Union Pacific Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Omaha, NE · EIN 13-6406825 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Union Pacific Foundation is a private foundation based in Omaha, NE (EIN 13-6406825). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2025 report $18.4M paid in 941 grants, with a median grant of $10K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $74.7K. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
- Total grants paid
- $18.4M
- Grants reported
- 941
- Typical grant
- $10K
- Future commitments
- $18.5M
- Total assets
- $74.7K
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit 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.
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.
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Education: higher / health and wellness | Tax year 20242024 | $900K |
| Omaha Discovery Trust (Dba Kiewit Luminarium) | Omaha, NE | Community spaces | Tax year 20252025 | $600K |
| Omaha Discovery Trust | Omaha, NE | Community spaces | Tax year 20242024 | $600K |
| US Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Washington, DC | 30 - community/ civic\ chamber of commerce | Tax year 20242024 | $600K |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Education: higher | Tax year 20252025 | $500K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (941 reported in all).
About this data
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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