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Union Pacific Foundation Grants More Than $2.5 Million to 67 Nebraska Nonprofit Organizations
Omaha, Neb., April 23, 2015
The Union Pacific Foundation is granting more than $2.5 million in 2015 to 67 Nebraska 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 |
Bellevue | Bellevue University Foundation |
Bellevue | Sarpy County Historical Society |
Blair | Blair Area Young Men's Christian Association |
Blair | Blair Public Library Foundation |
Chappell | Chappell Museum Association Inc. |
Columbus | Columbus Area United Way, Inc. |
Columbus | Columbus Community Hospital Foundation |
Columbus | Columbus Family Y Inc. |
Columbus | Good Neighbor Community Health Center |
Fairbury | Hope Crisis Center |
Falls City | Falls City Recreation Inc. |
Fremont | Fremont Area United Way |
Gering | CASA of Scotts Bluff County |
Grand Island | Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addictions Inc. |
Grand Island | City of Grand Island Community Youth Council |
Grand Island | Heartland United Way, Inc. |
Grand Island | Hope Harbor Inc. |
Grand Island | Junior Achievement of Lincoln Inc. |
Grand Island | Literacy Council of Grand Island Inc. |
Gretna | Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy Inc. |
Hastings | Hastings Literacy Program Inc. |
Hastings | Prairie Loft Center |
Hastings | United Way of South Central Nebraska, Inc. |
Hastings | Young Women's Christian Association of Adams County Nebraska |
Kearney | Buffalo County Historical Society |
Kearney | Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska |
Kearney | Kearney Area Children's Museum |
Kearney | United Way of the Kearney Area |
Kimball | City of Kimball Police Department |
Lewellen | Volunteers of America Inc. |
Lexington | Dawson County Historical Society |
Lexington | Lexington United Way |
Lincoln | Teammates Mentoring Program |
Lincoln | YMCA of Lincoln |
North Platte | Great Plains Health Care Foundation |
North Platte | Mid-Plains United Way, Inc. |
North Platte | North Platte Area Children's Museum |
North Platte | Saint Francis Community Services Inc. |
North Platte | Voices 4 Families Inc. |
North Platte | West Central District Health Department |
Ogallala | Sandhills Crisis Intervention Program Inc. |
Omaha | Boy Scouts of America, Mid-America Council |
Omaha | Community Information Trust |
Omaha | Creighton University |
Omaha | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Headquarters |
Omaha | Donors Trust |
Omaha | Girls Incorporated of Omaha |
Omaha | Goodwill Industries Inc. |
Omaha | Joslyn Art Museum |
Omaha | Nature Conservancy |
Omaha | Nebraska Shakespeare Festival Inc. |
Omaha | Omaha Street School Inc. |
Omaha | Omaha Symphony Association |
Omaha | OneWorld Community Health Centers Inc. |
Omaha | Outlook-Nebraska Inc. |
Omaha | Salvation Army Western Division |
Omaha | United Way of the Midlands |
Omaha | University of Nebraska Foundation |
Omaha | YMCA of Greater Omaha |
Papillion | Railmen Drum and Bugle Corps Inc. |
Papillion | Whispering Roots |
Schuyler | City of Schuyler Nebraska |
Scottsbluff | Panhandle Resource Conservation and Development Inc. |
Scottsbluff | Regional West Medical Center |
Scottsbluff | United Way of Western Nebraska |
Sidney | Cheyenne County Casa |
Sutherland | Village of Sutherland |
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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