Union Pacific Foundation Awards $75,000 to The Principals' Partnership And Other Nonprofits In Minnesota

Omaha, Neb., August 11, 2008 – Union Pacific Foundation is granting $75,000 to continue funding The Principals' Partnership and several projects submitted by nonprofit organizations in Minnesota.

The Principals' Partnership, the signature giving program of Union Pacific Foundation, will continue to serve as a professional resource to 15 public high school principals in Minnesota. This is the sixth year the program has been in Minnesota.  Additionally, the Foundation is providing grants to six 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
Greater Twin Cities United Way	Minneapolis
Homestead Hospice House, Inc.	Owatonna
Neighbors, Inc.	South St. Paul
Basic Needs, Inc. of South Washington County	St. Paul Park
Friends of the St. James Library, Inc.	St. James
2008 The Principal's Partnership
Participating School	City
Farmington High School	Farmington
Mankato West High School	Mankato
Mankato East Senior High School	Mankato
South St. Paul Secondary School	South St. Paul
St. James Senior High School	St. James
Arlington Senior High School	St. Paul
Central Senior High School	St. Paul
Como Park Senior High School	St. Paul
Correctional Schools Program	St. Paul
Harding Senior High School	St. Paul
Highland Park Senior High School	St. Paul
Humboldt Senior High School	St. Paul
Johnson Senior High School	St. Paul
St. Paul Area Learning Center	St. Paul
The Open School	St. Paul

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.

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