Union Pacific Foundation
Omaha, NE · EIN 13-6406825. Reported 2,189 grants totalling $40.1M to 1,467 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$40.1Mgranted, 2021-2024
1,467organizations funded
35%of grantees funded again the next year
$50,434assets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Union Pacific Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $900,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 1,467 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $4,966,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Omaha Discovery Trust | Omaha, NE | $2,400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| US Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Downtown Riverfront Trust | Omaha, NE | $2,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mental Health Innovation Foundation | Omaha, NE | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $1,335,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Joslyn Art Museum | Omaha, NE | $1,225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital & Medical Center Foundation | Omaha, NE | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact | Omaha, NE | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Information Trust | Omaha, NE | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Omaha Zoo Foundation | Omaha, NE | $335,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross | Sacramento, CA | $270,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Opas Foundation | Omaha, NE | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The George and Barbara Bush Foundation | College Station, TX | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mabas Foundation | Wheeling, IL | $91,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Lukes Health Foundation Ltd | Mountain Home, ID | $87,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coffeyville Area Community Foundation Inc | Coffeyville, KS | $87,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Eagle Pass Inc | Eagle Pass, TX | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Teresa Charitable Foundation | Santa Teresa, NM | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ser Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast Inc | Houston, TX | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Columbia Basin College Foundation | Pasco, WA | $77,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Columbus Area Childrens Museum Inc | Columbus, NE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Museum of Science and Industry | Portland, OR | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation | Council Bluffs, IA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Historic Pullman Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | $68,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Denver Center for the Performing Arts | Denver, CO | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maywood Fine Arts Association | Maywood, IL | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | Springfield, IL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Illinois | East Peoria, IL | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago | Glenview, IL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mid-Plains United Way Inc | North Platte, NE | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mission Border Hope | Eagle Pass Tx, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban Intiatives Inc | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists | Denver, CO | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rgisc Inc | Laredo, TX | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $54,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chicago Cares Inc | Chicago, IL | $53,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Suazo Center for Business Development and Entrepreneurship | Salt Lake City, UT | $52,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Thanksgiving Point Institute | Lehi, UT | $52,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates | Des Moines, IA | $52,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Climb | Cheyenne, WY | $51,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American National Red Cross - Omaha | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bread of Life | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Fire Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charles E Lakin Human Services Campus Foundation | Council Bluffs, IA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| KIPP Texas Inc | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Main Street Mosier | Mosier, OR | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation Inc | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint John's Program for Real Change | Sacramento, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spark | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Yanney Heritage Park Foundation | Kearney, NE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Madison House Autism Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | $49,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reflections Foundation | Chicago, IL | $48,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicagoland Prison Outreach | South Holland, IL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium | San Pedro, CA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hispanas Organized for Political Equality | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Together Houston | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southwest Isd Education Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Weld County Inc | Greeley, CO | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban League of Portland | Portland, OR | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley | Santa Paula, CA | $44,650 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seventy Five North Revitalization Corporation | Omaha, NE | $44,433 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Living Planet Inc | Draper, UT | $43,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition | Springfield, IL | $43,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| River Bend Nature Center Inc | Faribault, MN | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| International Trade Education Programs Inc | Long Beach, CA | $42,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross | Cedar Rapids, IA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elk Grove Food Bank Services | Elk Grove, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| HIRE360 | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nextop Inc | Houston, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North Platte Community College Foundation | North Platte, NE | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Richmond Art Center | Richmond, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Success in Education Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army a Georgia Corporation | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youth Development Network | Sacramento, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Carson | Carson, CA | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for the Homeless Inc | Austin, TX | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts of Colorado | Denver, CO | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Providence Health Care Foundation Eastern Washington | Spokane, WA | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Puente Learning Center | Los Angeles, CA | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Laramie Public Art Coalition | Laramie, WY | $37,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tucumcari Main Street Corporation | Tucumcari, NM | $37,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grand County Search and Rescue | Winter Park, CO | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Creighton