The Islamic Education Foundation of Knoxville, Inc. (IEFK) is a non-profit tax-exempt religious organization (formed in December 1998) and incorporated in the state of Tennessee (tax ID 62-1779019) in March 1999.
Establish and operate a full-time Islamic school (Annoor Academy), and build a facility for the school and for community activities.
An elected nine-member board of directors is the governing body of the organization. The members of board of directors elect among themselves the president, the secretary and the treasurer to serve as the officers of the organization. The Board of directors meets at least once a month to review and approve all major decisions for the organization.
According to the IEFK bylaws, one third (three) members of the board of directors is elected by the parents of Annoor Academy, another third is nominated by the MCK Shura and a third is selected by the existing Board from the community at-large to ensure the needed skills on the Board. A member is elected/selected for a 3-year term. For more information on the election process please refer to IEFK Bylaws.
No. All members are volunteers
Most of the day-to-day work of IEFK are carried our by four standing committees. These are: (1) Construction Committee, (2) Fundraising Committee (3) School Operations Committee and (4) Public Relations Committee. Other temporary committees (e.g., by-laws revision, staff interview etc. are formed as needed).
Anyone interested serving on one (or more) of the IEFK committees can do so by contacting the chair for the committee. The current chairs are: Mohammad Elharithi (Construction), Abu Bakar Ahmed (Fundraising), Harith Kemp (school Operations) and Jaber Hassan (Public Relations).
Yes. Once the phase one (i.e., the classroom part) is completed, planning for phase two (i.e., community center or gym) will begin. Actually one of the walls of the Gym (which also serves as a retaining wall for the supper level road) is being built with phase one.
The options explored include: