Alumni continue to show strong support for the Univerity, contributing 52 percent of the annual total. In fiscal year 2007-2008, PC members contributed more than $174 million to Purdue. Total PC membership as of December 31, 2007, was 17,782, up from 17,140 members the previous year. Of that number, 387 are Pinnacle ($1 million and above) members, compared to 358 at the end of 2006.

The final market value of the Purdue Endowment for the first quarter of 2008 was $1.731 billion.