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Council on Library and Information Resources

An independent council, born in 1956 to stop research libraries from duplicating and competing with one another, that still exists to make separate institutions act on the scholarly and cultural record together.

  • www.clir.org
  • Citadel
  • Alexandria, VA
  • Other membership organization
  • Read from public sources, Oct 2026
6named by CLIR
99named by peers

Financial profile

Council on Library and Information Resources · EIN 52-1576808 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2025$11,315,817$9,600,691$1,357,798$9,609,302$20,150,946Jun 2025
FY2024$8,912,315$7,641,319$944,176$5,337,781$18,410,566Jun 2024
FY2023$12,553,793$11,287,475$1,098,064$6,721,890$14,801,017Jun 2023
FY2022$5,065,712$4,030,053$940,230$10,104,527$8,957,556Jun 2022
FY2021$9,754,474$8,602,555$1,023,699$10,002,130$14,096,406Jun 2021
FY2020$4,353,281$3,049,143$1,074,060$11,489,748$14,289,971Jun 2020

Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.

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Peer societies

Five societies CLIR is read alongside.

ARL

Association of Research Libraries

An association of major research libraries in the United States and Canada that advances research, learning…

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EDUCAUSE

The leading association for information technology in higher education, convening the professionals and…

21 companies named

SAA

Society of American Archivists

The national professional home of archivists in the United States, member governed yet staffed, setting the…

44 companies named

AAM

American Alliance of Museums

The single field wide body of American museums, founded in 1906, that sets and confers accreditation…

37 companies named

AIST

Association for Information Science and Technology

The society that bridges the research and the practice of information science, connecting scholars and…

1 companies named

Who backs CLIR

Every company CLIR names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.

CompanySupport as publishedAlso named by
TINDMeeting sponsorMARAC MAC SAA SFA SNCA +2
AM QuartexMeeting sponsorMARAC MAC SAA SSA
Discovery GardenMeeting sponsorSAA
Caia Software & SolutionsMeeting sponsorOnly CLIR, so far
Casalini LibriCorporate memberOnly CLIR, so far
ResourceSpaceMeeting sponsorOnly CLIR, so far
Sources: 2 published lists, read October 2026

2026 Virtual DLF Forum Sponsors. Read October 28, 2026. Sponsors of the 2026 Virtual DLF Forum, the annual gathering of CLIR's Digital Library Federation.

CLIR Sponsors and DLF Members, 2026. Read October 28, 2026. Organizations giving financial support to CLIR as sponsors and to the Digital Library Federation as members.

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Who backs CLIR's peers, but not CLIR

Companies named publicly by at least one of CLIR's five peer societies, and not found in CLIR's reviewed public records.

