Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy

Legal name: Meadow Oaks Education Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465137310
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2014, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Mesquite, TX, USA
Phone
9723759672
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$28,183,877
Expenses
$30,873,239
Assets
$7,893,713
Liabilities
$3,871,734

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • SHUBHAM PANDEY (SUPERINTENDENT): $149,858 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy (PTAA) blends AI-powered, personalized learning with hands-on STEAM and the arts to prepare students for a rapidly evolving future.

What it reported doing in 2024

Meadow oaks education foundation has had a remarkable year, operating six charter campuses that serve over 5,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Our students have excelled academically, with a significant number enrolled in advanced placement courses and notable improvements in standardized test scores. Ptaa has received several accolades, including state and national awards in science fairs, math competitions, and robotics. Our arts program has also flourished, with students winning regional and state awards. We launched innovative programs like the tech for tomorrow initiative and expanded our steam curriculum, integrating arts into stem education. Our commitment to holistic student development is evident through our mental health and wellness program, enhanced college and career counseling services, and a variety of extracurricular offerings. As we look forward to the next academic year, we remain dedicated to providing an innovative, technology-rich education that prepares our students for future challenges and opportunities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 97% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 83
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.6%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 54.4%; rating input score 54
  • Fundraising efficiency: $482.47 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.5%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.49; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.5%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20.9% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 25.4% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 27.8% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 59.6% of revenue deployed · 54.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $16.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $150K · 5 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $209K reported
  • Consistency: 44 of 45 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 54/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.