Khan Academy
Khan Academy reported $117.5 million in revenue and $87.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.36 went to program services, $9.41 to management and general costs and $4.23 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 77.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $913,109 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 225 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 154% between 2019 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $88MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $117MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.4% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.4% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.2% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 77.0% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 18.9% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $913,109 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.04% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 225 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 20.9 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 12 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePlatform 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…
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…
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
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $871,261 | $0 | $41,848 | $913,109 |
| CHIEF FIN AND ADMIN OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $434,319 | $0 | $47,234 | $481,553 |
| CHIEF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $452,231 | $0 | $24,582 | $476,813 |
| CTO & VP, ENGINEERING Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $371,742 | $0 | $31,978 | $403,720 |
| CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $378,433 | $0 | $23,363 | $401,796 |
| VP GENERAL COUNSEL Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $368,953 | $0 | $24,027 | $392,980 |
| VP PRODUCT, KHAN KIDS Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $360,822 | $0 | $29,927 | $390,749 |
| SR DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $354,366 | $0 | $24,582 | $378,948 |
225 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Khan Academy (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.4M (Part IX, line 5).
7 filings since 2019
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5337
- Volunteers Part I, line 6600
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| TARGET CW Consulting services | $2,143,126 |
| VELOCITY GLOBAL Consulting services | $1,149,871 |
| PARTNER HERO INC Community support consultants | $413,337 |
| KJ LINK INTERNATIONAL Khan academy kids support | $217,827 |
| APOYO COMMUNICATIONS SA Platform support for partners in peru | $160,654 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 8 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
88 private foundations reported grants to Khan Academy totaling $29M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Khan Academy's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Khan Academy, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Khan Academy spent in FY2025, $86.36 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Khan Academy's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Khan Academy reported that 86.4% of its $87.5 million in expenses went to program services, 9.4% to management and general and 4.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Khan Academy pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Khan Academy reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $913,109, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Khan Academy get its money?
Of $117.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 77.0% came from contributions and grants and 18.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Khan Academy a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 26-1544963 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202640439349300549 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024 (6 mo.): Form 990 for the 6-month short period ending June 30, 2024, object 202540789349301404 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413199349306766 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333139349303998 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202439349301340 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202122719349300327 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022319349301032 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 26-1544963: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.