UPS passes goal, tops $131 million in fundraising campaign

The University of Puget Sound raised $131.6 million, exceeding its $125 million goal, in its recently concluded One of a Kind campaign.

The private liberal arts college in Tacoma’s North End said in a news release that donors included more than 28,000 alumni, parents, faculty, staff and friends.

The campaign includes more than $40 million for an endowment to support student financial aid. It will also pay for new academic programs and campus facilities, including an athletics and aquatics center slated for completion next year.

This story was originally published July 9, 2015 at 5:00 PM with the headline "UPS passes goal, tops $131 million in fundraising campaign."