The following is a list of the institutions that comprise the membership of the BMRC as well as links to each member institutions individual website.
- Columbia College Chicago
- Chicago History Museum
- Chicago Public Library
- Chicago State University
- Dominican University
- DuSable Museum of African American History
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Kennedy King College
- Loyola University Chicago
- Northwestern University
- Roosevelt University
- University of Chicago
- University of Illinois-Chicago