About
Khan Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Mountain View, California, whose mission is "to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere." Its free online learning platform offers courses, assessments, and teacher tools covering kindergarten through early college, and is used by learners, teachers, and school districts around the world. The IRS has recognized Khan Academy as tax-exempt since May 2008.
Mission
"Khan Academy's mission is to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere." Everything on the core platform is free for learners and teachers.
What they do
- A free learning platform with more than 840 courses spanning K-12 and early college subjects
- Khan Academy Districts, which partners directly with schools and school systems
- Khan Academy Kids, a free app for children ages 2 to 8
- Khanmigo, an AI-powered tutor for learners and assistant for teachers
- Student assessments, mastery-based practice, and teacher tools for assigning and tracking work
- Content available in more than 190 countries and over 55 languages
Scale and impact
Usage figures Khan Academy publishes for 2024-2025 include:
- 227 million registered users
- 104.9 million learners using the platform, including 20.9 million new registered users
- 8.1 billion new learning minutes in the year, and 75 billion total learning minutes
- The organization reports that learning more skills on Khan Academy leads to higher state math scores, and that students in district partnerships are 6x more likely to reach recommended practice levels
Financials
Per ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 26-1544963), Khan Academy reported total revenue of about 117.5 million dollars, expenses of about 87.5 million dollars, and total assets of about 158.7 million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 2025. For the fiscal year ending in 2023 it reported about 98.3 million dollars in revenue and 68.1 million dollars in expenses.
Governance
Khan Academy is led by Chief Executive Officer Salman Khan, whose role and compensation are reported in the organization's IRS Form 990 filings, and it maintains a leadership team and board of directors.