Open Book Collective
At a glance
Key takeaways
- This funder fits only organisations that publish, or provide publishing services for, open-access scholarly books, since its Collective Development Fund gives grants to publishers and publishing service providers.
- It does not fund the direct costs of publishing individual texts, often called book processing charges, so a request for those costs will not fit.
- The annual report, register entry and website gave no published application process, so check for an open round before writing anything, and do not assume one is running.
- Its annual giving was £45,520 per the annual report, and the grant range is not stated, so a modest, project-focused request is the realistic approach.
- At least 30% of funding in each round goes to projects benefiting Lower and Middle Income Countries, as defined by the World Bank, and a panel including Stewards and Members assesses proposals, so an application should show how it meets one of the fund's priority areas.
Overview
Open Book Collective is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1206287).
Open Book Collective is a charity that advances public education by increasing access to research and academic materials through support for open-access books and infrastructures. Its Collective Development Fund gives grants for projects that build open-access publishing capacity. Its annual giving was £45,520, according to the annual report.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Collective Development Fund supports projects that build capacity for open-access scholarly book publishing. It funds publishers and publishing service providers applying for projects aligned with one or more of its priorities: creating or sustaining infrastructure and workflows for distributing, cataloguing and preserving open-access scholarly books; building networks and advocacy for those books and their infrastructure; and building capacity for scholarly open-access book publishing. The foundation also aims to support more sustainable and equitable open-access book publishing, including approaches that help smaller and medium-sized publishers move away from reliance on book processing charges. It seeks to allocate at least 30% of funding in each round to projects benefiting work in Lower and Middle Income Countries, as defined by the World Bank. Proposals and external reviews are assessed by a panel including Stewards and Members.
Themes
- OA book infrastructure
- OA book networks
- OA book publishing capacity
What they don't fund
- Collective Development Fund only: direct costs associated with publishing individual texts - sometimes referred to as Book Processing Charges
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it.
Who can apply:
- Collective Development Fund: Publishers and publishing service providers apply for grants.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Projects should demonstrate alignment with one or more of the fund's priority areas.
- At least 30% of funding in each round is allocated to projects benefiting work in Lower and Middle Income Countries, as defined by the World Bank.
- Proposals and external reviews are assessed by a panel including the fund's Stewards and Members.
Where they fund
Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- Italy
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Portugal
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United States
- Zimbabwe
- England
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales
2 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 October 2024 | £273,963 | £180,745 | — | Accounts for year to 31 October 2024 |
| year to 31 October 2025 | £374,547 | £282,347 | £45,520 | Accounts for year to 31 October 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 October 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- openbookcollective.org/cms/fixed_page/funding_model · read on 31 October 2026
- openbookcollective.org · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 October 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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Applying to Open Book Collective?
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Contact
- openbookcollective.org
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
Applying to Open Book Collective?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- openbookcollective.org
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission