Funding search · EIN 136406825 · Omaha, NE

Union Pacific Foundation

Name: Union Pacific Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

2,032
grants reported: $38.0M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

career awareness youth education readiness health arts culture

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

103 grants matching “character” · $921,516

$10,000
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum · Cheyenne, WY · 2025
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Greater Grand Island Community Foundation · Grand Island, NE · 2025
History, heritage and unique local character
$25,000
Echo Heritage Association · Echo, OR · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$20,000
Canteen District · North Platte, NE · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$15,000
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corporation · Yuma, AZ · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Main Street Searcy · Searcy, AR · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Abilene Preservation League · Abilene, TX · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Historic Pullman Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Sparks Heritage Foundation and Museum · Sparks, NV · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Main Street Texarkana · Texarkana, TX · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Museum of North Idaho · Coeur Dalene, ID · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$8,500
National Museum of Transportation · St Louis, MO · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Moffat Road Railroad Museum Association · Granby, CO · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Gregg County Historical Foundation · Longview, TX · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Hamsfork Museum · Kemmerer, WY · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Houston Maritime Museum · Houston, TX · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Longview Parks & Leisure Services Foundation · Longview, TX · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Orange Show Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Beloved Community Center · Dallas, TX · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$20,000
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation · Springfield, IL · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$20,000
Greater Grand Island Community Foundation · Grand Island, NE · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$20,000
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum · Cheyenne, WY · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$20,000
Historic Pullman Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$15,000
University of Wyoming Foundation · Laramie, WY · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$13,500
Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition · Springfield, IL · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$12,500
Outdoor Gallery of Art of New Braunfels Incorporated · New Braunfels, TX · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Dakota County Historical Society Inc Dakota County Museum · South St Paul, MN · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Western Railway Preservation Society · Portland, OR · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
El Paso County Historical Society · El Paso, TX · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
University of Arkansas Foundation · Pine Bluff, AR · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Sumpter Valley Railroad Restoration · Baker City, OR · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Houston Museum of Natural Science · Houston, TX · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Kiwanis International · Parsons, KS · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Museum of North Idaho · Coeur Dalene, ID · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Orange Show Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Gilbert Historical Society · Gilbert, AZ · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Old Pueblo Trolley · Tucson, AZ · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre · New Braunfels, TX · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Center for African American Military History · Houston, TX · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
White Buffalo Land Trust · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association · Holladay, UT · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Claremont Heritage · Claremont, CA · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corporation · Yuma, AZ · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$9,850
Willcox Theater and Arts · Willcox, AZ · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$8,000
Whitehead Memorial Museum · Del Rio, TX · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$8,000
Yellowstone Historic Center · West Yellowstone, MT · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$7,500
Feather River Rail Society · Portola, CA · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$7,500
Moffat Road Railroad Museum Association · Granby, CO · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$7,366
Cheyenne Depot Museum · Cheyenne, WY · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$7,000
Front Street Cowboy Museum · Ogallala, NE · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
National Museum of Transportation · St Louis, MO · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Louisiana Orphan Train Society · Opelousas, LA · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Depot Heritage · Liberal, KS · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Wheatley Historical Preservation Association · Poplar Bluff, MO · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Abara · El Paso, TX · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Rosenberg Railroad Museum Incorporated · Rosenberg, TX · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Southern Forest Heritage Museum & Research Center · Longleaf, LA · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
The Centennial Culture Center · Olla, LA · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Friends of Idaho Public Television · Boise, ID · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$3,000
Saddlebrooke Sunrise Rotary Club Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$2,500
Rosson House Heritage Square & Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$2,500
Marshall Depot · Marshall, TX · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$2,500
Sugar Land Heritage Foundation · Sugar Land, TX · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$2,500
Harrison County Historical Society · Marshall, TX · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$1,000
Big Sandy Museum · Big Sandy, TX · 2023
History, heritage and unique local character
$25,000
National World War Ii Museum · New Orleans, LA · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$20,000
Sarpy County Historical Society · Bellevue, NE · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$20,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana · Oak Brook, IL · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$20,000
Historic Pullman Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$15,900
Willcox Theater and Arts · Willcox, AZ · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
The Historic Kirkwood Train Station Foundation · Kirkwood, MO · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Eisenhower Foundation · Abilene, KS · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Great Plains Black History Museum · Omaha, NE · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Hall County Historical Society · Grand Island, NE · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Houston Museum of Natural Science · Houston, TX · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Los Angeles Parks Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Friends of the Cascade Locks Historical Museum · Cascade Locks, OR · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Crown Point Country Historical Society · Bridal Veil, OR · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Southern Utah University 01-65 · Cedar City, UT · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Friends of Idaho Public Television · Boise, ID · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Corpus Christi Downtown Revitalization Alliance · Corpus Christi, TX · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$10,000
Oklahoma Railway Museum Limited · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$9,000
Hanna Basin Historical Society Dba Hanna Basin Museum · Hanna, WY · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$8,000
Iowa Railroad Historical Society · Boone, IA · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$7,500
Oklahoma Humanities Council · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,400
Echo Heritage Association · Echo, OR · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Carrizozo Heritage Museum · Carrizozo, NM · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Roseville Historical Society · Roseville, CA · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
National Museum of Transportation · St Louis, MO · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Golden Valley Historical Society · Golden Valley, MN · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Rotary Club of Clinton Iowa Charitable Foundation · Clinton, IA · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Helper Arts Alliance · Helper, UT · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Montpelier Community Foundation · Montpelier, ID · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$5,000
Kosse Heritage Society · Kosse, TX · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$4,500
Jefferson County Historical Society · Fairbury, NE · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$2,500
Marshall Depot · Marshall, TX · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$2,500
Sugar Land Heritage Foundation · Sugar Land, TX · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$2,500
Millsap Heritage Society · Millsap, TX · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$2,500
Big Sandy Museum · Big Sandy, TX · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character
$2,500
Brenham Heritage Museum · Brenham, TX · 2022
History, heritage and unique local character

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

University of Nebraska Foundation7 grants · $3.7M
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation3 grants · $2.0M
Downtown Riverfront Trust4 grants · $2.0M
Mental Health Innovation Foundation4 grants · $2.0M
Omaha Discovery Trust3 grants · $1.8M
United Way of the Midlands4 grants · $1.3M
Joslyn Art Museum4 grants · $1.2M
Community Information Trust2 grants · $1.0M
Omaha Zoo Foundation2 grants · $670,000
Omaha Discovery Trust (Dba Kiewit Luminarium)1 grant · $600,000

Giving over time

$10.3M

2022

$9.3M

2023

$10.2M

2024

$8.2M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 2,032 grants.

$900,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Education: higher / health and wellness
$700,000
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
30 - community/ civic/ chamber of commerce
$700,000
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Health and wellness
$600,000
Omaha Discovery Trust (Dba Kiewit Luminarium) · Omaha, NE · 2025
Community spaces
$600,000
Omaha Discovery Trust · Omaha, NE · 2024
Community spaces
$600,000
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
30 - community/ civic\ chamber of commerce
$600,000
Omaha Discovery Trust · Omaha, NE · 2023
Community spaces
$600,000
Omaha Discovery Trust · Omaha, NE · 2022
Community spaces
$500,000
Community Information Trust · Omaha, NE · 2025
Public spaces: recreation and beautification
$500,000
Downtown Riverfront Trust · Omaha, NE · 2025
Public spaces: recreation and beautification
$500,000
Mental Health Innovation Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2025
Health and wellness
$500,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Education: higher
$500,000
Community Information Trust · Omaha, NE · 2024
Public spaces: recreation and beautification
$500,000
Downtown Riverfront Trust · Omaha, NE · 2024
Public spaces: recreation and beautification
$500,000
Mental Health Innovation Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
Health and wellness
$500,000
Downtown Riverfront Trust · Omaha, NE · 2023
Public spaces: recreation and beautification
$500,000
Mental Health Innovation Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Health and wellness
$500,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Health and wellness
$500,000
Children'S Hospital & Medical Center Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Health and wellness
$500,000
Downtown Riverfront Trust · Omaha, NE · 2022
Public spaces: recreation and beautification
$500,000
Mental Health Innovation Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Health/human services\mental health
$500,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Health and wellness
$500,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Education: higher
$400,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Health and wellness
$400,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Health and wellness
$350,000
United Way of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2024
20 - health/ human services\ united way
$335,000
Omaha Zoo Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2025
Animal welfare
$335,000
Omaha Zoo Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
Animal welfare
$325,000
United Way of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2025
20 - health/human services
$325,000
Joslyn Art Museum · Omaha, NE · 2024
Arts and culture
$325,000
United Way of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2023
Hunger and nutrition
$310,000
United Way of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2022
Career awareness and readiness for youth
$300,000
Joslyn Art Museum · Omaha, NE · 2025
Arts and culture
$300,000
Joslyn Art Museum · Omaha, NE · 2023
Arts and culture
$300,000
Joslyn Art Museum · Omaha, NE · 2022
Arts and culture
$250,000
American National Red Cross · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Health and wellness
$250,000
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Disaster and emergency services
$200,000
Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact · Omaha, NE · 2024
Public spaces: recreation and beautification
$200,000
Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact · Omaha, NE · 2023
Public spaces: recreation and beautification
$200,000
Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact · Omaha, NE · 2022
Public spaces: recreation and beautification
$125,000
Opas Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Arts and culture
$125,000
Opas Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Arts and culture
$100,000
Foodbank for the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2025
Hunger and nutrition
$87,000
Coffeyville Area Community Foundation · Coffeyville, KS · 2022
Unique spaces
$75,000
Columbus Area Childrens Museum · Columbus, NE · 2023
Indoor recreation
$50,000
American National Red Cross - Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2025
20 - health/ human services\ american red cross
$50,000
American National Red Cross - Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024
20 - health/ human services\ american red cross
$50,000
Bread of Life · Houston, TX · 2024
Disaster and emergency services
$50,000
Charles E Lakin Human Services Campus Foundation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
Health and wellness
$50,000
Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
Veteran services
$50,000
Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Outdoor recreation and education
$40,000
American National Red Cross · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024
Advance a green economy / disaster and emergency services
$35,000
Nature Conservancy · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Environment
$35,000
Children'S Bereavement Center of South Texas · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Safety
$31,500
Mabas Foundation · Wheeling, IL · 2022
Disaster and emergency services
$30,000
Eugene Parks Foundation · Eugene, OR · 2025
Community & economic development
$30,000
Portland Community College Foundation · Portland, OR · 2025
Education (higher education)
$30,000
The Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2025
20 - health/human services
$30,000
Communities for Kids Lincoln County · North Platte, NE · 2024
Resolve barriers to employment
$30,000
Greater Hermiston Community Foundation · Hermiston, OR · 2024
Health and wellness
$30,000
Love and Protect Utah Foundation · Lehi, UT · 2024
Develop environmental stewards
$30,000
Mabas Foundation · Wheeling, IL · 2024
Disaster and emergency services
$30,000
Tree Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Promote environmental justice
$30,000
Victoria County Volunteer Fire Department · Victoria, TX · 2024
Disaster and emergency services
$30,000
Wyoming Sportsmans Group · Gillette, WY · 2024
Outdoor recreation and education
$30,000
Kipp Texas · Houston, TX · 2023
Education: k-12
$30,000
The George and Barbara Bush Foundation · College Station, TX · 2022
Arts and culture
$26,500
Clinton Firemens Assoc · Clinton, IA · 2024
Disaster and emergency services
$26,000
Spokane Regional Sports Commission · Spokane, WA · 2024
Outdoor recreation and education
$25,000
A Safe Haven Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Health & social services
$25,000
Albina Vision · Portland, OR · 2025
Community & economic development
$25,000
National Railroad Museum · Green Bay, WI · 2025
Arts and culture
$25,000
San Jose State University Research Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2025
Education (higher education)
$25,000
Chicagoland Prison Outreach · South Holland, IL · 2024
Resolve barriers to employment
$25,000
Climb · Cheyenne, WY · 2024
Vocational and career training/ upskilling programs
$25,000
Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists · Denver, CO · 2024
Career awareness and readiness for youth
$25,000
Echo Heritage Association · Echo, OR · 2024
History, heritage and unique local character
$25,000
Elk Grove Food Bank Services · Elk Grove, CA · 2024
Hunger and nutrition
$25,000
Eugene Parks Foundation · Eugene, OR · 2024
Health and wellness
$25,000
Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Vocational and career training/ upskilling programs
$25,000
Greater Joliet Area Ymca · Joliet, IL · 2024
Youth development
$25,000
Iowa Jobs for America'S Graduates · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Career awareness and readiness for youth
$25,000
Laramie Public Art Coalition · Laramie, WY · 2024
Arts and culture
$25,000
Main Street Mosier · Mosier, OR · 2024
Dei capacity building
$25,000
Spark · Houston, TX · 2024
Outdoor recreation and education
$25,000
St Lukes Health Foundation Ltd · Boise, ID · 2024
20 - health/ human services\ mental health
$25,000
Sweetwater County Child Development Center · Green River, WY · 2024
Youth development
$25,000
Ywca Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Career awareness and readiness for adults
$25,000
Coastal Conservation Association-Louisiana · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
Protection/ preservation of living creatures
$25,000
Kohl Children'S Museum of Greater Chicago · Glenview, IL · 2023
Public awareness and education
$25,000
New Mexico State University Foundation · Las Cruces, NM · 2023
Career awareness and readiness for youth
$25,000
Paso Del Norte Foundation · El Paso, TX · 2023
Arts and culture
$25,000
Power Community Development Corporation · Wichita, KS · 2023
Arts and culture
$25,000
Richmond Art Center · Richmond, CA · 2023
Arts and culture
$25,000
Santa Teresa Charitable Foundation · Santa Teresa, NM · 2023
Career awareness and readiness for adults
$25,000
Ser Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast · Houston, TX · 2023
Vocational and career training/ upskilling programs
$25,000
Spark · Houston, TX · 2023
Public beautification
$25,000
Denver Center for the Performing Arts · Denver, CO · 2022
Arts and culture
$25,000
Friends of Eagle Pass · Eagle Pass, TX · 2022
Arts and culture
$25,000
Kohl Children'S Museum of Greater Chicago · Glenview, IL · 2022
Public awareness and education

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