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Union Pacific Foundation Grants $1.13 Million to 133 Texas Nonprofit Organizations
Spring, Texas, May 9, 2016
The Union Pacific Foundation is granting more than $1.13 million in 2016 to 133 Texas nonprofit organizations.
"These organizations provide meaningful services that positively impact lives," said Scott Moore, Union Pacific senior vice president of Corporate Relations and Union Pacific Foundation president. "An integral part of Union Pacific’s success is the work we do to enhance quality of life in the communities where 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, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more than 55 years, the Union Pacific Foundation has upheld the tradition of helping nonprofits build their capacity by supporting new or existing community, cultural, and health and human services initiatives.
| 2016 Grants | |
| City | Recipient |
| Abilene | Abilene Arts Alliance |
| Abilene | Abilene Library Consortium |
| Alpine | Big Bend Region Recyclers |
| Alpine | Food Pantry Of Alpine |
| Alpine | The City of Alpine/Keep Alpine Beautiful |
| Angleton | Keep Angleton Beautiful |
| Arlington | Friends Of The Levitt Pavilion -Arlington |
| Austin | Keep Texas Beautiful Inc |
| Austin | Texas Casa Inc |
| Bay City | Matagorda County Women’s Crisis Center Inc |
| Baytown | St James House Of Baytown |
| Beaumont | Art Museum Of Southeast Texas |
| Big Sandy | Big Sandy Museum Inc |
| Big Spring | City of Big Spring |
| Big Spring | Keep Big Spring Beautiful Inc |
| Brackettville | Kinney County |
| Brownsville | Eddie Lucio Scholarship Fund Inc |
| Brownsville | United Way of Southern Cameron County |
| Bryan | Brazos Valley Symphony Society |
| Bryan | Keep Brazos Beautiful Inc |
| Calvert | The Calvert Woman’s Club |
| City of Marlin | City of Marlin Texas |
| Corpus Christi | Junior Achievement Of South Texas Inc |
| Corpus Christi | United Way of the Coastal Bend |
| Cotulla | Boys And Girls Club Of La Salle County |
| Dallas | American National Red Cross |
| Dallas | Dallas Arboretum & Botanical |
| Dallas | Fine Arts Chamber Players |
| Dallas | Shelter Ministries Of Dallas |
| Del Rio | Del Rio & Val Verde County United Way |
| Del Rio | El Committee Cultural Del Pueblo Inc |
| Denison | Denison Main Street Inc. |
| Denton | Center for Logistics Education and Research |
| Denton | Keep Denton Beautiful |
| Eagle Pass | Big Brothers Big Sisters Of South Texas Inc |
| Eagle Pass | Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Incorporated |
| El Paso | City of El Paso Environmental Services Department - Recycling Program |
| El Paso | El Paso Diabetes Association, Inc. (EPDA) |
| El Paso | El Paso Museum of History Foundation |
| El Paso | El Paso Public Television Foundation Inc |
| El Paso | Paso Del Norte Foundation |
| El Paso | Paso Del Norte Streetcar Preservation Society Inc |
| El Paso | Railroad Model And Historical Association Of El Paso Inc |
| El Paso | United Way of El Paso County |
| Fort Worth | Communities In Schools Of Greater Tarrant County Inc |
| Fort Worth | Fort Worth Bike Sharing |
| Fort Worth | Meals-On-Wheels Inc Of Tarrant |
| Fort Worth | Special Olympics Texas Inc |
| Fort Worth | Tarrant County Black Historical And Genealogical Society Inc |
| Fort Worth | Tarrant County College Foundation |
| Fort Worth | Texas Christian University |
| Freeport | Boys And Girls Club Of Brazoria County |
| Gidding | South Lee County Volunteer Fire Department Inc. |
| Harlingen | United Way Of Northern Cameron Co |
| Hearne | Roll Call-Friends Of Camp Hearne |
| Hearne | Smith-Welch Memorial Library |
| Hearne | The Shepherds House Ministries |
| Hockley | Sire Inc |
