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Union Pacific Foundation Grants $335,000 to 43 Iowa Nonprofit Organizations
Omaha, Neb., April 23, 2015
The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $335,000 in 2015 to 43 Iowa 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 |
| Ames | Ames Public Library Foundation |
| Belle Plaine | Belle Plaine Area Ambulance Service Inc. |
| Boone | 4-H Clubs & Affiliated 4-H Organizations |
| Boone | United Way of Boone County |
| Carroll | City of Carroll, Iowa |
| Carroll | United Way of Carroll Iowa |
| Cedar Rapids | Area Substance Abuse Council |
| Cedar Rapids | City of Cedar Rapids |
| Cedar Rapids | United Way of East Central Iowa |
| Chariton | Chariton Chamber & Development Charitable Foundation |
| Clarion | Heartland Museum Foundation Inc. |
| Clinton | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clinton Iowa Inc. |
| Clinton | Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Inc. |
| Clinton | United Way of Clinton County |
| Clinton | Young Women's Christian Association |
| Colo | Colo Public Library |
| Council Bluffs | Hospice with Heart Inc. |
| Council Bluffs | Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Foundation |
| Council Bluffs | Micah House Corporation |
| Council Bluffs | Midlands Humane Society |
| Council Bluffs | Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation |
| Des Moines | House of Mercy |
| Des Moines | Metro Arts Alliance of Greater Des Moines |
| Des Moines | Science Center of Iowa |
| Des Moines | Young Womens Resource Center |
| Des Moines | Youth Emergency Services & Shelter of Iowa |
| Fort Dodge | Rabiner Treatment Center Inc. |
| Fort Dodge | Society for Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America |
| Fort Dodge | United Way and Community Foundation of Greater Fort Dodge |
| Hampton | Windsor Theatre Development Corporation |
| Low Moor | Low Moor Volunteer Fire Department |
| Marshalltown | Heart of Iowa Big Brothers-Big Sisters |
| Marshalltown | Marshalltown Area United Way |
| Mason City | Mason City Public Library |
| Mason City | North Iowa Band Festival Foundation |
| Mason City | Northern Lights Alliance for the Homeless Inc. |
| Mason City | United Way of North Central Iowa |
| Nevada | City of Nevada, Iowa |
| Onawa | City of Onawa |
| Sioux City | Children's Museum of Siouxland, Inc. |
| Sioux City | Siouxland Community Health Center |
| Sioux City | United Way of Siouxland |
| Sioux City | Woodbury County Conservation Foundation |
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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