Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts Education, Education, Mental Health, Performing Arts Schools, Secondary & High Schools, Substance Abuse Prevention

Mission: MUSICMAKESMUSIC is dedicated to inspiring and empowering teens to become involved with music, continue their education, and live a drug-free life.

Results: MUSICMAKESMUSIC is a Non-Profit 501(c)3 Organization based in Salt Lake City, UT. Our goal is to Motivate, Educate, and Inspire the next generation to get involved with music and the arts, be DRUG-FREE, and to encourage each student to earn a COLLEGE degree! We do this by TOURING to schools across the United States/Canada with the band GOING SECOND. We bring a concert to the schools with a positive message, and to speak to students one-on-one! Our assemblies involve the choir, orchestra, and band of each school to join us during the concert and the results we've seen from our program are astonishing. Music is a strong motivational tool that moves people toward positive change. Our programs help more than 100,000 teens across the nation annually.

Target demographics: Teenagers in middle and high schools, particularly those in underserved communities.

Direct beneficiaries per year: Tens of thousands of young people across the country

Geographic areas served: Middle and High Schools in Utah and across the United States

Programs: Two Day School Programs; warehouse and community events; social media resources for teens