Elev8 Arts Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on Carlton Hills Boulevard in Santee, awards memorial and opportunity-fund scholarships for arts training to students ages 5 through 18 across San Diego's East County. The foundation's Elev8 Arts Youth Choir rehearses out of the same 9225 Carlton Hills Boulevard complex that houses Santee Music Academy, concentrating music-education programming within a single campus near Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve. A dedicated Special Needs Dance Program provides free classes for children with disabilities, complementing the scholarship pipeline that evaluates applicants on leadership, work ethic, academic achievement, and potential to benefit from arts immersion. Beyond individual scholarships, the foundation supplies arts materials, in-school classes, and educational assemblies to Santee-area campuses — an institutional support role that extends the performing-arts ecosystem anchored by Expressions Dance & Movement Center on Riverview Parkway. Scholarship criteria weight leadership potential, community involvement, and academic standing equally against artistic aptitude, producing a multi-axis evaluation framework that funds disciplines spanning vocal performance, dance, visual arts, and instrumental training.