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Union Pacific Foundation Grants More Than $1 Million to 110 Texas Nonprofit Organizations
Omaha, Neb., April 23, 2015
The Union Pacific Foundation is granting more than $1 million in 2015 to 110 Texas 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 |
Abilene | Abilene Arts Alliance |
Abilene | Grace Museum Inc. |
Alpine | Alpine Public Library Association of Alpine Brewster County Texas |
Alpine | Alpines Gallery Night Inc. |
Arlington | Arlington Public Library Foundation |
Arlington | Boys & Girls Clubs of Arlington Inc. |
Arlington | Friends Of The Levitt Pavilion |
Austin | Keep Texas Beautiful Inc. |
Austin | Mexic-Arte |
Austin | Texas CASA Inc. |
Austin | Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum |
Baytown | Bay Area Homeless Services Inc. |
Beaumont | Art Museum of Southeast Texas |
Big Spring | Big Spring Main Street Inc. |
Big Spring | Big Spring Symphony Association Incorporated |
Bremond | Friends of the Bremond Public Library |
Brownsville | Eddie Lucio Scholarship Fund Inc. |
Brownsville | United Way of Southern Cameron County |
Bryan | Brazos Valley Symphony Society |
Bryan | Bryan College Station Public Library System |
Calvert | Keep Robertson County Beautiful |
Calvert | The Calvert Woman's Club |
Chico | City of Chico |
Corpus Christi | South Texas Public Broadcasting System |
Corpus Christi | United Way of the Coastal Bend |
Cuero | Keep Cuero Beautiful Inc. |
Dalhart | Casa 69th Judicial District Inc. |
Dallas | Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden |
Deer Park | Cenikor Foundation |
Del Rio | Del Rio & Val Verde County United Way |
Del Rio | El Comite Cultural Del Pueblo Inc. |
Denton | Keep Denton Beautiful |
Eagle Pass | Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Incorporated |
El Paso | Advocacy Center for the Children of El Paso |
El Paso | Casa Of El Paso Inc. |
El Paso | El Paso Public Television Foundation Inc. |
El Paso | Medical Center of the Americas Foundation |
El Paso | Mothers Against Drunk Driving |
El Paso | United Way of El Paso County |
El Paso | University Medical Center Foundation of El Paso |
Fort Worth | Camp Fire National Headquarters |
Fort Worth | Fort Worth Bike Sharing |
Fort Worth | Habitat for Humanity International Inc. |
Fort Worth | Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society Inc. |
Fort Worth | Texas Christian University |
Freeport | City of Freeport Museum |
Galveston | Center For Transportation & Commerce |
Hearne | Roll Call-Friends of Camp Hearne |
Hearne | Smith-Welch Memorial Library |
Hearne | The Shepherd' House Ministries |
Houston | Armand Bayou Nature Center Inc. |
Houston | Bo's Place |
Houston | Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc. |
Houston | Casa De Esperanza De Los Ninos Incorporated |
Houston | Center For Texas Cultural Heritage |
Houston | Children's Museum Inc. |
Houston | Community Family Centers-Centros Familiares De La Comunidad |
Houston | Contemporary Arts Museum Houston |
Houston | Crime Stoppers of Houston Inc. |
Houston | Crisis Intervention of Houston Incorporated |
Houston | El Centro De Corazon |
Houston | Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council |
Houston | Houston Arboretum & Nature Center |
Houston | Northwest Assistance Ministries |
Houston | Rebuilding Together Houston |
Houston | University of Houston Foundation |
Houston | Wesley Community Center Inc. |
Humble | Humble Area Assistance Ministries |
Jefferson | Jefferson Historical Society & Museum |
Kingsville | Casa of Kleberg County |
Kyle | City of Kyle |
La Porte | San Jacinto Museum of History Association |
Laredo | Texas A&M International University Outreach |
Laredo | United Way of Laredo, Inc. |
Laredo | Voz De Ninos |
Livingston | Friends of Murphy Memorial Library |
Longview | Highway 80 Rescue Mission |
Marshall | Harrison County Historical Society |
Marshall | Marshall Depot Inc. |
Mesquite | City of Mesquite Parks and Recreation Dept. |
Midland | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Midland Texas Inc. |
Midland | Casa De Amigos of Midland Texas Incorporated |
Midland | Community & Senior Services of Midland Inc. |
Midland | Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland |
Midland | Midland Opera Theater |
Midland | Museum Of The Southwest |
Midland | Permian Basin Public Telecommunications Inc. |
Missouri City | Fort Bend Family Promise |
Navasota | City of Navasota |
Navasota | Navasota Theatre Alliance |
New Braunfels | CASA of Central Texas Inc. |
Odessa | Ellen Noel Art Museum of The Permian Basin |
Palestine | Young Men's Christian Association of Palestine Texas |
Rosenberg | Rosenberg Railroad Museum Inc. |
San Antonio | Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Paso Inc. |
San Antonio | Child Advocates San Antonio |
San Antonio | City Council District 4 |
San Antonio | Friends of the San Antonio Public Library Inc. |
San Antonio | Haven for Hope of Bexar County |
San Antonio | Hidalgo Foundation of Bexar County Inc. |
San Antonio | San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside Inc. |
San Antonio | United Way of San Antonio & Bexar County |
San Marcos | San Marcos Nature Center |
Smithville | Parks and Recreation Department |
Smithville | The Friends of the Library Smithville Texas |
Sugar Land | Keep Sugar Land Beautiful |
Texas City | Galveston County Food Bank |
Tyler | Communications Department |
Victoria | Billy T Cattan Recovery Outreach Inc. |
West | History of West Museum |
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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