About this site

This site gathers public information and historical governing documents of the Shia Islamic Education Center (SIEC), also known as the Dar al-Zahra Mosque and Education Center in Wildwood, Missouri. It is meant to help community members read the material in one place and share their thoughts on how the Center is governed.

• Personal information has been removed. Names of individuals, home addresses, personal emails and phone numbers, donor identities and bank account numbers do not appear. People are referred to by role, for example "Incorporator 1" or "a founding director". Redactions look like name withheld.
• Questions, not allegations. The review questions on this site are things worth asking the Center's leadership. None of them is evidence of wrongdoing; each needs the Center's own records to answer.
• Not legal advice. This is general information. Anyone considering formal action should consult a Missouri attorney.
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Information current as of October 12, 2026. Use the search box at the top to find any word across every page, or open the Contents list.

The Center and where it is

The Dar al-Zahra Mosque and Education Center stands on more than six acres in Wildwood, in west St. Louis County, roughly 20 to 25 miles west of the Gateway Arch.

Summary

SIEC is a 501(c)(3) organization at 721 Strecker Road, Wildwood, that the IRS has treated as a …

Who SIEC is

SIEC is the Shia Islamic Education Center of St. Louis, a Twelver (Jafari) Shia mosque and …

History and formation

On or before Dec 1992 Five incorporators form the Shia Islamic Education Center under Missouri's …

Corporate and tax status

The IRS classifies SIEC as a church. That matters for accountability: SIEC files no annual Form …

Activities and programs

Directories and the Center's own brochure describe a full-service mosque and education center …

Membership and governance

Under the 1992 bylaws, any Muslim aged 15 or older who accepts the Center's aims may apply to be a …

Federal law

Federal law sets the conditions for SIEC's tax exemption but gives churches lighter reporting …

Missouri law

Missouri's Nonprofit Corporation Act (RSMo Chapter 355) is where the strongest accountability tools …

Who can hold SIEC accountable

Any person Get Secretary of State filings, request the Form 1023 and determination letter, get the …

How to ask questions

Start with documents available without the Center's cooperation, then make courteous written …

What the founding documents show

Under the bylaws SIEC is a membership organization whose members elect the Board, but the Articles …

Review questions from the 1993–1996 records

The early statements add up internally but are unaudited summaries. They raise questions worth …

What the 2008–2012 records show

Building cost $950,000 for the Dar Al-Zahra Mosque and Education Center Stated mission Islamic and …

Permitted activities, renting and sect requirements

The founding documents allow SIEC to rent out its property, but only to further its aims. The one …

Open questions

The current governing "constitution" and the member vote that adopted it The Center; annual meeting …

Sources

ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: Shia Islamic Education Center Charity Navigator profile, EIN …

General discussion

Share overall thoughts, corrections or additional public information here. Each page above also has …