The activities of the Textile Research Centre are being sponsored by a large number of individuals and funding organisations. Official grant-giving organisations that support the TRC include: 

2010

• Cultuurfonds Leiden. Purpose: Leiden Textile Festival
• Prins Bernard Cultuurfonds Zuid-Holland. Purpose: Exhibition on Arab embroidery and production of accompanying publication
• Prins Claus Fund for Culture and Development. Purpose: Invitation of Indian textile artist for the Sari exhibition in the National Musuem of Ethnology, Leiden

2009

• Van der Mandele Stichting. Purpose: Exhibition on footwear, Leiden cityhall (summer 2009)
• Cultuurfonds Leiden. Purpose: TRC new premises
• Fonds 1818. Purpose: TRC new premises
• Van Ommeren - de Voogt Stichting. Purpose: TRC new premises

 2008

• Fonds 1818. Purpose: Dutch Lace Cap exhibition
• Prins Bernard Cultuurfonds Zuid-Holland. Purpose: Dutch Lace Cap exhibition

The TRC would like to thank all of these groups for their generous support of TRC activities.