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Union Pacific Foundation Grants $1.13 Million to 156 California Nonprofit Organizations
Roseville, Calif., May 9, 2016
The Union Pacific Foundation is granting more than $1.13 million in 2016 to 156 California 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 |
Alhambra | Northeast Community Clinic |
Anaheim | Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center Inc |
Auburn | Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center Incorporated |
Auburn | Boys & Girls Club Of Placer County |
Bakersfield | Bakersfield Foundation |
Bakersfield | San Joaquin Community Hospital Corporation |
Baldwin Park | Boys Club Of Baldwin Park |
Banning | Banning Science And Technology Center Inc |
Benicia | Arts Benicia Inc |
Benicia | Benicia Community Action Council |
Benicia | Voices Of Eve N Angels |
Brawley | Clinicas De Salud Del Pueblo Inc |
Buena Park | Boys Club Of Buena Park |
Burbank | Kids Community Clinic Of Burbank |
California City | Bags4Kids Foundation |
Camarillo | Camarillo Hospice Corp |
Carson | International Trade Education Programs Inc |
Chico | Boys And Girls Clubs Of The North Valley |
CHICO | Handi Riders |
Chico | Independent Living Services Of Northern California Inc |
Claremont | Crossroads Incorporated |
Claremont | Foothill Aids Project |
Claremont | Shoes That Fit |
Coachella | Hidden Harvest Corporation |
Coachella | Riverside County Latino Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services |
Colfax | Friends Of The Colfax Library |
Colfax | Placer-Sierra Railroad Heritage Society |
Colton | Child Advocates Of San Bernardino County |
Davis | Yolo Crisis Nursery Inc |
Desert Hot Springs | Soroptimist House Of Hope Inc |
Dunsmuir | Dunsmuir Botanical Garden |
Dunsmuir | Friends Of The Dunsmuir Library |
Fontana | Volunteers For Veterans Foundation |
Fresno | Court Appointed Special Advocates Of Fresno And Madera Counties |
Fresno | Fresno Rescue Mission |
Fullerton | Young Women’s Christian Association Of North Orange County |
Galt | True North Project |
Garden Grove | Thomas House Temporary Shelter |
Granada Hills | Centro Latino For Literacy |
Grover Beach | 5Cities Homeless Coalition |
Hacienda Heights | Youth Science Center |
Hayward | Be A Mentor Inc |
Imperial | Burn Institute |
Lincoln | Vine Life Ministries Inc DBA The Salt Mine (TSM) |
Lincoln | Wildlife Heritage Foundation |
Long Beach | Aquarium Of The Pacific |
Long Beach | Assistance League Of Long Beach |
Long Beach | Boys And Girls Clubs Of Long Beach |
Long Beach | Centro C H A Inc |
Long Beach | Children Today |
Long Beach | International City Theatre |
Long Beach | Interval House |
Long Beach | Museum Of Latin America Art |
Long Beach | Ronald McDonald House Charities Of Southern California |
Loomis | First United Methodist Church Of Loomis |
Loomis | Take Note Troupe Inc |
Los Angeles | Alzheimer's Greater Los Angeles |
Los Angeles | Asian Pacific Health Care Venture Inc |
Los Angeles | Boy Scouts Of America |
Los Angeles | Downtown Women’s Center |
Los Angeles | East Los Angeles Boys And Girls Club |
Los Angeles | Los Angeles Regional Food Bank |
Los Angeles | Ltsc Community Development Corporation |
Los Angeles | Midnight Mission |
Los Angeles | Military Women In Need |
Los Angeles | Mujeres De La Tierra |
Los Angeles | National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Southern California & Nevada Chapter |
Los Angeles | Neighborhood Music School Association |
Los Angeles | Piece By Piece |
Los Angeles | St Anne’s Maternity Home |
Los Angeles | St Francis Center |
Los Angeles | Universal Community Health Center |
Manteca | Boys And Girls Club Of Manteca |
Montebello | Beverly Hospital Foundation |
Montebello | Young Men’s Christian Association Of Metropolitan Los Angeles |
Monterey | Independent Transportation Network Monterey County |
Monterey Park | Boys & Girls Club Of West San Gabriel Valley |
