The Niagara Foundation was founded in 2004 by a group of Turkish-American businessmen and educators in order to realize the vision of their spiritual leader, Fethullah Gulen, himself a Turkish Muslim scholar and poet, as well as an educational and humanitarian activist.

The Niagara Foundation organizes forums, dinners, conferences, lectures, community service, and intercultural trips to fulfill its core values of hospitality, enrichment, and leadership.