Exhibit (J)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the references to our firm in the Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of CRM Mutual Fund Trust and to the use of our report dated December 30, 2025 on the financial statements and financial highlights of the CRM Small Cap Value Fund, CRM Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, CRM Mid Cap Value Fund, CRM All Cap Value Fund, and CRM Long/Short Opportunities Fund, each a series of CRM Mutual Fund Trust. Such financial statements and financial highlights appear in the 2025 Financial Statements in Form N-CSR, which is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us in the Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information.

/s/ TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 27, 2026