About › What Sets Pioneer Apart

Method. By producing research almost exclusively through outside experts, Pioneer ensures credibility, and remains focused on what it does best — developing a strategic research and programs agenda, and serving as a marketing and public education firm for issues we believe in. As a result, we maintain a strong presence on Beacon Hill and in the State's executive offices, and attract more press than any other research institute in Massachusetts.

Brand. The application of free markets is not a conservative nor even a libertarian dictum. Markets work. Over the past half-century, governments of all political persuasions have used markets to provide more effective and efficient services.

Independence. We do not collect membership fees, do not accept government grants, are not attached to a university, and do not do contract research. Instead, we address the issues we believe to be most pressing in the context of our mission. We are supported in our efforts by individuals and foundations who believe in our mission and in our ability to fulfill it.

Pioneer Institute is a tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization funded through the donations of individuals, foundations and businesses committed to the principles Pioneer espouses. To ensure its independence, Pioneer does not accept government grants.