History

Islamic Services Foundation (ISF) is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization established and registered in the State of Texas since 1989.

In 1988, a group of dedicated Muslim parents founded the ISF in the Dallas metropolitan area for the purpose of establishing an educational institution conducive to an Islamic learning environment. The initial plan was to start with kindergarten and first grade levels and to add one higher grade level every year.

1990
First property purchased at Polk St.
  • Area: 2,000 SF
  • Cost: US $190,000
1993
Current land purchased
  • Area: 9.6 Acres
  • Cost: US $455,000
1997
Phase one 2 story built
  • Area: 28,600 SF
  • US $2,650,000
1999
Playground built
  • Area: 28,600 SF
  • US $350,0000
2003
Adjacent building purchased for ECE
  • Area: 24,917 SF
  • US $1,500,000
2005
Soccer field and site improvements
  • Area: 53,700 SF
  • US $48,955
2006
ECE building renovated
  • Area: 24,917 SF
  • US $685,936
2006
BHA received academic accreditation from SACS CASI
2019
Accomplishments by 2019

BHA 2nd Phase Completed

  • 8 Classrooms
  • College Science Labs
  • BHA Gym Floor
  • BHA Gym Bleachers
  • BHA Soccer Field Lights
  • BHA Soccer Field Score Boards
  • Renovation of ECE Musallah into Multipurpose Hall

Today, Brighter Horizons Academy (BHA) is the first full-time Islamic college preparatory academy in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. It is also the largest in Texas and the southern United States. Since its inception, the Academy has grown from 10 students in 1989 to over 900 in the 2010-2011 academic year, ranging from PK to grade 12. Eight senior classes have graduated as of 2010. Since then, ISF has added other projects including: Muslim Yellow Pages, My Islamic Books, and The Quranic Institute.