The University of Puget Sound celebrated a successful fiscal year 2024-25, announcing it raised $12.1 million in gifts and pledges from more than 3,700 donors. A key driver of this year's success was the Puget Sound Fund, which received an impressive $2.1 million.

The Puget Sound Fund provides vital and flexible support for the university’s most critical needs. It is a resource that touches every part of the university, from financial aid and faculty retention to capital improvements and co-curricular programs. The fund is highlighted each spring during Logger Day Challenge.

The University of Puget Sound has received a $1,050,000 gift from Richard N. Laurance ’74 to establish the Puget Sound Endowed Fund for the university’s crew program. The endowment will provide unrestricted support for the Loggers, helping sustain the school’s 60-plus-year tradition of competitive rowing.

University of Puget Sound is pleased to announce a gift of $1.15 million from Trustee Sumner P. Erdman ’87. The gift will support Logger Athletics, the Puget Sound Fund, and experiential learning.

In July, the University of Puget Sound closed the books on another successful fundraising year, celebrating $31.18 million in gifts and pledges—one of the biggest fundraising years in the university’s history. These gifts help the university continue to advance the ambitious goals of its 10-year strategic plan, Leadership for a Changing World, and further establish Puget Sound among the finest liberal arts institutions in the country.

The University of Puget Sound has received a $1 million gift from 1991 graduate Christi Offutt and the Offutt Family Foundation. This generous donation establishes the Offutt Family Foundation Endowed Fund for Women Athletes' success, with a focus on promoting wellness and leadership.

The University of Puget Sound is proud to announce that it has received a $3 million commitment from Robert C. Pohlad, Rebecca Pohlad, and Chris R. Pohlad ’07 to establish the Pohlad Family Scholarship. This gift will create opportunities for students to pursue their education at Puget Sound and make lasting impacts in their communities.

Tacoma, Wash. - The University of Puget Sound has been awarded $1.3 million from The Mellon Foundation to fund its groundbreaking project, "Reimagining Justice and Carceral Systems through the Humanities." This transformative initiative will employ humanities approaches to shed light on the experiences of those most affected by criminal and legal systems and expand our crime, law, and justice studies program.

Since its founding in 1888, University of Puget Sound has played a pivotal role in the unfolding history of Tacoma and the Pacific Northwest. Today, the university announced it will launch the Legacies Project, an initiative to examine and reckon with its long and complex past, understand how those legacies continue to resonate in the present, and take steps to create a more welcoming and inclusive future.