In addition to its members, CRL enlists a number of institutions, agencies, and funders to help accomplish its mission. Partner organizations that currently support or have provided major support to  CRL activities include:

• Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
• Carnegie Corporation of New York
• Council on Library and Information Resources
• Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
• Institute of Museum and Library Services
• John and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
• Henry Luce Foundation
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Science Foundation
• Rockefeller Foundation
• Pew Charitable Trusts
• U.S. Department of Education