Allied University Organizations
- The Purdue Foundation
- Purdue Research Foundation
- Research Park
- Technology Business Incubator
- Ross-Ade Foundation
- Purdue Alumni Association
The Purdue Foundation
The Purdue Foundation, a nonprofit corporation, was established in 1979 to receive gifts for the benefit of Purdue University from alumni, corporations, foundations, and other friends of Purdue University. Policies of the foundation are set by a board of directors. The president of the University is the president of the foundation.
Purdue Research Foundation
The Purdue Research Foundation, a nonprofit corporation, was established in 1930 to assist in the development of the University and its facilities. The foundation may accept gifts, administer trusts, acquire property, negotiate research contracts, and perform other services helpful to Purdue University.
The president of the University is also the president of the foundation. Though the operation of the foundation is conducted by the board of directors, the day-by-day activities of the foundation are centered in the office of the senior vice president-treasurer.
Staff members will find a variety of ways in which the Purdue Research Foundation may be helpful. Some specific ways are:
- Providing support for a wide variety of research projects for graduate students and staff.
- Providing support for scholarly programs by staff members, particularly during the summer months.
- Providing funds for travel for scholarly purposes.
- Conducting negotiations over patents resulting from research or investigations performed by staff members or students of the University on University time or with its facilities. Purdue Research Foundation is the agent for Purdue University. The foundation holds title to patents and copyrights and administers the program through the Office of Technology Commercialization.
- Managing deferred gifts in the form of trusts, special endowments, and gift annuities for the benefit of Purdue University.
Research Park
Purdue University’s 765-acre Research Park was developed by the Purdue Research Foundation. It is located at the junction of Northwestern Avenue and Sagamore Parkway West, less than five minutes’ driving time from campus. The park has more than 150 tenants representing various business enterprises and including 90 high-tech firms. The park provides fully improved sites for sale, lease, or lease-back arrangements for research facilities, pilot plants, or a combination of research, office, and limited production and assembly. High-speed fiber optic lines connect the park to campus and provide access to researchers and research data worldwide. For additional information, contact Greg Deason, 3000 Kent Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47906; 49-48645.
Technology Business Incubator
This service to help faculty and staff commercialize technology began in 1993. There are now 259,000 square feet of space for emerging businesses. For facility and leasing information, contact Timothy Peoples, 3000 Kent Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47906; 49-48645.
The Purdue Gateways program is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs successfully grow a business. For more information, contact Timothy Peoples, 3000 Kent Avenue, West Lafayette, IN, 47906; 49-48645.
Ross-Ade Foundation
Incorporated in November 1923 to finance the building of Purdue’s stadium, the Ross-Ade Foundation has aided the University by providing many other facilities, including the land and buildings (such as University parking facilities). This nonprofit corporation raised the funds to buy land and provide buildings at the Purdue regional campus at Hammond, the Industrial Research Building at Hammond, the Purdue University regional campus at Fort Wayne, the North Central regional campus, and the Indianapolis campus with its Krannert Building. The University pays annual rentals to the foundation to use the buildings and grounds until the debt is extinguished. When the property is debt-free, the foundation will transfer the property to Purdue University or rental charges will be reduced to the nominal sum of $1 per year.
Purdue Alumni Association
The Purdue Alumni Association Inc. was chartered in 1912. Its purpose is to serve Purdue University and its alumni through the involvement of alumni in projects of an educational and charitable nature. Association members elect three of the trustees of Purdue University in accordance with the statutes of the state of Indiana.
In the records department, the association maintains addresses and information for all graduates and former students. More than 125 clubs in the United States and other countries hold regular meetings and sponsor local Purdue-related activities. Campus activities include Homecoming on a football weekend, the Boilermaker Ball in February, and Gala Week class reunions in April, honoring the 50th anniversary class. Other services include international tours and special travel events; career networking opportunities for alumni; a credit card program for alumni; merchandise bearing Purdue insignias; group life, accident, and medical insurance programs offered to members; and assistance to the University with student recruitment and legislative activities. Alumni programs of each school/college and of the regional campuses also are sponsored by the Purdue Alumni Association.
The Purdue Alumnus, the official publication of the association, is published six times each year.
Association offices are in the Dick and Sandy Dauch Alumni Center, 403 W. Wood St.