Inspiring Community One Space at a Time

Buzzard Point Park Cleanup!

The Foundation's first official event was a successful community cleanup day of Buzzard Point Park, in partnership with National Park Service and Earth Conservation Corps! July 26, 2025 →

Bridge Spot Work Begins

DDOT contractors are beginning work on substantial improvements to the pedestrian underpass and community plaza spaces in and around the Garfield Park Connector - also known locally as Bridge Spot. July 30, 2025 →

Event: Emblem Park Planting Day!

Exact date is still TBD, but the Parks Foundation is planning a Community Planting Day at Emblem Park (8th and Virginia Ave SE) for a Saturday morning in mid September, after construction of the park upgrades are completed. Sign up for our mailing list for details! July 30, 2025 →

Our Story

With an abundance of parks and green spaces, Capitol Riverfront offers places to gather, play, and recharge and the Foundation is committed to making the neighborhood more vibrant, resilient, and inclusive. Through investments in public realm improvements, community programming, and accessibility initiatives, we work to ensure that our parks are welcoming to all, foster environmental sustainability, and nurture a shared sense of place.

Our Mission

Your contribution helps maintain and improve these essential spaces for everyone to enjoy—now and for future generations. The Capitol Riverfront Parks Foundation is a charitable and educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the neighborhood’s parks and public spaces.

We invite you to visit our parks and celebrate with all the Capitol Riverfront parks have to offer!

Support Our Mission

The Capitol Riverfront Parks Foundation enhances, activates, and stewards the neighborhood’s parks and public spaces to foster an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable urban community. Through partnerships, programming, and investment, we create welcoming public spaces that inspire connection and community, promote well-being, and support the diverse needs of residents, workers, and visitors.

The Capitol Riverfront Parks Foundation enhances, activates, and stewards a cohesive network of world-class parks and public spaces that celebrate the area’s diverse history and promote an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable urban community.Through thoughtful programming, partnerships, and investment, the Foundation inspires connection and well-being and supports the diverse needs of residents, workers, and visitors. It also serves as a convener that unites public, private, nonprofit, and community voices to advocate for public spaces as essential to the neighborhood’s quality of life.

Our Team

Savannah Elpers
Manager of Public Realm Planning

Our Board

The Capitol Riverfront Parks Foundation, established by the Capitol Riverfront BID in 2017, serves as a philanthropic arm dedicated to advancing the BID’s mission through charitable initiatives. The Foundation’s primary goal is to enhance, support, and sustain the neighborhood’s vital parks and public spaces—strengthening the community-centered spirit that defines Capitol Riverfront.

With an abundance of parks and green spaces, Capitol Riverfront offers places to gather, play, and recharge and the Foundation is committed to making the neighborhood more vibrant, resilient, and inclusive. Through investments in public realm improvements, community programming, and accessibility initiatives, we work to ensure that our parks are welcoming to all, foster environmental sustainability, and nurture a shared sense of place.

The Capitol Riverfront Parks Foundation enhances, activates, and stewards the neighborhood’s parks and public spaces to foster an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable urban community. Through partnerships, programming, and investment, we create welcoming public spaces that inspire connection and community, promote well-being, and support the diverse needs of residents, workers, and visitors.

The Capitol Riverfront Parks Foundation enhances, activates, and stewards a cohesive network of world-class parks and public spaces that celebrate the area’s diverse history and promote an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable urban community.Through thoughtful programming, partnerships, and investment, the Foundation inspires connection and well-being and supports the diverse needs of residents, workers, and visitors. It also serves as a convener that unites public, private, nonprofit, and community voices to advocate for public spaces as essential to the neighborhood’s quality of life.

Your contribution helps maintain and improve these essential spaces for everyone to enjoy—now and for future generations. The CRPF is a charitable and educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the neighborhood’s parks and public spaces.

We invite you to visit our parks and celebrate with all the Capitol Riverfront parks have to offer!