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $143,000 from State Policy Network October 2, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsPublic sector nonprofitsCharities
Issues
EducationPublic policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingState / local levelEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 185 Devonshire St
- Boston, MA 02110
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- County
- Suffolk County, MA
- Website URL
- pioneerinstitute.org/Â
- Phone
- (617) 723-2277
- Facebook page
- PioneerInstituteÂ
- Twitter profile
- @pioneerbostonÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 22-2632081
- Fiscal year end
- September
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1988
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- W20: Government and Public Administration
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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