| Hondo | Hondo Education Foundation |
| Houston | Avenue Community Development Corporation |
| Houston | Bayou Preservation Association Inc |
| Houston | Bos Place |
| Houston | Casa De Esperanza De Los Ninos Incorporated |
| 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 | El Centro De Corazon |
| Houston | Girl Scouts Of San Jacinto Council |
| Houston | Girls Incorporated Of Greater Houston |
| Houston | Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition |
| Houston | Houston Grand Opera Association Inc |
| Houston | Houston Hospice |
| Houston | Houston Public Media Foundation |
| Houston | Houston Symphony Society |
| Houston | Northwest Assistance Ministries |
| Houston | Rebuilding Together Houston |
| Houston | Student Conservation Association Inc |
| Houston | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| Houston | Trees For Houston |
| Houston | University Of Houston Foundation |
| Houston | Wesley Community Center Inc |
| Houston | Young Audiences Inc Of Houston |
| Humble | Humble Area Assistance Ministries |
| Huntsville | Court Appointed Special Advocates Of Walker County |
| Hutto | Keep Hutto Beautiful Commission |
| Jefferson | Jefferson Historical Society & Museum |
| Kingsville | Casa Of Kleberg County |
| Kosse | Kosse Heritage Society |
| La Porte | San Jacinto Museum Of History Association |
| Lake Jackson | Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Inc |
| Laredo | Boys And Girls Club Of Laredo Inc |
| Laredo | Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) |
| Laredo | United Way of Laredo, Inc. |
| Magnolia | Lake Creek Greenway Partnership |
| Marshall | Harrison County Historical Society |
| Mesquite | Mesquite Arts Council Inc |
| Midland | Community & Senior Services Of Midland Inc |
| Midland | Crime Stoppers Of Midland Inc |
| Midland | Habitat For Humanity International Inc |
| Midland | Midland Opera Theater |
| Midland | Museum Of The Southwest |
| Missouri City | Missouri City Green |
| Navasota | Navasota Theatre Alliance |
| New Braunfels | Casa Of Central Texas Inc |
| Odessa | Boys & Girls Clubs Of The Permian Basin Inc |
| Odessa | Ellen Noel Art Museum Of The Permian Basin |
| Odessa | West Texas Food Bank |
| Palestine | Keep Palestine Beautiful Inc |
| Richmond | Fort Bend Family Health Center Inc, d/b/a AccessHealth |
| Rosenberg | Fort Bend Senior Citizens Meals On Wheels & Much Much More Inc |
| San Antonio | Boys & Girls Clubs Of San Antonio Texas |
| San Antonio | Free Trade Alliance Education Foundation |
| San Antonio | Haven For Hope Of Bexar County |
| San Antonio | Hidalgo Foundation Of Bexar County Inc |
| San Antonio | Hispanic Leadership Development Foundation |
| San Antonio | Mission Road Developmental Center |
| San Antonio | Mothers Against Drunk Driving |
| San Antonio | San Antonio Children’s Museum |
| San Antonio | San Antonio Fire Museum Society |
| San Antonio | San Antonio River Foundation |
| San Antonio | Southwest Voter Registration Education Project Inc |
| San Antonio | United Way Of San Antonio & Bexar County |
| San Marcos | Casa Of Central Texas Inc |
| Smithville | City of Smithville |
| Smithville | The Friends Of The Library Smithville Texas |
| Stafford | Fort Bend Regional Council On Substance Abuse Inc |
| Sugar Land | Sugar Land Heritage Foundation |
| Texarkana | City of Texarkana, Texas |
| Texarkana | Main Street Texarkana |
| Victoria | Children’s Discovery Museum Inc |
| Waxahachie | Keep Waxahachie Beautiful |
| West | West TX Foundation Inc |
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 2006-2015, Union Pacific invested approximately $33 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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