CompanyESAAAAMAISTPeers
SpacesaverExhibitorPatron2 of 4
accessoLeader1 of 4
Advanced StagingPatron1 of 4
Affinity NonprofitsLeader1 of 4
Allied UniversalSupporter1 of 4
Allied VaughnExhibitor1 of 4
American Heritage ChocolatePatron1 of 4
AtelierLeader1 of 4
Atlas SystemsExhibitor1 of 4
AxiellExhibitor1 of 4
Backstage Library WorksExhibitor1 of 4
BlackbaudPatron1 of 4
BloomsburyPublished as Bloomsbury Libraries UnlimitedExhibitor1 of 4
Boldyn NetworksStrategic Partner1 of 4
Byala SearchLeader1 of 4
CarahsoftStrategic Partner1 of 4
CatalogItExhibitor1 of 4
CCS FundraisingPublished as CCSLeader1 of 4
CDWPublished as CDW EducationMission Partner1 of 4
CiscoStrategic Partner1 of 4
Collector SystemsExhibitor1 of 4
CollegeVineStrategic Partner1 of 4
ConservExhibitor1 of 4
Constellation CulinarySignature1 of 4
Cumming GroupPublished as Cumming Group logoLeader1 of 4
Dell TechnologiesMission Partner1 of 4
Delta DesignPublished as Delta Design Ltd/Bruynzeel Storage Systems, Inc.Exhibitor1 of 4
Digital BedrockExhibitor1 of 4
DonorboxPublished as Donorbox logoLeader1 of 4
DotARTPublished as 2026DotARTLeader1 of 4
Educate 360Strategic Partner1 of 4
EllucianMission Partner1 of 4
ERCOLeader1 of 4
Ethel MPatron1 of 4
EtixLeader1 of 4
Exhibits Development GroupPublished as Culturenut_EDGLeader1 of 4
Feast Your Eyes CateringPatron1 of 4
FeverLeader1 of 4
GartnerMission Partner1 of 4
Gaylord ArchivalExhibitor1 of 4
George BloodExhibitor1 of 4
HGALeader1 of 4
HistoriqExhibitor1 of 4
Hollinger Metal EdgeExhibitor1 of 4
HumanitruLeader1 of 4
Huntington T. Block Insurance AgencyLeader1 of 4
Image AccessExhibitor1 of 4
Image RetrievalExhibitor1 of 4
Imagine ExhibitionsPublished as Imagine exhibitions logoLeader1 of 4
InfosecPublished as Infosec, part of Cengage GroupStrategic Partner1 of 4
Iron MountainPublished as Iron Mountain Media and Archival ServicesExhibitor1 of 4
JenzabarMission Partner1 of 4
K16 SolutionsMission Partner1 of 4
LenovoMission Partner1 of 4
Levy RestaurantsPublished as LevyLeader1 of 4
LibnovaExhibitor1 of 4
Library Juice AcademyExhibitor1 of 4
LucideaSustaining Partner1 of 4
MerckPatron1 of 4
MicrosoftStrategic Partner1 of 4
Moran Technology ConsultingMission Partner1 of 4
Muse SoftwarePublished as musesoftware.aiLeader1 of 4
NanoFicheExhibitor1 of 4
nextScanExhibitor1 of 4
Paperboy Digital ConsultingExhibitor1 of 4
PastViewPublished as HAI & PastViewExhibitor1 of 4
PathifyStrategic Partner1 of 4
PicturaeExhibitor1 of 4
PolygonExhibitor1 of 4
Portfolio DAMExhibitor1 of 4
Preserve SouthExhibitor1 of 4
PreservicaSustaining Partner1 of 4
ProofpointStrategic Partner1 of 4
ProsciStrategic Partner1 of 4
RecollectExhibitor1 of 4
RHCLeader1 of 4
RotoPublished as Roto logoPatron1 of 4
RWS GlobalLeader1 of 4
SalesforceMission Partner1 of 4
Scene SaversExhibitor1 of 4
SmithGroupLeader1 of 4
Soutron GlobalExhibitor1 of 4
Storyland StudiosLeader1 of 4
SwipeTrackPatron1 of 4
TalasExhibitor1 of 4
TandD AmericaExhibitor1 of 4
TerentiaExhibitor1 of 4
The Conservation CenterExhibitor1 of 4
The MediaPreserveExhibitor1 of 4
TheirStoryExhibitor1 of 4
TravelersLeader1 of 4
Universal Studios LotPatron1 of 4
University ProductsExhibitor1 of 4
Vantage Technology Consulting GroupStrategic Partner1 of 4
VeevartSupporter1 of 4
WileyDoctoral Colloquium Sponsor1 of 4
William S. Hein & Co.Published as HeinOnline, William S. Hein & Co., Inc.Exhibitor1 of 4
Your Part-Time ControllerLeader1 of 4
ZoomMission Partner1 of 4

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The outside view

An independent council, born in 1956 to stop research libraries from duplicating and competing with one another, that still exists to make separate institutions act on the scholarly and cultural record together.

  • Authority
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  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Citadel

Led from the center, built to endure.

The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.

Also reads toward The League and The Legacy.

Strengths

→Decisions are clear and rarely second-guessed.
→Members trust that the institution will still be standing tomorrow.
→Strong operations keep the core running without drama.

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