Community Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $35,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Applied Information Management Institute | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Barrio Dogs Inc | Houston, TX | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Berkeley Food and Housing Project | Berkeley, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Centro Romero | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Century Villages at Cabrillo Inc | Long Beach, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Bereavement Center of South Texas | San Antonio, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbus Area United Way Inc | Columbus, NE | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Downtown Streets Inc | San Jose, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eugene Parks Foundation | Eugene, OR | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Forest Preserve Foundation | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harris County Friends of the Library | Houston, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indian Creek Nature Center | Cedar Rapids, IA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jane Addams Resource Corporation | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Sports Center for the Disabled Inc | Denver, CO | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National World War II Museum Inc | New Orleans, LA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oregon Zoo Foundation | Portland, OR | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pajaro Valley Shelter Services | Watsonville, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Paso Del Norte Foundation | El Paso, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shreveport Regional Arts Council | Shreveport, LA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Western Nebraska | Scottsbluff, NE | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Houston Foundation | Houston, TX | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bakerripley | Houston, TX | $34,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nogales Educational Foundation Inc | Nogales, AZ | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep | Waukegan, IL | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope House Inc | Lees Summit, MO | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Spy Hop Productions Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Childrens Cabinet Inc a Child and Family Resource | Reno, NV | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Paz De Cristo Community Center | Mesa, AZ | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Echo Heritage Association | Echo, OR | $30,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Audubon Nature Institute Inc | New Orleans, LA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County | Pueblo, CO | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Museum of Idaho Inc | Meridian, ID | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Columbus Library Foundation | Columbus, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Communities for Kids Lincoln County | North Platte, NE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crisis Center | Littleton, CO | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Discovery Science Center of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Discovery World | Milwaukee, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fontenelle Forest | Bellevue, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Cascade Locks Historical Museum | Cascade Locks, OR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Grand Island Community Foundation | Grand Island, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Hermiston Community Foundation | Hermiston, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hale Centre Theatre | Sandy City, UT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Klamath Community College Foundation | Klamath Falls, OR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Legacy Health Foundation | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lexington Area United Way | Lexington, NE | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Art & Science Museum | Baton Rouge, LA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Love and Protect Utah Foundation | Lehi, UT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighbors Building Neighborhoods Inc | Muskogee, OK | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nuts Bolts & Thingamajigs the Foundation of the Fabricators and | Elgin, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oak Park Area Arts Council | Oak Park, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pfund Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Portland Classical Chinese Garden | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Power Community Development Corporation | Wichita, KS | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana | Hines, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Antonio Parks Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Antonio Zoological Society Inc | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce Education Fund Inc | Smithville, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Texas State History Museum Foundation | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tree Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trenton Downtown Improvement Association Inc | Trenton, MO | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Arkansas Foundation Inc | Pine Bluff, AR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Utah Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Victoria County Volunteer Fire Department | Victoria, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America Inc | Spokane, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Washington's National Park Fund | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wesley Community Center Inc | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Women's Empowerment | Sacramento, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Womens Employment Network | Kansas City, MO | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wyoming Sportsmans Group | Gillette, WY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Womens Christian Association | Clinton, IA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Omaha Inc | Omaha, NE | $29,433 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Name Housing Corporation | Omaha, NE | $29,433 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Omaha 100 Incorporated | Omaha, NE | $29,433 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Omaha Economic Development Corp | Omaha, NE | $29,433 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spark Capital | Omaha, NE | $29,433 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| River City Mixed Chorus | Omaha, NE | $28,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Francis Center | Los Angeles, CA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Nampa | Nampa, ID | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eisenhower Foundation | Abilene, KS | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gps Education Partners Inc | Waukesha, WI | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Music and Art School | Los Angeles, CA | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Target Hunger | Houston, TX | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sounds of Autism Inc | Goodyear, AZ | $27,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans | Houston, TX | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ray Graham Association for People With Disabilities | Lisle, IL | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Clinton Firemens Assoc | Clinton, IA | $26,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Refuge for Women | Henderson, NV | $26,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| House of Refuge Inc | Mesa, AZ | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Spokane Regional Sports Commission | Spokane, WA | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Willcox Theater and Arts Inc | Willcox, AZ | $25,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Financial Beginnings Oregon | Portland, OR | $25,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A New Leaf | Mesa, AZ | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arkansas Food Bank | Little Rock, AR | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Art Encounter | Evanston, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Albany | Albany, OR | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Ada County | Garden City, ID | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carti Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CASA De Peregrinos Inc | Las Cruces, NM | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central California Food Bank | Fresno, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Coastal Conservation Association-Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Family Centers-Centros Familiares De La Comunidad | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dakota County Historical Society Inc Dakota County Museum | South St Paul, MN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dupo Shop With a Cop Iinc | Dupo, IL | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| El Centro Police Athletic League | El Centro, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Frazier Revitalization Inc | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Mississippi River | St Paul, MN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Joliet Area YMCA | Joliet, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Haven for Hope of Bexar County | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hope Rehabilitation Services | San Jose, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kiwanis Club of Greater Merced Foundation | Merced, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Conservation Corps | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Museum of the Southwest | Midland, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Hope Housing Inc | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Mexico State University Foundation Inc | Las Cruces, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Omaha Symphony Association | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pathway From Boys to Men Inc | Fontana, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pride in Mcalester Inc | Mcalester, OK | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Puget Sound Labor Agency Afl-Cio | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Region Xii Council of Governments Inc | Carroll, IA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside Inc | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Charles Rotary Club Scholarship Foundation | Boutte, LA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sul Ross State University Foundation | Alpine, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sweetwater County Child Development Center Inc | Green River, WY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Emerge Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Las Vegas Young Artists Orchestra | Henderson, NV | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Umatilla County Historical Society | Pendleton, OR | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Northern Colorado Foundation Inc | Greeley, CO | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Upec Friend to Friend Network | Conway, AR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vital Voices Global Partnership | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corporation | Yuma, AZ | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| East End Improvement Corporation | Houston, TX | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portland Youthbuilders | Portland, OR | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sergeant Bluff Fire Rescue and Emsfoundation Inc | Sergeant Bluff, IA | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tama Fire Department Non-Profit Association | Tama, IA | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Valley Cities Counseling and Consultation | Kent, WA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Tehachapi Depot | Tehachapi, CA | $23,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southside Redevelopment Corporation | Omaha, NE | $23,402 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Athena Project | Littleton, CO | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Tucson | Tucson, AZ | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oregon Native American Chamber | Portland, OR | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Roseville Police Charitable Corporation | Roseville, CA | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sandhills Crisis Intervention Program | Ogallala, NE | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sierra College Foundation | Rocklin, CA | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star | Houston, TX | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of King County | Seattle, WA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Denver Scholarship Foundation | Denver, CO | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Heard Museum | Phoenix, AZ | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
477 of 1,467 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 35%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- University of Nebraska Foundation
EDUCATION: HIGHER / HEALTH AND WELLNESS - US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
30 - COMMUNITY/ CIVIC/ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - Downtown Riverfront Trust
PUBLIC SPACES: RECREATION AND BEAUTIFICATION - Mental Health Innovation Foundation
HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES\MENTAL HEALTH - United Way of the Midlands
20 - HEALTH/ HUMAN SERVICES\ UNITED WAY - Save the Children Federation Inc
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 1,718 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 598 | $9,786,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 534 | $10.3M | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 557 | $9,785,191 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 500 | $10.2M | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Union Pacific Foundation has 42 of them, worth $59.0M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $5,200,000 |
| Unmc Project Next | Omaha, NE | $4,000,000 |
| Unmc Project Next | Omaha, NE | $4,000,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $3,600,000 |
| Downtown Riverfront Trust | Omaha, NE | $3,500,000 |
| Downtown Riverfront Trust | Omaha, NE | $3,000,000 |
| Downtown Riverfront Trust | Omaha, NE | $2,500,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $2,500,000 |
| Discovery Center | Omaha, NE | $2,400,000 |
| Community Information Trust | Omaha, NE | $2,000,000 |
| Downtown Riverfront Trust | Omaha, NE | $2,000,000 |
| Community Information Trust | Omaha, NE | $2,000,000 |
| US Chamber of Commerce | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 |
| Omaha Discovery Trust | Omaha, NE | $1,800,000 |
| Community Information Trust | Omaha, NE | $1,500,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 45% of this one's giving went to organizations in Nebraska. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Nebraska.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Union Pacific Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1400 Douglas Street Stop 1620, Omaha, NE, 68179. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 13-6406825 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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