Islamic Foundation is a non-profit organization located in Villa Park, IL, was founded in 1974 and since then has been serving the western suburbs community of Chicago. Under the umbrella of Islamic Foundation, is a Mosque, Islamic Foundation School Full Time School (Pre-K to 12), Saturday and Sunday Schools. Islamic Foundation is under the governance of a Board of Trustrees.
Islamic Foundation School(IFS) is fully accredited by the North Central Association and is recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education. Since its inception in 1986, IFS has embarked on a mission to provide excellent education in an atmosphere of faith, and to prepare students to be life-long learners and contributing members of society. Eighteen years later, Islamic Foundation is a full-time PreK-12 school offering academic programs in addition to religious education. IFS has established a name for itself in the Chicagoland community as a school that offers quality education in an Islamic environment. As a result, Muslim families from a forty square mile radius of Villa Park, who desired the Islamic Foundation experience for their children have contributed to making IFS a school serving about 650 students, one of the largest Islamic schools in North America. The school is located approximately 25 miles west of downtown Chicago in the residential suburban community in Villa Park.