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Union Pacific Foundation Grants More Than $1 Million to 170 California Nonprofit Organizations

Omaha, Neb., April 23, 2015

The Union Pacific Foundation is granting more than $1 million in 2015 to 170 California nonprofit organizations.

"These important organizations play a vital role in their respective communities," said Robert W. Turner, Union Pacific senior vice president of Corporate Relations and Union Pacific Foundation president. "Union Pacific is proud to support these groups as they work to enhance the quality of life for communities where many of 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, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more than 50 years, the Union Pacific Foundation has upheld the tradition of supporting community and civic programs. Grants to nonprofit organizations support community, cultural, and health and human services.

To apply for a 2016 grant, visit the Union Pacific Foundation website beginning May 1, 2015, and follow the online application instructions. The application deadline is August 15, 2015.

2015 Foundation Grants
City Recipient
Auburn Auburn Symphony
Auburn Center for Visually Impaired Adults of Placer County Inc.
Auburn Friends of the Auburn Area Recreation And Parks Inc.
Auburn Placer Nature Center
Auburn Seniors First Inc.
Bakersfield San Joaquin Community Hospital Corporation
Banning Banning Science And Technology Center Inc.
Benicia Benicia Community Action Council
Benicia Benicia First Corporation
Benicia Benicia Historical Society Inc.
Benicia Voices of Eve 'N Angels
Brawley Clinicas De Salud Del Pueblo Inc.
Buena Park Boys Club of Buena Park
Burbank Alisa Ann Ruch California Burn Foundation
Calexico Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
Camarillo Camarillo Hospice Corp.
Camarillo Casa of Ventura County Inc.
Carson Habitat for Humanity International Inc.
Chico Boys and Girls Clubs of the North Valley
Chico Handi-Riders
Chico Independent Living Services of Northern California Inc.
Chino The Let It Be Foundation Inc.
Citrus Heights Lilliput Children Services
Claremont Foothill AIDS Project
Claremont Shoes That Fit
Colfax Friends of the Colfax Library
Colton Colton Parks & Recreation Foundation
Colton Lords Holiness Resource Center Inc
Davis California Center for Public Health Advocacy
Desert Hot Springs Soroptimist House of Hope Inc.
Dunsmuir City of Dunsmuir
Dunsmuir Friends of the Dunsmuir Library
Dunsmuir Siskiyou Arts Museum
Fontana Volunteers for Veterans Foundation
Fresno Fresno Rescue Mission
Fullerton Young Women's Christian Association of North Orange County'
Garden Grove Thomas House Temporary Shelter
Glendale International Trade Education Programs Inc.
Goleta Goleta Valley Community Center
Grover Beach 5 Cities Homeless Coalition
Hayward Be A Mentor Inc.
Imperial Burn Institute
Indio Science Math And Robotic Technology Education
Inglewood Each One Teach One
La Verne Sowing Seeds for Life
Ladera Ranch Laura's House
Lancaster A Ministry of the Lancaster First Assembly Of God Church
Lathrop Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
Lincoln Lighthouse Counseling and Family Resource Center
Lincoln Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
Live Oak City of Live Oak
Lomita Lomita Railroad Foundation Inc.
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 CHA Inc.
Long Beach Children Today
Long Beach International City Theatre
Long Beach Interval House
Long Beach Museum of Latin America Art
Loomis First United Methodist Church of Loomis
Loomis South Placer Heritage Foundation Inc.
Los Angeles 1736 Family Crisis Center
Los Angeles AIDS Project Los Angeles Inc.
Los Angeles All Peoples Christian Center
Los Angeles Alliance for Housing And Healing
Los Angeles Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc.
Los Angeles Beyond Shelter
Los Angeles Braille Institute of America Inc.
Los Angeles California Science Center Foundation
Los Angeles Centro Latino For Literacy
Los Angeles Challengers Boys & Girls Club
Los Angeles City Scholars Foundation
Los Angeles Convent of the Good Shepherd Shelter
Los Angeles Downtown Women's Center
Los Angeles East Los Angeles Boys and Girls Club
Los Angeles Fire Family Foundation
