The University of Nebraska Foundation says it received almost $165 million in donations and pledges this past fiscal year, the foundation’s third-best year for total gifts.

The foundation says it gave almost $124 million to programs at the four campuses and ended the year with $1.8 billion in assets, up from $1.7 billion in 2011.

The University of Nebraska Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization that raises money to support University of Nebraska programs.