The Institute has focused on charter schools and education reform in Massachusetts since the early 1990s.<ref>Pioneer Institute, [http://pioneerinstitute.org/pioneers-record-of-achievement/ Pioneer's "Record of Achievement]," organizational website, accessed February 2013.</ref> The organization also focuses on government transparency, privatization, economic development, government spending, and healthcare.
==Funding==
Known funders of the Pioneer Institute include:
* [[Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation]]: $641,000 (1997-2006)<ref>Center for Media and Democracy, [[Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation 990s]], review of foundation's IRS filings, 1997-2006.</ref>
==Personnel==