Public Charity

PIONEER INSTITUTE INC

PIONEER INSTITUTE INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in BOSTON, MA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $7.3M, expenses of $5.8M, total assets of $11.1M. Imperigo tracks 81 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $11.1M.

EIN: 222632081 BOSTON, MA Alliances & Advocacy NTEE: B01 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.3M
Total Expenses$5.8M
Total Assets$11.1M
Grant Records81
Funding Total$11.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

PIONEER INSTITUTE EMPOWERS AMERICANS WITH CHOICES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE FREELY AND THRIVE. THROUGH EXPERT RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, LEGAL ACTION, AND COALITION-BUILDING, WE ADVANCE HUMAN POTENTIAL IN FOUR CRITICAL AREAS: K-12 EDUCATION, HEALTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND AMERICAN CIVIC VALUES.

Where $100 goes at Pioneer Institute Inc

How Pioneer Institute Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$73 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$19 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $73 for programs

$24
Pioneer opportunity
33% of program spending
$18
Pioneer education & american citizenship
24% of program spending
$10
Pioneerhealth
14% of program spending

Plus 4 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR - CHAIRPERSON Adam Portnoy
DIRECTOR Andrew Davis
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Andrew Horgan
DIRECTOR Brackett Denniston
DIRECTOR Brian Broderick
DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING Catherine Castellano

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$8,591,918 44 grants
Education
$1,704,669 20 grants
Economic Development
$143,000 1 grant
Research & Policy
$114,000 3 grants
Human & Social Services
$93,500 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.3M $5.8M $11.1M
2024 $5.9M $4.7M $9.4M
2023 $4.5M $4.1M $7.5M
2022 $4.2M $3.2M $6.5M
2021 $3.8M $2.7M $6.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.8M to $7.3M (+94%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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