General Fund

Leave your legacy of ongoing charity for many generations to come for as long as our community center stands and serves. The General Fund is dedicated to any aspect that is urgently needed within any of the endowment sub-campaigns described below.

Programs

This fund will support the enhancement of MET’s current program line-up including annual conferences, panel discussions, workshops, pertaining to addressing contemporary topics of interest to our community, both Muslim and non-Muslim alike. It also covers expenses associated with our Speakers Bureau in which we reply to invitations from the community at large, governmental agencies, K-12 schools, colleges, libraries, churches, synagogues, etc. with regards to Islamic faith and culture lectures, cultural competence training, and Islamophobia workshops. Programs also include interfaith and intra-faith programs that celebrate our diversity and help build bridges of compassion and understanding among our community members in the greater Portland metro area. Additionally, youth leadership and recreational programs under the umbrella of Oregon Muslim Youth (OMY) are an integral part of the funding goals for this component of MET’s Endowment Fund.

Operations

This fund is designated to covering operating expenses pertaining to annual maintenance and security needs of the MET Community and Educational Center including building improvements and safety enhancements campus-wide, for Masjid Lady Khadijah, the Wudu/Ablution area, our technology and science facilities, our community library, our classrooms, our art studio in addition to our swimming pool, gym equipment, outside courtyard, landscaping, and outdoor play structures.

Scholarship

This fund is designated to supporting the education of K-12 students within the Islamic School of MET (grades PK-5) and Oregon Islamic Academy (grades 6-12), as well as the education of college students who are studying towards attaining their undergraduate or graduate degrees at their college of choice. Scholarships for ISMET/OIA students cover school supplies, lunches, textbooks, testing fees, uniforms, and other extracurricular and facility use expenses. MET students and families come from over 40 different ethnic backgrounds with more than 50 different languages spoken at home.

Staff Benefits

This fund is dedicated to enhancing the pay and training of our hard-working, well-committed teachers and staff members, in the form of professional development opportunities, decent pay raises each year, annual bonuses, and increased benefits including health insurance and retirement savings. This fund is dedicated to retain and hire the best teachers and staff members who believe in the vision of MET and their role within this organization as educators, healers, and unifiers of our community, and adequately train them in keeping with latest educational research trends and accreditation standards.

Your gift of endowment shares is one that multiplies and keeps on giving and reaping reward in this life and in the next. Choose from 4 different types of symbolic shares to establish a living legacy in honor of yourself or in memory of parents, spouses, children, siblings, and your loved ones.