Islamic Foundation School

Islamic Foundation School
Address
300 W. Highridge Road Villa Park, Illinois, 60181 Canada
Information
Religious affiliation(s)	Islam
Founded	1986
Oversight	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Principal	Mr. Mushtaq Ikramullah
Athletics conference	IHSA
Team name	IFS Chargers
Rival	CPSA

The Islamic Foundation School or IFS is a Preschool-12th grade school in Villa Park, Illinois. It was established in 1986, by the Islamic Foundation, Villa Park. Students are also taught about Islam in addition to academic subjects. It serves approximately 750 students.

IFS is one of the largest Islamic schools in America (in population.) Although a majority of this institution's graduates end up at Benedictine University in Lisle, many of its graduates were accepted to prestigious universities such as Stanford University, Harvard University, University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Minnesota, University of Illinois at Champaign and international colleges such as the Deccan College of Medical Sciences. Currently, the principal is Mr. Mushtaq Ikramullah.

Features

IFS provides:

• A Full time (Pre K - 12) School
• A Masjid (Mosque)
• A modern banquet hall
• A Spacious cafeteria
• An Islamic bookstore
• Sunday School
• Saturday School

History

While the eight founding families of Islamic Foundation initially congregated in 1973 and incorporated the institution in 1974, the inauguration of the Islamic Foundation activities began with the establishment of a weekend Islamic School in 1975.

By 1977, the Foundation was seemingly on track towards the establishment of their own center. With the purchase of seven acres in Elmhurst, IL announced in the February 1977 issue of The Voice of Islam, the Foundation’s monthly newsletter to its parishioners, the community was well on its way to establishing an elaborate institution which went well beyond education:

 
  The proposed center will be complete in three stages: The initial structure will encompass a prayer hall, classrooms, 
offices, reading room and a library on the first floor and a full basement for social functions and other activities. In the 
second stage, these facilities will be expanded and enlarged, the goal of Islamic Foundation in the third stage is to have a 
Muslim funeral home, radio station, elementary school, high school and recreational facilities.

The sale of the Villa Park school to Islamic Foundation was completed following the DuPage County Regional Board of School Trustees final approval rendered in October 1982.

External links

• IFS website