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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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