Fundraising throughout the five-campus UMass system increased by 12 percent during the past fiscal year, helping to drive the University's endowment to a record $757 million, including more than $20 million at UMass Lowell, President Robert L. Caret announced Wednesday. "We have established increased private-support as a top priority and are pleased to be seeing clear signs of success," Caret said as the Board of Trustees Committee on Administration and Finance held its quarterly meeting.