Explanatory notes on budgets for the Publication grant for publishers

The Mondriaan Fund asks that you provide a clear and specified overview of the publication costs and revenues.

Crucial items in the budget must be supported with quotations. You should also state how your plans are to be financed and how all your costs are to be covered.

• The total costs must equal the overall level of financial cover, including the contribution from the Mondriaan Fund.
• The maximum contribution from the Mondriaan Fund is 35% or, in the case of a publication that uses printing on demand, e-publishing, or apps in an innovative manner, 50% of the costs eligible for grants that are incurred in the production of the publication.

Costs

Possible cost items are:

1. Fee for the artist(s) concerned. The fee may be included in the budget, but must be paid by the publisher.
2. Authors’ fees
3. Design and lithography
4. Photography / illustrations
5. Copyright on photos / illustrations
6. Editing and correcting (internally and externally)
7. Image editing (internally and externally)
8. Translation costs
9. Royalties
10. Technical production (such as paper, printing, binding)
11. Operational costs (production supervision, storage and distribution, sales and promotion). Other overheads may not be included.

Financial cover

The Mondriaan Fund asks that you provide a clear and specified overview of your financial cover.

1. Your own revenues, such as income from sales, sponsorship, or crowdfunding
2. Contributions from third parties, such as public and private funds, museums, galleries
3. The grant requested from the Mondriaan Fund
   The financial cover may not include any capitalised labour.