Union Pacific Foundation Grants Total $140,500 for Principals' Partnership and Other Wisconsin Charitable Organizations
Omaha, Neb., June 01, 2009 – Union Pacific Foundation is granting $140,500 to continue funding The Principals' Partnership and several projects submitted by nonprofit organizations in Wisconsin.
The Principals' Partnership, the signature giving program of Union Pacific Foundation, will continue to serve as a professional resource to 40 public high school principals in Wisconsin. This is the seventh year the program has been in Wisconsin. Additionally, the foundation is providing grants to 8 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 |
| Chippewa Valley Cultural Association, Inc. | Chippewa Falls |
| Consortium for Substance Abuse Prevention in Eau Claire County | Eau Claire |
| United Way of North Rock County | Janesville |
| Workforce Resource, Inc. | Menomonie |
| Aurora Family Service, Inc. | Milwaukee |
| United Way of Greater Milwaukee | Milwaukee |
| Partners For Community Development, Inc. | Sheboygan |
| United Way in Waukesha County | Waukesha |
| The 2009 Principals' Partnership | |
| Participating School | City |
| Altoona High School | Altoona |
| Craig High School | Janesville |
| Parker High School | Janesville |
| Bradford High School | Kenosha |
| Harborview Academy | Kenosha |
| Hillcrest School | Kenosha |
| Indian Trail Academy | Kenosha |
| Reuther Central High School | Kenosha |
| Tremper High School | Kenosha |
| Alexander Hamilton High School | Milwaukee |
| Bay View High School | Milwaukee |
| Casimir Pulaski High School | Milwaukee |
| Custer High School | Milwaukee |
| Foster & Williams Visual Communications Campus | Milwaukee |
| Genesis High School | Milwaukee |
| Harold S. Vincent High School | Milwaukee |
| John Marshall High School | Milwaukee |
| Kilmer South High School | Milwaukee |
| Madison University High School | Milwaukee |
| Metropolitan High School | Milwaukee |
| Milwaukee Academy of Aviation, Science & Technology | Milwaukee |
| Milwaukee African American Immersion High School | Milwaukee |
| Milwaukee High School of the Arts | Milwaukee |
| Milwaukee School of Entrepreneurship | Milwaukee |
| Milwaukee School of Languages | Milwaukee |
| Lynde & Harry Bradley Technology & Trade High School | Milwaukee |
| New School for Community Services | Milwaukee |
| Northwest Secondary School | Milwaukee |
| Project STAY | Milwaukee |
| Riverside University High School | Milwaukee |
| Rufus King High School for the College Bound | Milwaukee |
| South Division High School | Milwaukee |
| Transition High School | Milwaukee |
| Truth Institute for Leadership & Service | Milwaukee |
| Washington High School | Milwaukee |
| Washington High School of Information & Technology | Milwaukee |
| Washington High School (LEAP) | Milwaukee |
| Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning | Milwaukee |
| Lake View Technology Academy | Pleasant Prairie |
| Superior High School | Superior |
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 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. Union Pacific serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers and provides Americans with a fuel-efficient, environmentally responsible and safe mode of freight transportation. Union Pacific's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad emphasizes excellent customer service and offers competitive 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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