Union Pacific Foundation Grants Total $364,800 for Principals' Partnership and Other Utah Charitable Organizations
Omaha, Neb., June 01, 2009 – Union Pacific Foundation is granting $364,800 to continue funding The Principals' Partnership and several projects submitted by nonprofit organizations in Utah.
The Principals' Partnership, the signature giving program of Union Pacific Foundation, will continue to serve as a professional resource to 79 public high school principals in Utah. This is the sixth year the program has been in Utah. Additionally, the foundation is providing grants to 24 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. Given today's economic environment and the strain it has created on school resources, we think the Principals' Partnership is more important than ever."
The Principals' Partnership assists approximately 1,000 principals with responsibilities for more than 1 million students. The 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.
Union Pacific funds Principals' Partnership programs in 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.
| 2009 Foundation Grants | |
| Recipient | City |
| Friends of the Brigham City Library | Brigham City |
| Family Support Center of Southwestern Utah | Cedar City |
| The Family Connection Center, Inc. | Clearfield |
| Thanksgiving Point Institute, Inc. | Lehi |
| Family Support Center of Southwestern Utah | Midvale |
| Milford Area United Way | Milford |
| Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, Inc. | Monticello |
| The Deseret Foundation | Murray |
| Union Station Foundation | Ogden |
| Habitat For Humanity International, Inc. | Orem |
| Ballet West | Salt Lake City |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake | Salt Lake City |
| Community Health Centers, Inc. | Salt Lake City |
| Crossroads Urban Center | Salt Lake City |
| Girl Scouts of Utah | Salt Lake City |
| Nature Conservancy | Salt Lake City |
| Primary Children's Medical Center Foundation | Salt Lake City |
| The Grand Theatre Foundation,Inc. | Salt Lake City |
| Tree Utah | Salt Lake City |
| Trust For Public Land | Salt Lake City |
| United Way of Salt Lake | Salt Lake City |
| Utah Foundation | Salt Lake City |
| Utah Symphony & Opera | Salt Lake City |
| South Salt Lake Police Athletic Activities League, Incorporated | South Salt Lake City |
| The 2009 Principals' Partnership | |
| Participating School | City |
| American Fork Senior High School | American Fork |
| Beaver Junior Senior High School | Beaver |
| Bountiful High School | Bountiful |
| Viewmont High School | Bountiful |
| Box Elder High School | Brigham City |
| Clearfield High School | Clearfield |
| Delta High School | Delta |
| CBA Center | Delta |
| Delta Technical Center | Delta |
| Dugway High School | Dugway |
| Tintic Junior Senior High School | Eureka |
| Millard High School | Fillmore |
| Bear River High School | Garland |
| Grantsville High School | Granstville |
| Lone Peak High School | Highland |
| Canyon Heights Alternative High School | Kaysville |
| Davis High School | Kaysville |
| Mountain High School | Kaysville |
| Kearns Senior High School | Kearns |
| Layton Senior High School | Layton |
| Northridge High School | Layton |
| Lehi Senior High School | Lehi |
| Cyprus Senior High School | Magna |
| Hillcrest High School | Midvale |
| Milford Junior Senior High School | Milford |
| Creekside High School | Murray |
| Murray High School | Murray |
| Juab High School | Nephi |
| Ben Lomond High School | Ogden |
| Bonneville Senior High School | Ogden |
| Ogden High School | Ogden |
| Two Rivers High School | Ogden |
| Washington High School | Ogden |
| Weber Senior High School | Ogden |
| East Shore High School | Orem |
| Mountain View Senior High School | Orem |
| Orem Senior High School | Orem |
| Timpanogos High School | Orem |
| Fremont High School | Plain City |
| Pleasant Grove Senior High School | Pleasant Grove |
| Lighthouse Learning Center | Price |
| Carbon High School | Price |
| Independence High School | Provo |
| Provo High School | Provo |
| Timpview High School | Provo |
| Riverton High School | Riverton |
| Northern Utah Academy for Math, Engineering, and Science | Roy |
| Roy High School | Roy |
| Brighton Senior High School | Salt Lake City |
| Central High School | Salt Lake City |
| Cottonwood Senior High School | Salt Lake City |
| East High School | Salt Lake City |
| Granite Senior High School | Salt Lake City |
| Granite Peaks Lifelong Learning High School | Salt Lake City |
| Hartvigsen School | Salt Lake City |
| Highland High School | Salt Lake City |
| Horizonte Instruction Training Center | Salt Lake City |
| Olympus Senior High School | Salt Lake City |
| Skyline Senior High School | Salt Lake City |
| West High School | Salt Lake City |
| Alta High School | Sandy |
| Jordan High School | Sandy |
| Canyons Technology Education Center | Sandy |
| Valley High School | Sandy |
| Bingham High School | South Jordan |
| Stansbury Park High School | Stansbury Park |
| Syracuse High School | Syracuse |
| Taylorsville Senior High School | Taylorsville |
| Tooele High School | Tooele |
| Tooele High School South Campus | Tooele |
| West Desert School | Trout Creek |
| Wendover High School | Wendover |
| Copper Hills High School | West Jordan |
| Itineris Early College High School | West Jordan |
| Jordan Applied Technology Center | West Jordan |
| West Jordan High School | West Jordan |
| Granger Senior High School | West Valley City |
| Hunter High School | West Valley City |
| Woods Cross High School | Woods Cross |
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.
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