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Union Pacific Foundation Grants $2.5 Million to 79 Nebraska Nonprofit Organizations
Omaha, Neb., May 9, 2016
The Union Pacific Foundation is granting more than $2.5 million in 2016 to 79 Nebraska 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 |
| Bellevue | Bellevue University |
| Blair | Blair Area Young Men’s Christian Association |
| Central City | Nebraska 4-H Foundation /Merrick County 4-H Council |
| Chappell | Adopt-A-Dog Animal Rescue |
| Chappell | Volunteers Of America Inc |
| Columbus | Center For Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Survivors Inc |
| Columbus | Columbus Area United Way, Inc. |
| Columbus | Columbus Community Hospital Foundation |
| Columbus | Columbus Library Foundation |
| Columbus | Platte Valley Literacy Association |
| Daykin | Bonham Theatre Project |
| Fairbury | Blue Valley Community Action Inc |
| Fremont | Fremont Area United Way |
| Fremont | Fremont Health Foundation |
| Fremont | Low Income Ministry Of Dodge County |
| Fremont | Rebuilding Together Greater Fremont Area Inc |
| Gering | Capstone |
| Gothenburg | Gothenburg Child Care Inc |
| Grand Island | Central Nebraska Community Services Inc |
| Grand Island | Grand Island Young Men’s Christian Assn |
| Grand Island | Heartland United Way, Inc. |
| Grand Island | Literacy Council Of Grand Island Inc |
| Grand Island | Stuhr Museum Foundation |
| Gretna | Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy Inc |
| Hastings | United Way of South Central Nebraska, Inc. |
| Holdrege | Young Men’s Christian Association Of The Prairie |
| Kearney | Buffalo County Community Health Partners Inc |
| Kearney | Community Action Partnership Of Mid-Nebraska |
| Kearney | Kearney Area Children’s Museum |
| Kearney | United Way of the Kearney Area |
| Lewellen | Volunteers Of America Inc |
| Lexington | Central Nebraska Human Trafficking And Immigration Outreach |
| Lexington | Lexington United Way |
| Lincoln | Lincoln-Lancaster County Child Advocacy Center |
| Lincoln | Nebraska Community Foundation |
| Lincoln | Skills USA Inc |
| Lincoln | Teammates Mentoring Program |
| Lincoln | YMCA Of Lincoln |
| Nebraska City | St Mary’s Community Hospital |
| North Platte | Mid-Plains United Way, Inc. |
| North Platte | North Platte Area Habitat For Humanity |
| North Platte | North Platte Community College Foundation |
| North Platte | North Platte-Buffalo Bill Kiwanis Club Foundation |
| North Platte | Rape Domestic Abuse Program Of North Platte Inc |
| Ogallala | Sandhills Crisis Intervention Program Inc |
| Omaha | Ballet Nebraska |
| Omaha | Big Brothers Big Sisters Of The Midlands |
| Omaha | Boy Scouts of America, Mid-America Council |
| Omaha | Boys And Girls Clubs Of The Midlands Inc |
| Omaha | College Possible |
| Omaha | Community Information Trust |
| Omaha | Creighton University |
| Omaha | Donors Trust |
| Omaha | Florence Home For The Aged |
| Omaha | Hear Nebraska Inc |
| Omaha | Joslyn Art Museum |
| Omaha | Kids Can Community Center |
| Omaha | Lutheran Family Services Of Ne Inc |
| Omaha | Nebraska Shakespeare Festival Inc |
| Omaha | Omaha Home For Boys |
| Omaha | Omaha Street School Inc |
| Omaha | Omaha Symphony Association |
| Omaha | Opera/Omaha Inc |
| Omaha | Pear Tree Performing Arts |
| Omaha | River City Mixed Chorus |
| Omaha | Salvation Army Western Division |
| Omaha | Together Inc Of Metropolitian Omaha |
| Omaha | United Way of the Midlands |
| Omaha | University Of Nebraska Foundation |
| Omaha | Youth Emergency Services Inc |
| Papillion | Railmen Drum And Bugle Corps Inc |
| Scottsbluff | Panhandle Resource Conservation And Development Inc |
| Scottsbluff | United Way of Western Nebraska |
| Scottsbluff | Western Nebraska Community College Foundation |
| Sidney | Cheyenne County Casa |
| Sidney | City of Sidney |
| South Sioux City | Siouxland Y |
| Union | Union United Inc |
| Wood River | The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society dba Good Samaritan Society-Wood River |
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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