activities · 9
what they do
direct service · 8
- Administer Performing Arts Scholarships Performing Arts Training ScholarshipsOffers the Emilie Lehr Legacy Scholarship to support students with financial need in pursuing performing arts training; has awarded over $10,000 to more than 30 students since 2018. Donors receive updates about scholarship recipients.
- Administers the Emilie Lehr Legacy Performing Arts Scholarship Performing Arts Training ScholarshipsOffers a performing arts scholarship in memory of Emilie Lehr, providing financial support to students with need; donors receive updates about scholarship recipients. Since 2018, over $10,000 in scholarships has been awarded to more than 30 students.
- Deliver Performing Arts Education and TrainingOperates a performing arts studio and nonprofit in Gilbert, AZ, providing training to youth and underserved students through the INSPIRE Entertainment Vocal Performance Company and other programs. Offers classes, productions such as Lion King Jr., and hosts events like Storytime Concerts at the INSPIRE Black Box Theatre.
- Organize International Service Tours International Volunteer & Humanitarian Trips to MexicoConducts annual international service tours for students and families to countries including Colombia, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Fiji, and Panama. Tours involve infrastructure projects such as building playgrounds, painting schools, delivering supplies, and post-hurricane rebuilding. Registration is online with a deposit and operates on a first-come, first-served basis each August.
- Organize International Service Tours International Volunteer & Humanitarian Trips to MexicoConducts annual service tours for students and families to countries including Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Fiji, and Panama, combining community service—such as building playgrounds, painting schools, and delivering supplies—with musical outreach. Registration is online with a deposit and operates on a first-come, first-served basis each August.
- Organizes international service and performance tours for students and families International Volunteer & Humanitarian Trips to MexicoConducts annual international service tours to countries including Colombia, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Fiji, and Panama, combining community service—such as building playgrounds, painting schools, and delivering supplies—with musical performances. Tours are offered on a first-come, first-served basis with online registration and a deposit requirement.
- Provide Performing Arts Training and EducationOperates a performing arts studio and nonprofit in Gilbert, AZ, offering training through the INSPIRE Entertainment Vocal Performance Company and youth programs that educate students about music and the arts, including productions such as Lion King Jr. and Storytime Concerts at the INSPIRE Black Box Theatre.
- Provides performing arts training through a Gilbert, AZ-based studio and youth programsOperates a nonprofit performing arts studio in Gilbert, AZ, offering training to youth and underserved students through scholarship-funded programs. The organization runs a Youth Vocal Performance Company and has presented productions such as Lion King Jr. at its Black Box Theatre.
capacity building · 1
- Build Capacity in Performing Arts OrganizationsCo-founded INSPIRE Music Service Hope and the INSPIRE Chorus (Utah chapter), and previously co-founded a theater company in Loudoun, VA, reflecting a broader capacity-building role in establishing and leading performing arts organizations.
strategies · 17
how they think
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- Arts education and personal development through performance performing_arts_educationUses professional-quality performing arts education and performance opportunities to educate youth, build life skills, and foster emotional and personal growth in participants.
- Community-driven Cost Reduction for Arts Programs parent_led_cost_reductionBy engaging parents and families through a volunteer-based organization and monthly fundraisers, the organization reduces costs for students participating in dance and vocal programs, covering expenses like competition fees, costumes, and tours.
- Digital Detox for Enhanced Engagement digital_detoxThe organization incorporates digital detox as part of its tour experience to encourage presence and deeper engagement among participants.
- Immersive, digitally detached tour experiences digital-detoxDesigns service and concert tours to include digital detox practices that promote presence, deeper engagement, and authentic connections among participants and host communities.
- Integrated Music, Service, and Hope for Empowerment music_and_service_integrationThe organization integrates music, service, and hope as fundamental tools to empower individuals, inspire action, and foster personal expression, healing, joy, and happiness through performing arts programs.
- Integrated music and service programming music-and-serviceCombines music performance with service projects during local and international tours to create meaningful community impact and foster personal growth through acts of service and artistic expression.
- Integrated music, service, and hope model music-and-serviceUses music, service, and hope as interconnected tools to empower individuals, inspire action, and create emotional and community transformation.
- Intentional engagement through digital detox digital-detoxEncourages presence, deeper connection, and immersive experience during tours by implementing digital detox practices.
- International Service and Music Tours for Community Impact international_service_toursThe organization conducts family-friendly, culturally immersive international service and concert tours that combine music performances with service projects, distributing supplies, working with local nonprofits, and organizing music exchanges to create lasting impact and bring joy to communities.
- Music as a tool for emotional healing and expression arts_as_therapyLeverages music and the arts as therapeutic tools to help individuals process emotions, experience healing, and find joy and freedom through creative self-expression.
- Performing arts access through scholarships and cost reduction scholarship-based_accessIncreases access to high-quality performing arts training for underserved youth by funding scholarships and reducing program costs through volunteer engagement, parent involvement, and fundraising initiatives.
- Performing arts as personal transformation and therapy arts_as_therapyUses music and professional-level performing arts experiences to foster personal growth, emotional healing, self-expression, and joy, functioning as a therapeutic and developmental tool.
- Scholarship-based Access to Performing Arts scholarship_based_accessThe organization utilizes donated, grant-funded, and legacy scholarships to increase access to performing arts training and engagement for underserved students and to promote intergenerational connection through music.
- Service-integrated performing arts tours service-learning_toursCombines music performance with meaningful service projects during domestic and international tours to deepen participant engagement and create lasting community impact.
- Uplifting community-centered arts programming uplifting-theater-programmingProduces positive, hope-filled theater and music experiences designed to inspire and serve the broader community, particularly in the East Valley region.
- Uplifting, community-centered arts programming uplifting-theater-programmingProduces positive, hope-centered theater and music experiences designed to engage and uplift both performers and audiences across the East Valley and beyond.
- Youth access and equity through scholarships and cost-reduction scholarship-based_accessExpands access to high-quality performing arts training for underserved youth through scholarship funding and cost-reduction strategies including volunteer labor and individual fundraising accounts.
named programs · 5
what they call their work
Emilie Lehr Legacy Scholarship
Provides financial assistance to students in need to access performing arts training at INSPIRE Entertainment
INSPIRE Chorus
Youth chorus program that performs locally and internationally, promoting musical development and community engagement
International Service & Concert Tours
Organizes annual international tours where participants deliver supplies, perform music, and complete service projects such as building playgrounds and painting schools in underserved communities
Parent Support Organization (PSO)
Volunteer-led initiative that helps reduce costs for families through fundraising to cover competition fees, costumes, camps, and tours
Youth Vocal Performance Company
Training program for youth in vocal performance and the performing arts, preparing them for public performances and tours
relationships · 7
who they work with
- Brigham Young University’s Young Ambassadors Partner — Michael Sackett, co-founder and CEO of IMSH, was on tour with them at an orphanage in Korea in 2006, which inspired the creation of IMSH.
- INSPIRE Entertainment Partner — Related for-profit entity owned by the founder of Inspire Music Service Hope Inc
- INSPIRE Entertainment Partner — Related organization through shared leadership and programming, including the Vocal Performance Company.
- INSPIRE PSO Partner — Volunteer-based organization supporting INSPIRE families by lowering program costs for dance and vocal company members.
- Instituto Guadalupano Partner — Built a playground and other school games at the institute in Boquete, Panama in 2023.
- Michael Sackett Partner — Good friend and CEO of Inspire Entertainment & INSPIRE MSH, whose mission Emilie Lehr supported.
- The Starfish Foundation Partner — Partnered with to help paint a new home and deliver food packs in the Dominican Republic in 2017.