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Union Pacific Foundation Grants $2,260,000 to 75 Nebraska Nonprofit Organizations
Omaha, Neb., May 2, 2017
The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $2,260,000 in 2017 to 75 Nebraska nonprofit organizations.
“We are proud to support organizations that work to ensure safe, vibrant and prosperous communities,” said Scott Moore, Union Pacific senior vice president of Corporate Relations and the Union Pacific Foundation president. “Union Pacific’s Building America mission extends beyond our railroad network and into enhancing quality of life in the communities we serve – which we achieve in part through our Foundation giving.”
Union Pacific assists nonprofits in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, 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. The Foundation underwent a strategic review in 2017-2018 and will continue its giving efforts with adjustments to funding priorities, application and schedule for the 2018 grant year. The next application period will open in April 2018, with grants awarded in September 2018. Interested organizations are encouraged to visit the UP Foundation website throughout the summer for official updates.
| 2017 Grants | |
| City | Recipient |
| Ashland | Strategic Air And Space Museum |
| Belvidere | Village of Belvidere |
| Big Springs | Village of Big Springs |
| Carleton | Carleton Playground Project |
| Central City | Merrick County Youth Council |
| Central City | State Theater Foundation Inc |
| Columbus | Arc Of Platte County Inc |
| Columbus | Center For Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Survivors Inc |
| Columbus | Columbus Area Arts Council |
| Columbus | Columbus Area United Way Inc |
| Columbus | Columbus Library Foundation |
| Cozad | Cozad United Way Inc |
| Fairbury | Bonham Theatre Project |
| Falls City | The City of Falls City |
| Fremont | Fremont Area United Way |
| Fremont | Rebuilding Together Greater Fremont Area Inc |
| Gering | Casa Of Scotts Bluff County |
| Gothenburg | Gothenburg Memorial Hospital Foundation |
| Grand Island | City of Grand Island Community Youth Council |
| Grand Island | Heartland United Way Inc |
| Grand Island | Junior Achievement Of Lincoln Inc |
| Grand Island | Multicultural Coalition |
| Grand Island | Stuhr Museum Foundation |
| Gretna | Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy Inc |
| Hastings | Hastings Literacy Program Inc |
| Hastings | United Way of South Central Nebraska, Inc. |
| Hastings | Young Women’s Christian Association Of Adams County Nebraska |
| Holdrege | Young Men’s Christian Association Of The Prairie |
| Kearney | Buffalo County Community Health Partners Inc |
| Kearney | Kearney Area Children’s Museum |
| Kearney | Kearney Family Young Men’s Christian Association |
| Kearney | Robert M Merryman Performing Arts Center |
| Kearney | United Way of the Kearney Area |
| Kimball | Friends of the Goodhand |
| Lewellen | Volunteers Of America Inc |
| Lexington | Central Nebraska Human Trafficking And Immigration Outreach |
| Lexington | Lexington United Way |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Children’s Museum |
| Lincoln | Nebraska Appleseed Center For Law In The Public Interest Inc |
| Lincoln | Teammates Mentoring Program |
| Nebraska City | Kregel Windmill Factory Museum |
| North Platte | Creativity Unlimited Arts Council |
| North Platte | Great Plains Health Care Foundation |
| North Platte | Mid-Plains United Way Inc |
| North Platte | North Platte Area Children’s Museum |
| North Platte | Rape Domestic Abuse Program Of North Platte Inc |
| Ogallala | Sandhills Crisis Intervention Program Inc |
| Omaha | Donors Trust |
| Omaha | Ballet Nebraska |
| Omaha | Big Brothers Big Sisters Of The Midlands |
| Omaha | Boy Scouts of America, Mid-America Council |
| Omaha | City Of Omaha Public Library Foundation |
| Omaha | College Possible |
| Omaha | Completely Kids |
| Omaha | Film Streams |
| Omaha | Hear Nebraska Inc |
| Omaha | Heartland Family Service |
| Omaha | Joslyn Art Museum |
| Omaha | Junior Achievement Of The Midlands Inc |
| Omaha | Kids Can Community Center |
| Omaha | Lutheran Family Services Of NE Inc |
| Omaha | Nebraska Shakespeare Festival Inc |
| Omaha | Omaha Academy Of Ballet |
| Omaha | Omaha Street School Inc |
| Omaha | Omaha Symphony Association |
| Omaha | Opera/Omaha Inc |
| Omaha | University Of Nebraska Foundation |
| Omaha | Creighton University |
| Omaha | Salvation Army Western Division |
| Omaha | United Way of the Midlands |
| Plymouth | Plymouth Improvement Association Inc |
| Scottsbluff | Speak Out |
| Scottsbluff | United Way of Western Nebraska |
| Scottsbluff | Western Nebraska Community College Foundation |
| Sidney | Cheyenne County Casa |
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 2007-2016, Union Pacific invested approximately $34 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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