Union Pacific Foundation Grants $171,600 to Support the Principals' Partnership and Other Washington Charitable Organizations
Omaha, Neb., July 15, 2010 – The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $171,600 to continue funding The Principals' Partnership and several projects submitted by nonprofit organizations in Washington.
The Principals' Partnership, the signature giving program of the Union Pacific Foundation, will continue to serve as a professional resource to 38 public high school principals in Washington. This is the sixth year the program has been in Washington. Additionally, the foundation is providing grants to 16 nonprofit organizations in the state.
Earlier this year, the National Governors Association (NGA) honored The Principals' Partnership with its annual Public-Private Partnership award in education.
"We are extremely proud to have The Principals' Partnership recognized by the NGA," said Robert W. Turner, Union Pacific senior vice president for corporate relations and Union Pacific Foundation president. "High school principals play a vital role in our nation's education system and shaping the future of our youth. Providing principals with resources to meet their leadership needs and professional growth objectives helps them make positive changes in their schools, and it provides us a way to connect to the communities we serve."
The Principals' Partnership assists approximately 1,000 principals with responsibilities for more than one 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 Principals' 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 The 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.
The Union Pacific Foundation has a 50-year tradition of supporting community and civic programs. Grants to nonprofit organizations support community, cultural and health and human services.
| 2010 Foundation Grants | |
| Recipient | City |
| Communities in Schools of Washington State | Federal Way |
| Early Music Guild of Seattle | Seattle |
| Holy Rosary Parish | Seattle |
| Humanities Washington | Seattle |
| Rotary First Harvest | Seattle |
| United Way of King County | Seattle |
| Catholic Charities of Spokane | Spokane |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc. | Spokane |
| Lilac Services for the Blind | Spokane |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of the Inland Northwest | Spokane |
| Spokane County United Way | Spokane |
| Young Women's Christian Association | Spokane |
| Healthy Communities of Pierce County | Tacoma |
| Washington Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity | Tacoma |
| Community Services Northwest | Vancouver |
| Walla Walla Symphony Society Inc. | Walla Walla |
| The Principals' Partnership 2010 | |
| Participating School | City |
| Avanti High School | Olympia |
| Capital High School | Olympia |
| Olympia Learning Academy | Olympia |
| Olympia High School | Olympia |
| Ballard High School | Seattle |
| The Center School | Seattle |
| Cleveland High School | Seattle |
| Franklin High School | Seattle |
| Garfield High School | Seattle |
| South Lake High School | Seattle |
| Nathan Hale High School | Seattle |
| Nova High School | Seattle |
| Rainier Beach High School | Seattle |
| Roosevelt High School | Seattle |
| Chief Sealth High School | Seattle |
| Summit K-12 School | Seattle |
| Middle College High School | Seattle |
| Marshall Alternative High School | Seattle |
| Ingraham High School | Seattle |
| Seattle Evening High School | Seattle |
| South Lake High School | Seattle |
| West Seattle High School | Seattle |
| Havermale Alternative High School | Spokane |
| Joel E. Ferris High School | Spokane |
| Lewis and Clark High School | Spokane |
| North Central High School | Spokane |
| John Rogers High School | Spokane |
| Shadle Park High School | Spokane |
| Skill Center School | Spokane |
| Henry Foss High School | Tacoma |
| Lincoln Community Center High School | Tacoma |
| Lincoln Senior High School | Tacoma |
| Mount Tahoma High School | Tacoma |
| Oakland Alternative High School | Tacoma |
| Science and Math Institute | Tacoma |
| Stadium Senior High School | Tacoma |
| Tacoma School of the Arts | Tacoma |
| Wilson High School | Tacoma |
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 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 friendly 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.
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