Union Pacific Foundation Awards $164,500 to the Principals' Partnership and Other Nonprofits in Colorado

Omaha, Neb., August 13, 2008 – Union Pacific Foundation is granting $164,500 to continue funding The Principals' Partnership and several projects submitted by nonprofit organizations in Colorado.

The Principals' Partnership, the signature giving program of Union Pacific Foundation, will continue to serve as a professional resource to 37 public high school principals in Colorado. This is the second year the program has been in Colorado.  Additionally, the Foundation is providing grants to 14 nonprofit organizations in the state.

"Union Pacific is pleased to continue supporting the great organizations located where our employees live and work because we know they help make those communities a better place," said Bob Turner, president of Union Pacific Foundation. "We are also proud of our award winning program that supports public high school principals called The Principals' Partnership. Union Pacific created The Partnership because we believe strong leaders build strong schools and ultimately, stronger communities."

The Principals' Partnership assists approximately 1,000 principals with responsibilities for more than 1 million students. The seven-year-old program helps fulfill principals' leadership needs through a number of opportunities, including research, networking and workshops. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, the Partnership starts with the professional needs of each principal and offers an individually customized program to meet those needs. The program is offered at no cost to the school, the district or the principal.

The Principals' Partnership program is available to high school principals in key communities in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

2008 Foundation Grants
Recipient	City
Pike Peak United Way	Colorado Springs
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, Inc.	Denver
Seniors Resource Center, Inc.	Denver
Special Transit	Denver
Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County	Fort Collins
Center for Independence, Inc.	Grand Junction
United Way of Mesa County	Grand Junction
Alternative Homes for Youth	Greeley
United Way of Weld County	Greeley
Milliken Historical Society	Milliken
Montrose County Senior Citizens Transportation, Inc.	Montrose
Care and Share, Inc.	Pueblo
Pueblo County United Way	Pueblo
Routt County United Way	Steamboat Springs
2008 The Principal's Partnership
Participating School	City
Cedaredge High School	Cedaredge
Adams City High School	Commerce City
Lester Arnold High School	Commerce City
Moffat County High School	Craig
Delta High School	Delta
Delta Opportunity School	Delta
Abraham Lincoln High School	Denver
Career Education Center	Denver
Center for International Studies	Denver
Contemporary Learning Academy	Denver
Denver School of the Arts	Denver
East High School	Denver
Emerson Street School	Denver
Emily Griffith High School	Denver
Florence Crittenton School	Denver
George Washington High School	Denver
Gilliam School	Denver
John F. Kennedy High School	Denver
Manual High School	Denver
Montbello High School	Denver
North High School	Denver
Online High School	Denver
P.R.E.P. School	Denver
South High School	Denver
Thomas Jefferson High School	Denver
West High School	Denver
Fruita Monument High School	Fruita
Gateway K-12	Gateway
Valley High School	Gilcrest
Career Center	Grand Junction
Central High School	Grand Junction
Grand Junction High School	Grand Junction
R-5 High School	Grand Junction
Hotchkiss High School	Hotchkiss
Palisade High School	Palisade
Paonia High School	Paonia
Steamboat Springs High School	Steamboat Springs

The Union Pacific Foundation grants to nonprofit organizations support education, health and human services, and charitable outreach, and reflect Union Pacific Foundation's 49-year tradition of supporting community and civic programs.

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. Much of the foundation's philanthropic support is directed toward The Principals' Partnership, its signature giving program. Union Pacific believes principals who are effective leaders build strong schools, which in turn produce solid citizens, workers and adults. When that happens, we all benefit.

About Union Pacific

Union Pacific Corporation owns one of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country and serves the fastest-growing U.S. population centers. Union Pacific's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad offers competitive long-haul routes from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways. Union Pacific connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major gateways to Mexico, making it North America's premier rail franchise.

For more information about the Union Pacific Foundation or Principles' Partnership go to www.up.com/found/index.shtml or  contact Mark Davis, 402-544-5459.

 

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