The Al Noor Foundation is a charitable non-governmental organization founded by Dr. Akef El Maghraby. The foundation is registered in Egypt as in accordance with the formal Egyptian Law for NGO’s under registration No. 214A for the year 1999. The Al Noor Foundation has strong collaboration with a number of international organizations working in the field of prevention of blindness. This collaboration enables shared experiences in the field and skills updating in modern strategies and methodologies.

Mission 
Al-Noor Foundation exists to provide an Islamic environment for worship, education and community service. The organization was founded to promote:

The obedience of Allah (SWT) by following the Qur’an and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Knowledge and understanding of Islam by continuously providing high-quality educational and community services
Social cooperation and support by strengthening the bond between community members


Official Registration
Al-Noor Foundation is a nonprofit, community-funded organization that is incorporated with the state of California under Corporate No. 2228513. In addition, they are a tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) religious organization with Federal Tax ID No. 33-0908089. They were established in year 2000 as Masjid Al-Noor in Fountain Valley, California.