The LIFT Fund - Ladies in Formation, Together! - was inspired by DreamFest 2017, which featured a free movie screening of Hidden Figures and an afternoon with local role models from science, business, and goverment. Irene Miller, the DreamFest 2017 organizer and former employee of Centre Foundation, began the LIFT Fund in an effort to support more inspirational projects within the community. As a donor-advised fund, the recipient organizations may change each year depending on where the donor-advisors see the greatest need.