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Union Pacific Foundation Grants $1,190,500 to 141 Texas Nonprofit Organizations
Houston, Texas, May 2, 2017
The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $1,190,500 in 2017 to 141 Texas 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 |
| Abilene | Abilene Arts Alliance |
| Alpine | Alpine Public Library Association Of Alpine Brewster County Texas |
| Alpine | Historic Alpine Inc |
| Alpine | Keep Alpine Beautiful |
| Alvarado | Blue Water Oaks Volunteer Fire Department |
| Angleton | Stephen F Austin Five Hundred |
| Arlington | Arlington Public Library Foundation |
| Austin | Friends Of The Colorado River Foundation Inc |
| Austin | Keep Austin Beautiful Inc |
| Austin | Keep Texas Beautiful Inc |
| Austin | Texas Casa Inc |
| Bay City | Matagorda County Hospital District |
| Beaumont | Art Museum Of Southeast Texas |
| Beaumont | Baptist Hospitals Of Southeast Texas Foundation |
| Big Sandy | Big Sandy Museum Inc |
| Big Spring | Big Spring Main Street Inc |
| Big Spring | City of Big Spring |
| Brackettville | Kinney County Courthouse |
| Bremond | Friends Of The Bremond Public Library |
| Brownsville | United Way of Southern Cameron County |
| Bryan | Brazos Valley Symphony Society |
| Burleson | Johnson County Crime Stoppers |
| Conroe | Montgomery County Food Bank Inc |
| Corpus Christi | GROW Local South Texas |
| Corpus Christi | South Texas Public Broadcasting System |
| Corpus Christi | Texas State Aquarium Association |
| Corpus Christi | United Way of the Coastal Bend |
| Crosby | East Harris County Empowerment Council |
| Deanville | Deanville Heritage Foundation |
| Del Rio | Del Rio & Val Verde County United Way |
| Del Rio | Whitehead Memorial Museum |
| Denison | City of Denison |
| Denton | Explorium Denton |
| Denton | Keep Denton Beautiful |
| Denton | University of North Texas Libraries |
| Eagle Pass | Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Incorporated |
| Eagle Pass | Southwest Texas Junior College |
| Eagle Pass | United Medical Centers |
| Edgewood | The Heritage Park Museum Of East Texas |
| El Paso | Boys & Girls Clubs Of El Paso |
| El Paso | El Paso Community Foundation |
| El Paso | El Paso Public Television Foundation Inc |
| El Paso | El Paso Zoological Society |
| El Paso | Junior Achievement USA |
| El Paso | Medical Center of the Americas Foundation |
| El Paso | Texas Trost Society |
| El Paso | United Way of El Paso County |
| Fort Worth | Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail Inc |
| Fort Worth | Tarrant County Black Historical And Genealogical Society Inc |
| Fort Worth | Tarrant County College Foundation |
| Fort Worth | Van Cliburn Foundation Inc |
| Franklin | Robertson County Library Association |
| Freeport | Boys & Girls Club of Brazoria County |
| Freeport | Freeport Historical Museum Foundation |
| Giddings | South Lee County Volunteer Fire Department Inc |
| Giddings | Texas Wendish Heritage Society Inc |
| Grand Saline | Grand Saline Salt Museum Association |
| Hearne | Roll Call-Friends Of Camp Hearne |
| Hearne | Smith-Welch Memorial Library |
| Hockley | Boys And Girls Country Of Houston Inc |
| Houston | Alley Theatre |
| Houston | Avenue Community Development Corporation |
| Houston | Boys And Girls Clubs Of Greater Houston Inc |
| Houston | Brentwood Economic Community Development Corp |
| Houston | Buffalo Bayou Partnership |
| Houston | Casa De Esperanza De Los Ninos Incorporated |
| Houston | Children’s Museum Inc |
| Houston | Contemporary Arts Museum Houston |
| Houston | Crime Stoppers Of Houston Inc |
| Houston | Discovery Green Conservancy |
| Houston | El Centro De Corazon |
| Houston | Girl Scouts Of San Jacinto Council |
| Houston | Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition |
| Houston | Holocaust Museum Houston |
| Houston | Houston Grand Opera Association Inc |
| Houston | Houston Museum Of Natural Science |
| Houston | Junior Achievement Of Southeast Texas Inc |
| Houston | Katy Prairie Conservancy |
| Houston | Memorial Hermann Foundation |
| Houston | Northwest Assistance Ministries |
| Houston | Spring Branch Community Health Center |
| Houston | Student Conservation Association Inc |
| Houston | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| Houston | Trees For Houston |
| Houston | University Of Houston Foundation |
| Jefferson | Jefferson Historical Society & Museum |
| Kingsbury | Habitable Spaces |
| Kingsville | City of Kingsville |
| Kirby | City of Kirby |
| La Grange | Texans In War Museum Association, DBA Texas Heroes Museum |
| La Porte | San Jacinto Museum Of History Association |
| Lake Jackson | Junior Achievement Of Brazoria County Inc |
| Laredo | Boys And Girls Club Of Laredo Inc |
| Laredo | Laredo Crime Stoppers |
| Laredo | South Texas Food Bank |
| Laredo | United Way of Laredo Inc |
| Magnolia | Magnolia Historical Society Inc |
| Marathon | Marathon Public Library |
| Marlin | Marlin Public Library |
| Marshall | Marshall Depot Inc |
| Maxwell | National Hispanic Institute Inc |
| Midland | Crime Stoppers Of Midland Inc |
| Midland | Keep Midland Beautiful Inc |
| Midland | Midland County Public Library Foundation |
| Mineola | Mineola Texas Economic Development Corporation |
| Morgan's Point | City of Morgan's Point |
| New Braunfels | Connections Individual And Family Services Inc |
| Odem | Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program |
| Odessa | West Texas Food Bank |
| Orange | Greater Orange Area Literacy Services |
| Orange | Jackson Community Center |
| Palestine | Palestine United Way |
| Richmond | Attack Poverty |
| Rosenberg | Rosenberg Railroad Museum Inc |
| Round Rock | Sam Bass Theatre Association Inc |
| San Antonio | Alamo Public Telecommunications Council |
| San Antonio | Bexar County Performing Arts Center Foundation dba Tobin Center for the Performing Arts |
| San Antonio | Child Advocates San Antonio |
| San Antonio | City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation |
| San Antonio | Free Trade Alliance Education Foundation |
| San Antonio | Girls Incorporated Of San Antonio |
| San Antonio | Hemisfair Conservancy |
| San Antonio | Hidalgo Foundation Of Bexar County Inc |
| San Antonio | Hispanic Leadership Development Foundation |
| San Antonio | San Antonio For Growth On The Eastside Inc |
| San Antonio | Southwest School Of Art & Craft |
| San Antonio | St Mary’s University Of San Antonio |
| San Antonio | Texas Transportation Museum Inc |
| San Antonio | United Way Of San Antonio & Bexar County |
| San Antonio | Urban-15 Group |
| San Marcos | City of San Marcos Parks and Recreation Department |
| Schulenburg | Schulenburg Historical Museum |
| Seguin | Seguin-Guadalupe County Public Library |
| Smithville | City of Smithville: Parks and Recreation Department |
| Smithville | The Friends Of The Library Smithville Texas |
| Stafford | Fort Bend Regional Council On Substance Abuse Inc |
| Stratford | Sherman County Older Texans |
| Taylor | City of Taylor - Parks and Recreation |
| Texarkana | City of Texarkana |
| Texarkana | Main Street Texarkana |
| Waxahachie | Keep Waxahachie Beautiful |
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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