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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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