The Big Read is presented by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

The National Endowment for the Arts wishes to express its gratitude to the Institute of Museum and Library Services for their collaboration and generous financial support of The Big Read.

Additional past supporters of The Big Read include the following organizations:

• Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
• A bequest made in memory of Dorothy Lois Beverly
• The Ruffin A. Cooper, Jr., Endowment
• Ford
• Poetry Foundation

The National Endowment for the Arts also acknowledges the following organizations for their encouragement of and contributions to The Big Read: American Library Association and the Association of American Publishers.