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Khan Academy Inc

EIN 26-1544963 · Mountain View, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceReports resultsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

A FREE WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION FOR ANYONE, ANYWHERE.

Income
$117.5 million
Spending
$87.5 million
Spent on programs
86%
Reserves
14.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 77%
Employees
337
Volunteers
600
Highest pay
$913,109, chief executive officer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 93% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 14.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 4% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 25% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 319% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    86% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 12 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Reports results. Its tax return states measurable results. These are its own figures and nobody has checked them.

Results it reports

  • An average of 8.5 million learners were active on the platform each month in more than 190 countries.Work delivered
  • Content is translated into more than 50 languages.Work delivered
  • The library contained approximately 800 active courses, 20,000 videos, 12,500 practice problem sets, and 10,250 articles.Work delivered
  • More than 185 million students, teachers and parents were registered.Work delivered

Read from the return by an AI model and shown only where the wording was found in the return. These are the charity's own figures.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $51.2 million spent. PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT: OUR PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOCUSES ON BUILDING THE WEB AND MOBILE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS US TO OFFER STUDENTS A WORLD-CLASS, PERSONALIZED LEARNING EXPERIENCE ACROSS MULTIPLE SUBJECT AREAS. BY STRENGTHENING THE PLATFORM, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT RIVALS THAT OF A PERSONALIZED, ALWAYS-AVAILABLE TUTOR. FROM JULY 2024 TO JUNE 2025, AN AVERAGE OF 8.5 MILLION LEARNERS WERE ACTIVE ON OUR PLATFORM EACH MONTH IN MORE THAN 190 COUNTRIES. APPROXIMATELY 53% OF OUR LEARNERS WERE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. OUR CONTENT IS TRANSLATED INTO MORE THAN 50 LANGUAGES. WE CONTINUE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR MASTERY LEARNING FEATURES AND EXPANDED CONTENT LIBRARY WITH THE ADDITION OF MORE SUBJECTS, UNIT TESTS AND QUIZZES.
  2. $12.1 million spent. CONTENT CREATION AND CURATION: THE KHAN ACADEMY PLATFORM INCLUDES AN EXTENSIVE AND GROWING LIBRARY OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. ON JUNE 30, 2025, IT CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 800 ACTIVE COURSES, 20,000 VIDEOS, 12,500 SETS OF PRACTICE PROBLEMS, AND 10,250 ARTICLES. FROM JULY 2024 TO JUNE 2025, WE CONTINUED TO DEEPEN AND BROADEN OUR COURSE OFFERINGS IN THE CORE SUBJECTS OF MATH, SCIENCE, ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS AND SOCIAL STUDIES, AND ALSO EXPANDED COURSES IN POPULAR TOPICS SUCH AS FINANCIAL LITERACY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE. ADDITIONALLY, WE CONTINUED TO FORGE PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP US CREATE MORE WORLD-CLASS CONTENT. KHAN ACADEMY'S GOAL IS TO BE THE WORLD'S BEST LEARNING RESOURCE, PROVIDING FREE, RIGOROUS, AND ENGAGING STANDARDS-ALIGNED INSTRUCTIONAL AND PRACTICE CONTENT TO TEACHERS AND LEARNERS IN THE K-12 CLASSROOM ESPECIALLY, BUT ALSO TO ANY INDEPENDENT LEARNER, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
  3. $12.3 million spent. AWARENESS AND ADOPTION: WE WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS WITH INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE WORLD TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY AND INCREASE OUR IMPACT. EXAMPLE PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER MARKETS, TESTMAKERS AND CREDENTIALING BODIES, CORPORATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS. BY JUNE 30, 2025, WE HAD MORE THAN 185 MILLION REGISTERED STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2008.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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