- The world’s richest person and business magnate Elon Musk donated $5 million.
- The Khan Academy is an American non-profit educational organization.
- Khan Academy has come a long way with 120 million registered users and 20-30 million users every month.
- Elon Musk founded Musk Foundation a non-profit organization.
Elon Musk has donated $5 million to help students all across the world access free and easily accessible education. The Tesla CEO made this generous donation to the Khan Academy, a US based non-profit organization that assists students and teachers from all across the globe. Khan Academy founder, Salman Khan, has thanked Musk in a YouTube video, where he outlined the difference this money would make to the organization.
Elon Musk to Donate $5 Million To Khan Academy To Provide Students Accesses To Free Education
An approximate 20 to 30 million students use the Khan Academy’s platform every single month. Also, it’s expected this donation will significantly boost the academy’s projects. This innovative model allows students to study at their own pace, both inside and outside the classroom. It offers a range of subject materials for those who want to learn. It includes maths, science, computing, history, and economics.
As well as English, the platform is also available for speakers of almost thirty languages including Bangla, Bulgarian, Chinese, French, German, Georgian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Musk Foundation is a Non – Profit organization
Musk Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by Elon Musk in 2002 to donate in various sectors such as renewable energy and advocacy, pediatric research, engineering education, and many more. The Khan Academy is a savior for students who want to access free educational tools to enhance their knowledge.
The Khan Academy is an American non-profit educational institution. Salman Khan, also known as Sal Khan founded the platform in the year 2008. The online tools, and multiple languages aid students across the globe to provide a world-class education to everyone. The Academy posts short videos, covering the lessons to help students learn better. Its website also provides supplementary practice exercises and materials for educators free of cost.
This is not the first time Elon Musk has shown his generosity by donating a huge amount. Musk Foundation donated 480,000 Dollars in grants for water filtration in Flint, Michigan, and 424,000 Dollars to supply laptop computers to Flint middle-schools.
