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Union Pacific Foundation Grants $280,000 to 40 Iowa Nonprofit Organizations
Omaha, Neb., May 9, 2016
The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $280,000 in 2016 to 40 Iowa 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 |
| Boone | Boone County Prevention And Community Services |
| Boone | United Way of Boone County |
| Cambridge | City of Cambridge, Iowa |
| Carroll | St Anthony Regional Hospital And Nursing Home |
| Carroll | United Way Of Carroll Iowa |
| Cedar Rapids | Junior League Of Cedar Rapids Inc |
| Cedar Rapids | Tanager Place |
| Cedar Rapids | United Way of East Central Iowa |
| Clarence | Friends Of Edna Zybell Memorial Library |
| Clarion | Wright County Historical Preservation |
| Clinton | Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Clinton Iowa Inc |
| Clinton | Clinton Substance Abuse Council Inc |
| Clinton | Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Inc |
| Clinton | United Way of Clinton County |
| Clinton | Young Women’s Christian Association |
| Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs Senior Citizens Center |
| Council Bluffs | Micah House Corporation |
| Dakota City | Humboldt County, Iowa, Board of Supervisors |
| Des Moines | Des Moines Area Religious Council |
| Des Moines | Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates |
| Des Moines | Salisbury House Foundation |
| Des Moines | Science Center Of Iowa |
| Des Moines | Youth Emergency Services & Shelter Of Iowa |
| Fort Dodge | Society For Preservation & Encourmt Of Barbershop Quartet Singing America |
| Fort Dodge | United Way And Community Foundation Of Greater Fort Dodge |
| Grand Junction | City Of Grand Junction, Iowa |
| Iowa Falls | Hansen Family Hospital Foundation |
| Marshalltown | Heart Of Iowa Big Brothers-Big Sisters |
| Marshalltown | Marshalltown Area United Way |
| Mason City | Mason City Public Library |
| Mason City | North Iowa Band Festival Foundation |
| Mason City | United Way of North Central Iowa |
| Missouri Valley | Crossroads Of Western Iowa Inc |
| Sioux City | Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Siouxland |
| Sioux City | Goodwill Of The Great Plains |
| Sioux City | United Way of Siouxland |
| Sioux City | Woodbury County Agricultural Extension District |
| Urbandale | Living History Farms Foundation |
| Woodbine | City of Woodbine/Design Committee |
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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