GROVE CITY — Supporters of Grove City College have reached a new plateau with their generosity.

The college recently announced that it raised a school-record $95 million in its four-year capital campaign “Grove City Matters.” It kicked off in May 2011 and finished in June. Its goal was to raise $90 million.

The money will be used for scholarships, paying for the construction costs of STEM Hall, a science, technology, mathematics and engineering building opened in 2013, and Rathburn Hall, the Christian activities building.

It also provided $5 million for the Center for Vision and Values and $5 million for the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Vice President for Advancement Jeff Prokovich said that about 31 percent of the money raised came from the school's 27,000 alumni, while 69 percent came from supporters of the college, foundations and corporations. Most of the donations were designated for a specific purpose, though some were unspecified.

There were 16,500 individuals and organizations that donated, President Paul McNulty said in a news release.

“Their gifts promise to position us well to advance our historic mission and have a lasting, profound and transformative impact on our students, our community and the world for many years to come,” McNulty said.

Raising such large amounts of money takes hard work, Prokovich said.

A team including the president, employees with the alumni relations and marketing departments and others began seeking donations in 2008 after the campaign was approved internally.

They had secured $30 million to $40 million before the campaign was announced publicly in 2011.

The largest single donation of the campaign was $7 million, which came from an anonymous donor.

The other largest donations included $4.5 million from the Richard King Mellon Foundation for STEM Hall, $3 million from Jayne and David R. Rathburn for Rathburn Hall and $1 million from Richard G. Staley for STEM Hall and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

The $37 million used to create 130 new scholarships will expand the college's commitment to provide an affordable education without any federal financial aid.

It was the second recent public capital campaign the college has undertaken. A previous campaign concluded in December 2006 and raised $68 million.

Before launching its two public campaigns, the college had often raised money for improvements by privately seeking donations, but its public campaigns have encouraged people to contribute in any amount.

“All gifts matter, no matter the size,” Prokovich said.