Pink Boots Impact Foundation

Learn more about Pink Boots Impact Foundation, its impact, and how to contribute.

Mission

Founded by Emmy-nominated producer, actor, and impact storyteller Deborah Lee Smith, the Pink Boots Impact Foundation harnesses the power of storytelling to elevate underrepresented voices, challenge societal expectations, and create a more compassionate and connected world.

With more than a decade of experience in the entertainment industry and dozens of completed projects across film, documentary, podcasting, theater, and digital media, Deborah brings an established record of transforming meaningful ideas into stories that reach audiences. Her work has screened at festivals around the world, appeared on major streaming platforms, and led to invitations to speak about independent filmmaking, producing, and storytelling for social impact.

Through multimedia campaigns, Pink Boots Impact Foundation amplifies stories of women and individuals whose experiences have too often been minimized, misunderstood, or left untold, turning those stories into meaningful conversations and positive change.

It’s simple: When women are empowered to become the heroes of their own stories, they can shape the stories that we tell for generations.

Supported Impact Ventures and Initiatives

In furtherance of its mission, Pink Boots Impact Foundation supports:

Glitterbomb

Inspired by Deborah Lee Smith’s own true-to-life miscarriage experience, the award-winning short film Glitterbomb follows a woman on the verge of a career breakthrough who begins inexplicably pouring glitter during the most important virtual job interview of her life. Through dark comedy and magical realism, the film gives physical form to an experience that is often invisible: the expectation that women continue performing professionally and personally while enduring pregnancy loss in silence.

The film’s social impact campaign seeks to encourage open and honest conversations around miscarriage, to help those impacted by pregnancy loss feel less alone, and to connect audiences with stories, support organizations, and educational resources.

Your support will help fund:

  • Community and educational film screenings
  • Facilitating conversations and panel discussions
  • Building partnerships with pregnancy loss organizations
  • Collecting and sharing personal miscarriage stories
  • Festival, community, and digital outreach
  • Education and advocacy resources

More Than You See

More Than You See is a podcast creating honest conversations about mental health, identity, creativity, grief, resilience, and the emotions and experiences people often conceal behind professional success. Hosted by Deborah Lee Smith, the podcast invites actors, filmmakers, writers, advocates, and other creative voices to move beyond traditional career interviews and discuss the experiences that have shaped who they are today.

More Than You See (now in its 7th season) is rooted in the belief that open and honest conversations can help reduce shame, build empathy, and remind listeners that they are not alone.

Your support will help fund:

  • Podcast production and editing
  • Accessibility and transcription
  • Educational content and audience resources
  • Live recordings and community conversations
  • Audience development and distribution
  • Preservation and amplification of the stories shared

Projects In Development

Pink Boots Impact Foundation supports the development, production, exhibition, and distribution of socially meaningful film, television, documentary, podcast, and digital media projects. These projects elevate overlooked perspectives, challenge limiting cultural narratives, and explore experiences that have frequently been minimized, misunderstood, or excluded from mainstream storytelling.

Pink Boots Impact Foundation has several projects in development and would be pleased to discuss future collaboration and investment opportunities.

Select Current Projects in Development:

  • New comedic feature film Trigger Shot — a woman travels across the country to freeze her eggs
  • New feature film Peggy — based on Deborah Lee Smith’s personal experience as a construction site worker in the Australian outback
  • New romantic comedy film 99 Dates — after her divorce, a woman is challenged by her rabbi to go on 99 dates with Jewish men
  • New historical narrative feature film Stelloola — based on Deborah Lee Smith’s late great-uncle Herschel, whose military plane was shot down in the skies above Italy during World War II

Contribute to Pink Boots Impact Foundation

All contributions to the 501(c)(3) nonprofit program are tax-deductible.

LOHAS provides third-party oversight to ensure that all allocations from the nonprofit align with the stated mission.

Grants or distributions accepted from:
Individuals • Corporations • Donor-Advised Funds • Foundations
Retirement Accounts • Charitable Trusts

Donate any asset with established or appraisable value, such as:
Stocks • Bonds • Real Estate • Collectibles • Art
Cryptocurrency • Privately Held Business Interests

To invest directly in a supported impact venture from your Donor-Advised Fund or Foundation, contact LOHAS for a consultation.