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Union Pacific Foundation Grants $225,000 to 36 Louisiana Nonprofit Organizations

Spring, Texas, May 9, 2016

The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $225,000 in 2016 to 36 Louisiana 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
AlexandriaCentral Louisiana Arts And Healthcare Inc
AlexandriaUnited Way of Central Louisiana
BaratariaFriends Of Jefferson The Beautiful Inc
BastropMorehouse Beautification Inc
Baton RougeBaton Rouge Concert Band
Baton RougeDouglas Manship Sr Theater Complexholding Inc
Baton RougeFoundation For Historical Louisiana Inc
Baton RougeKnock Knock Children's Museum (KKCM)
CrowleyInternational Rice Festival Association
DeQuincyDequincy Railroad Museum
DeQuincyDequincy Town Hall Museum
Grosse TeteVillage of Grosse Tete
Lake CharlesArts And Humanities Council Of Southwest Louisiana Inc
Lake CharlesImperial Calcasieu Museum Inc
Lake CharlesMc Neese State University Foundation
Lake CharlesSouthwest Louisiana Alliance Foundation Inc
Lake CharlesUnited Way of Southwest Louisiana
LulingSt Charles Humane Society
MaringouinTown of Maringouin
MonroeUnited Way of Northeast Louisiana
NatchitochesCity of Natchitoches
New OrleansLouisiana Endowment For The Humanities
New OrleansThe Tennessee Williams-New Orleans Literary Festival Inc
New OrleansTipitinas Foundation Inc
New RoadsArts Council Of Pointe Coupee
New RoadsCapital Area Agency On Aging District Ii
New RoadsCity of New Roads Louisiana
OllaThe Centennial Culture Center Inc
OpelousasCity of Opelousas Tourism Department
PlaquemineFriends Of St Paul Church Inc
Port AllenWest Baton Rouge Historical Association
ShreveportMcNeill Street Pumping Station Preservation Society
ShreveportRed River Valley Historical Railroad Society
ShreveportShreveport Regional Arts Council
ShreveportThe Strand Theatre Of Shreveport Corporation
ShreveportUnited Way of Northwest Louisiana

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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