University of Nebraska Foundation
LINCOLN, NE
$900KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Education: higher / health and wellness
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Union Pacific Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 13-6406825 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Only Online Applications Are Accept
- Phone
- (402) 544-0162
- UPF@UP.COM
- Deadlines
- May 31, 2026 for 2026 applications.
- Application materials
- Grant application available online during specific periods.
- Restrictions
- The foundation administers the philanthropic program of union pacific corporation and union pacific railroad company. Grants are awarded to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations located in union pacific communities that best align with the foundation's funding guidelines and criteria. Funding is prioritized for direct services and efforts that build the capacity of organizations focused on safety, workforce development, community spaces, and local needs within union pacific local operating communities.
Original filing text
- Contact
- ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPT
- Address
- 1400 DOUGLAS STREET STOP 1560 OMAHA, NE, 681791620
- Phone
- 4025440162
- UPF@UP.COM
- Deadlines
- MAY 31, 2026 FOR 2026 APPLICATIONS.
- Application materials
- GRANT APPLICATION AVAILABLE ONLINE DURING SPECIFIC PERIODS.
- Restrictions
- THE FOUNDATION ADMINISTERS THE PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAM OF UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN UNION PACIFIC COMMUNITIES THAT BEST ALIGN WITH THE FOUNDATION'S FUNDING GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA. FUNDING IS PRIORITIZED FOR DIRECT SERVICES AND EFFORTS THAT BUILD THE CAPACITY OF ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON SAFETY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY SPACES, AND LOCAL NEEDS WITHIN UNION PACIFIC LOCAL OPERATING COMMUNITIES.
Reported organization name: UNION PACIFIC FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 441 | $8.2M |
| 2024 | 500 | $10.2M |
Where Union Pacific Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Omaha Discovery Trust (Dba Kiewit Luminarium)
OMAHA, NE
$600KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Community spaces
Omaha Discovery Trust
OMAHA, NE
$600KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Community spaces
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
WASHINGTON, DC
$600KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
30 - community/ civic\ chamber of commerce
University of Nebraska Foundation
LINCOLN, NE
$500KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Education: higher
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (941 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Union Pacific Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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