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Union Pacific Foundation Grants $180,000 to 32 Idaho Nonprofit Organizations

Omaha, Neb., April 24, 2015

The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $180,000 in 2015 to 32 Idaho 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
Blackfoot City of Blackfoot
Boise Boise Rescue Mission
Boise Children's Home Society of Idaho
Boise Discovery Center of Idaho Inc.
Boise Friends of Idaho Public Television Inc.
Boise Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council Inc.
Boise Idaho Food Bank Warehouse
Boise Idaho State Historical Society
Boise Make-A-Wish Foundation of Idaho
Boise United Way of Treasure Valley
Boise Wyakin Warrior Foundation
Bonners Ferry Boundary Volunteer Ambulance Service Inc.
Caldwell Caldwell Senior Citizens Inc.
Coeur d'Alene Trinity Group Homes Inc.
Garden City Boys & Girls Clubs of Ada County
Glenns Ferry Opera Theater Friends Inc.
Gooding Gooding County Historical Society Inc.
Idaho Falls Bonneville County Historical Society
Meridian Junior Achievement of Idaho Inc.
Meridian Valley Shepherd Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Center Inc.
Montpelier Oregon Trail Center Inc.
Mountain Home Mountain Home Senior Center Inc.
Nampa Canyon County Historical Society Inc.
Nampa Nampa Public Library Foundation Inc.
Nampa Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Nampa Inc.
Pocatello Aid for Friends Inc.
Pocatello United Way of Southeastern Idaho Inc.
Post Falls Boys & Girls Club of Kootenai
Post Falls Senior Citizens of the Post Falls Area of Kootenai County Inc.
Shoshone Saddle Up Lincoln County Inc.
Soda Springs Caribou County Senior Citizens Inc.
Soda Springs Soda Springs Friends of the Library

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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