Concerned neighbors, community leaders and descendents of Colonel Albert Pope joined together to form the Pope Hartford Designated Fund in 2002 to stop the decline in Hartford ’s historic Pope Park.

The Designated Fund serves as the fundraising arm for Pope Park and supports its revitalization through implementing capital improvements within or related to the park.

Since 2005, PHDF has raised over $4.2 million in public and private funding and completed three phases of park restoration. A seven member Board of Directors represents neighborhood residents and the Pope family.