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Union Pacific Foundation Grants $137,750 to 31 Arkansas Nonprofit Organizations
Spring, Texas, May 9, 2016
The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $137,750 in 2016 to 31 Arkansas nonprofit organizations.
"These organizations provide meaningful services that positively impact lives," said Scott Moore, Union Pacific senior vice president of Corporate Relations and Union Pacific Foundation president. "An integral part of Union Pacific's success is the work we do to enhance quality of life in the communities where our employees live and work."
Union Pacific assists nonprofits in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more than 55 years, the Union Pacific Foundation has upheld the tradition of helping nonprofits build their capacity by supporting new or existing community, cultural, and health and human services initiatives.
2016 Grants | |
City | Recipient |
Camden | Ouachita Area United Fund |
Conway | Arkansas Educational Telecommunications Network |
Conway | Boys And Girls Club Of Faulkner County Arkansas Inc |
Conway | United Way of Central Arkansas |
Fort Smith | United Way of Fort Smith Area, Inc. |
Gurdon | The City of Gurdon |
Jonesboro | Food Bank Of Northeast Arkansas |
Jonesboro | United Way of Northeast Arkansas |
Little Rock | American Heart Association Inc |
Little Rock | Arkansas Arts Center Foundation |
Little Rock | Arkansas Food Bank |
Little Rock | Carti Foundation Inc |
Magnolia | Columbia County Senior Meal Services Inc |
Marion | People For Animal Welfare Society Inc |
McGehee | Boys And Girls Club Of McGehee Arkansas Inc |
Morrilton | Petit Jean Youth Foundation Inc |
North Little Rock | Fordyce Area United Way |
North Little Rock | Heart of Arkansas United Way |
North Little Rock | United Way of Clark County |
North Little Rock | United Way of Drew County |
North Little Rock | United Way of Hot Spring County |
Ozark | City of Ozark, Area Depot Museum |
Pine Bluff | Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society Inc |
Pine Bluff | The Salvation Army |
Pine Bluff | Topps-Targeting Our Peoples Priorities With Service |
Pine Bluff | United Way of Southeast Arkansas |
Russellville | Main Street Russellville |
Searcy | United Way of White County |
Searcy | White County Historical Society Inc |
Texarkana | City of Texarkana, Arkansas |
West Memphis | West Memphis Boys Club Inc |
ABOUT THE UNION PACIFIC FOUNDATION
The Union Pacific Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of Union Pacific Corporation. The Foundation has distributed funds since 1959 to qualified organizations in communities served by Union Pacific. The Foundation is not endowed, but is funded each year from the operating profits of Union Pacific Corporation.
ABOUT UNION PACIFIC
Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP). One of America's most recognized companies, Union Pacific Railroad connects 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country by rail, providing a critical link in the global supply chain. From 2006-2015, Union Pacific invested approximately $33 billion in its network and operations to support America's transportation infrastructure. The railroad's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Coal, Industrial Products and Intermodal. Union Pacific serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers, operates from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways. Union Pacific provides value to its roughly 10,000 customers by delivering products in a safe, reliable, fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible manner.
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