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The DowntownDC Foundation is the 501c3 charitable organization of DowntownDC

10/02/2026

🥂 The 2026 Toast to DowntownDC was an amazing night of celebration. Congratulations again to our Impact Award winners!! Relive the evening by visiting our 📷 photo gallery https://downtowndc.pic-time.com/UHshtvzSjhzle and don’t forget to tag us DowntownDC Foundation when you share your favorite moments!

Whether you are inspired by our Welcome Home Kits, excited about world-class outdoor sculpture in DowntownDC BID or energized by our work with the National Mall & Memorial Parks to reimagine our local pocket parks 🌳, your support can help turn these ideas into lasting impact.

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today at https://secure.givelively.org/donate/downtowndc-foundation/toast-to-downtowndc-2026. Every gift 🎁 at every level, helps us create a more vibrant, welcoming, and connected !

09/25/2026

DowntownDC leaders, partners, and champions came together Wednesday night for our annual 𝑻𝒐𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑫𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏𝑫𝑪 celebration at the DC Public Library 🥂

Check out some of our favorite photos from the evening. 📸 📸

We were proud to recognize the 2026 DowntownDC Foundation Impact Award Honorees:

🌟 Dr. Kevin Griess, Superintendent of the National and Memorial Parks, National Park Service National Mall & Memorial Parks

🌟 Susan Fisher Sterling, Alice West Director, National Museum of Women in the Arts National Museum of Women in the Arts

🌟 Ann B. Friedman, Founder & CEO, Planet Word Planet Word

🌟 Amazon (accepted by Patrick Phillippi Patrick Phillippi)

Together, we celebrated the power of partnership and the transformative impact that is possible when businesses, nonprofits, cultural institutions, government, and community leaders work together to support DowntownDC. 🌆

Thank you to everyone who joined us and continues to support the DowntownDC Foundation. When we work together to reach a common goal, there is so much to celebrate! 💙

06/24/2026

The DowntownDC Foundation was honored to host a VIP reception for 𝘉𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘗𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘦𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 and hear from jorie.graham, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, the co-director of Fondazione Progetti Beverly Pepper, and Beverly Pepper’s daughter.

📸 Check out some of our fave photos from the event Estuary at Conrad Washington DC overlooking the exhibition!

Visit New York Avenue between 9th and 13th streets NW to see the sculptures for yourself and create your own walking tour with our wayfinding signage. The Foundation is honored support this exhibition and this new, expanded art corridor in the heart of the District!

Thanks to our partners and supporters for making this event and exhibition possible! National Museum of Women in the Arts, DowntownDC BID, Mayor Muriel Bowser, District Department of Transportation (D.C. Department of Transportation), DC Office of Planning (DC Office of Planning), CityCenterDC, Hines, James Barron Art, Dale Lanzone, Emily Blumenfeld, Via Partnership, and so many others help make this possible.

06/10/2026

🌠 Have you noticed something exciting in New York Avenue??? Installation is nearly complete for the “Beverly Pepper: Ten Monumental Sculptures” exhibition and you’re invited!!

🌠 Join us next Thursday, June 18 at 11am for the official ribbon cutting event unveiling this public art exhibition and RSVP at DowntownDC.org.

🌠 The is a proud support of this project and its continuation into the future. This exhibition is a partnership between , Beverly Pepper Studios, and and the first ever expanded exhibition was made possible by the DC Council and .

06/04/2026

Consistency makes the difference—and has shown up for our DC community again and again.

For years, the team at Planet Word Museum has supported our work supporting individual experiencing homelessness in so many meaningful ways: contributing financially, organizing book and board game drives, and volunteering at the Downtown Day Services Center.

Whether assisting with lunch service or partnering with us to host events in Franklin Park, their team brings care, professionalism, and genuine connection to everything they do. Their continued presence helps ensure our guests receive reliable, respectful support every day.

This kind of long-term commitment strengthens the foundation of our work, and we’re deeply grateful for their partnership and generosity.

Interested in volunteering with your team? We offer weekday service opportunities, holiday events, kit packing, and more.

📧 Email [email protected] to get involved.

05/11/2026

📘 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐃𝐂 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐘𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭

The DowntownDC Foundation is the only hyper‑local nonprofit exclusively dedicated to Downtown DC, and our FY25 Impact Report shows what that focus makes possible.

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓, 𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒄 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅:

🏠 Homeless services and housing transitions
🌳 Downtown DC parks and public spaces
🎉 Free Downtown DC events for residents, workers, and visitors

🥗 Life-saving daily services at the Downtown Day Services Center

👉 Read the full report: https://bit.ly/ImpactReport-FY25

05/08/2026

We were proud to be highlighted at the 2026 State of Downtown Forum, where leaders from across the public, private, and community sectors came together at to explore what’s shaping Downtown DC’s future.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Foundation table to check out our Welcome Home Kit display, engaged with our team, and took time to learn more about our work supporting homeless services, parks and public spaces and events and programming in our community.

📘 We also provided guests with a sneak preview of our own FY25 Impact Report being released next week! Stay tuned!

05/01/2026

🌸 We’re reflecting on a Cherry Blossom season full of FUN across Downtown DC.

This year, the DowntownDC Foundation, in partnership with DowntownDC, supported events and activations throughout Downtown DC like Jazz & Blossoms, a premier National Cherry Blossom Festival event, and GoGo & Sakura at Anthem Row, helping residents and visitors experience the season beyond the Tidal Basin.

Through philanthropic support, we helped fund printed visitor maps and materials that made it easier for people to navigate events, discover public spaces, and explore everything happening in our neighborhood this Spring.

Interested in supporting future printed materials — like maps, guides, event giveaways and keepsakes — that reach thousands of people in the heart of the city?

📧 Email mailto:[email protected] to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

Address

1275 K Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington D.C., DC
20005

Telephone

+12026383232

Website

https://downtowndcfoundation.org/

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