Los Angeles Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research
Los Angeles Jovenes Inc.
Los Angeles Los Angeles Music and Art School
Los Angeles Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Los Angeles Midnight Mission
Los Angeles Military Women in Need
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art
Los Angeles Neighborhood Music School Association
Los Angeles New Economics for Women
Los Angeles PATH Ventures
Los Angeles Plaza Community Center
Los Angeles Plaza De La Raza Inc.
Los Angeles Puente Learning Center
Los Angeles Self-Help Graphics and Arts Inc.
Los Angeles St. Francis Center
Modesto National Ag Science Center
Montebello Students Soldiers Justice Memorial Foundation
Montebello Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Los Angeles
Monterey Independent Transportation Network Monterey County
Morro Bay Morro Bay Community Foundation Inc.
Moss Landing Elkhorn Slough Foundation
Mount Shasta Mt. Shasta Museum Association Inc.
Mount Shasta Mt. Shasta Recreation and Parks District
Mount Shasta Siskiyou Land Trust
Oakland La Clinica De La Raza Inc.
Oakland Oakland Public Library
Oakland The Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc.
Palmdale Jacob Hefter Foundation
Palmdale Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
Pasadena Women at Work
Paso Robles Pacific Coast Conservation Alliance
Phelan Academy for Grassroots Organizations
Pismo Beach Children's Resource Network of the Central Coast
Pomona Project Sister Family Services
Portola City of Portola
Quincy Feather River Land Trust
Rancho Cucamonga Hope Through Housing Foundation
Redding Mercy Foundation North
Redding Northern California Educational Television Association Inc.
Rialto Child Advocates of San Bernardino County
Riverside Operation Safe House Inc.
Rocklin Friends of the Library Rocklin
Rocklin Sierra College Foundation
Roseville City of Roseville Parks, Recreation & Libraries Department
Roseville Kidsfirst
Roseville Lazarus Project Inc.
Roseville Placer Care Coalition Inc.
Roseville Placer County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Roseville Pride Industries
Roseville Ride to Walk Inc.
Roseville Roseville Arts
Roseville Roseville Historical Society
Roseville Roseville Home Start Inc.
Roseville Roseville Police Activities League Inc.
Roseville Supporting the Taylor House
Roseville Sutter Roseville Medical Center Foundation
Sacramento Big Brothers-Big Sisters of the Greater Sacramento Area Inc.
Sacramento California Center
Sacramento California State Parks Foundation
Sacramento California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento Council for Cross Cultural Affairs Inc.
Sacramento Families First Inc.
Sacramento KVIE Inc.
Sacramento Sacramento Ballet Association
Sacramento Sierra Forever Families
Salinas Ag Against Hunger
Salinas First Mayors House of Salinas City
San Bernardino Families First Inc.
San Francisco Project Open Hand
San Jose Santa Clara Fire Safe Council
San Luis Obispo Assistance League of San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo Big Brothers-Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo Family Care Network Inc.
San Luis Obispo Foundation for the Performing Arts Center
San Pedro Boys and Girls Club of the Los Angeles Harbor
San Pedro Harbor Area Gang Alternatives
San Pedro Los Angeles Maritime Institute
San Pedro Shakespeare by the Sea
San Pedro Toberman Neighborhood Center Inc.
Santa Barbara Food Bank of Santa Barbara County
Santa Paula Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley
Seeley Seeley Community Church
Soda Springs Learning Bridge of the Sierra
Tehama Tehama County Museum Foundation
Truckee Family Resource Center of Truckee
Truckee Truckee Donner Railroad Society
Twentynine Palms Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
Ventura Assistance League of Ventura County
Weed Great Northern Corporation
Weed Weed Friends of the Library
Whittier Boys & Girls Club of Whittier Inc.
Whittier Whittier Area Literacy Council
Wilmington Friends of Banning Park Corporation

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 2005-2014, Union Pacific invested more than $31 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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