Moreno Valley | Community Health Systems Inc |
Morro Bay | Morro Bay Community Foundation Inc |
Mount Shasta | Friends Of The Mt Shasta Branch Library Inc |
Oakland | La Clinica De La Raza Inc |
Oakland | Oakland Public Library |
Oakland | The Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc |
Palmdale | Jacob Hefter Foundation |
Pasadena | Alisa Ann Ruch California Burn Foundation |
Pismo Beach | Children’s Resource Network Of The Central Coast |
Pomona | Inland Valley Council Of Churches |
Portola | Feather River Rail Society |
Red Bluff | Sacramento River Discovery Center Inc |
Redding | Shasta Women’s Refuge |
Redlands | Boys & Girls Clubs Of Greater Redlands-Riverside |
Redlands | Girl Scouts Of San Gorgonio Council |
Riverside | Feeding America Riverside And San Bernardino Counties |
Riverside | Imtasik Family Counseling Services Inc |
Riverside | Shelter Providers Of Riverside Inc |
Riverside | United States Veterans Initiative |
Roseville | Blue Line Arts |
Roseville | City of Roseville Parks, Recreation & Libraries Department |
Roseville | Friends Of The Roseville Public Library |
Roseville | Keaton Raphael Memorial For Neuroblastoma Inc |
Roseville | Kidsfirst |
Roseville | Lazarus Project Inc |
Roseville | Placer Arc |
Roseville | Placer Care Coalition Inc |
Roseville | Placer Food Bank |
Roseville | Ride To Walk Inc |
Roseville | Roseville Home Start Inc |
Roseville | Roseville Police Activities League Inc |
Roseville | Roseville Police Charitable Corporation |
Roseville | St Vincent De Paul Society Roseville Area Conference Inc |
Roseville | Supporting The Taylor House |
Sacramento | Big Brothers-Big Sisters Of The Greater Sacramento Area Inc |
Sacramento | California Center |
Sacramento | California Women Lead |
Sacramento | Center for Jobs and the Economy |
Sacramento | Crime Victims Assistance Network Ican Foundation |
Sacramento | Fairytale Town Inc |
Sacramento | My Sisters House |
Sacramento | Sacramento Loaves And Fishes |
Sacramento | Safety Center Inc |
Sacramento | Saint Johns Program For Real Change |
Sacramento | Stanford Youth Solutions |
Sacramento | University Of Southern California |
Sacramento | Wellspring Women's Center |
Sacramento | Womens Empowerment |
Salinas | First Mayors House Of Salinas City |
San Bernardino | Blood Bank Of San Bernardino And Riverside Counties Inc |
San Bernardino | Dr Earl R Crane Children’s Dental Health Center |
San Francisco | Project Open Hand |
San Gabriel | Asian Youth Center |
San Jose | Santa Clara Fire Safe Council |
San Luis Obispo | Big Brothers-Big Sisters Of San Luis Obispo County |
San Pedro | Boys And Girls Clubs Of The Los Angeles Harbor |
San Pedro | Los Angeles Maritime Institute |
San Pedro | Shakespeare By The Sea |
San Pedro | Toberman Neighborhood Center Inc |
Santa Ana | Mercy House Living Centers |
Santa Barbara | Alzheimer’s Disease And Related Disorders Association Inc |
Santa Barbara | Food Bank Of Santa Barbara County |
Santa Fe Springs | REACH (Resource for Education, Advocacy, Communication and Housing) |
Santa Paula | Boys And Girls Club Of Santa Clara Valley |
Seeley | Seeley Community Church |
Stockton | Emergency Food Bank |
Torrance | Habitat For Humanity International Inc |
Truckee | Family Resource Center Of Truckee |
Turlock | We Care Program-Turlock |
Upland | Foothill Family Shelter Inc |
Ventura | Assistance League Of Ventura County |
Watsonville | Pajaro Valley Loaves And Fishes Inc |
Weed | Great Northern Services |
Weed | Weed Friends Of The Library |
West Sacramento | United Christian Centers Of The Greater Sacramento Area Inc |
Whittier | Boys & Girls Club Of Whittier Inc |
Wilmington | Friends Of Banning Park Corporation |
Wilmington | Harbor Area Gang Alternatives |
Woodland | Yolo Family Service Agency |
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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