Think about this: Khan Academy is asking for increased donations right now because of their success. Any other for-profit company in their predicament is benef

Think about this: Khan Academy is asking for increased donations right now because of their success. Any other for-profit company in their predicament is benefiting very naturally from revenues increasing with higher demand for their product. That is not true for a non profit structured at aiming to provide a free service. Should a ceo reduce his income because his company is succeeding? The unfortunate element here is that their fundraising does not scale (or scale well enough) as a function of additional reach.