Felt and Yarn Foundation: supporting artisans and strengthening communities.

We are a registered non-profit foundation in Nepal, turning a share of Felt and Yarn's success into education, healthcare, and practical support for artisan families and local communities.

Every purchase carries care forward

Explore Our Impact Foundation Updates

2%of net export profits is reinvested into our community.

250+artisans and families reached through support programs.

3focus areas: education, healthcare, and community partnership.

0%of the Foundation fund is spent on administrative overhead.

Community First

Weaving equity, opportunity, and care around the people who make our work possible.

Every felted ball, customized rug, and handcrafted design carries the dedication, culture, and resilience of the extraordinary artisans who bring wool to life.

For us, sustainability cannot live only in our raw materials; it must also live in the lives of the people who create them. The Foundation formalizes that commitment through education, healthcare, emergency relief, and community outreach in Nepal.

Every handmade product helps carry care back to the community.

Structured support A 2% allocation from net export profits creates a sustainable, transparent ecosystem of care.

People-centered help Programs are designed to empower 250+ artisans, safeguard their families, and strengthen communities.

Student receiving support through Felt and Yarn Foundation in Kavre — A moment of direct support that reflects how the Foundation turns care into action for families and communities.

2% of net export profits goes back into community support.

This fund supports practical programs for artisan families and local partner communities.

From each order to visible community support

Artisans at Felt and Yarn working together and smiling — The Foundation turns everyday craft into direct support for education, health, and community wellbeing.

Step 1

You purchase

Each handmade order supports ethical work and helps create the fund that powers future community programs.

Every order contributes

Step 2

We reinvest

Two percent of net export profits is directed into the Foundation and reserved for practical, people-centered support.

2% set aside with purpose

Step 3

Communities benefit

The fund supports education, healthcare, and community outreach that artisan families can feel in everyday life.

Support reaches real families

Purpose-Driven Future

A purpose-driven future built around direct care.

The Felt and Yarn Foundation is built on transparency, with 0% of the fund spent on administrative overhead. By relying on our parent company’s existing team, every rupee is directed toward the lives, wellbeing, and futures of artisan families.

Each Felt and Yarn purchase does more than carry ethical craftsmanship forward. It helps fund a child’s education, supports life-changing medical care, and strengthens opportunity for marginalized artisans in Nepal. Together, we are honoring craftsmanship while helping build a fairer, brighter tomorrow.

0% admin overhead Direct family support Transparent reinvestment

Children wearing Felt and Yarn jackets during the Kalidevi Ma Vi community outreach program.

Vision and Mission

A world where every craft empowers a family and every product secures a future.

We empower the Felt and Yarn artisan community by reinvesting in sustainable social impact through transparent funding for education, healthcare, and community welfare in Nepal.

Education

Transparent funding helps keep children connected to school and future opportunity.

Healthcare

Support reaches families through urgent care, recovery, and practical wellbeing programs.

Community Welfare

Partnerships and outreach extend that care beyond the workplace and into the wider community.

Three ways we create impact.

Our programs focus on direct support that families can feel in everyday life.

Education

Breaking cycles of generational poverty by keeping artisans’ children connected to school without disruption.

Annual school fees, uniforms, and stationery
Priority for single parents, larger families, lower-wage households, and families from underserved regions
Attendance incentives and academic merit bonuses that reward progress

Artisan Children’s Scholarship Program: direct support designed to prevent educational disruption and help parents build stronger futures for their children.

Healthcare

Protecting family stability with a practical safety net for urgent, ongoing, and maternal healthcare needs.

Essential surgeries and emergency trauma care for artisans and immediate family
Monthly support for chronic conditions, including diabetes and cardiac illness
A one-time maternity nutrition grant supporting maternal and infant health

Equitable health benefits: annual individual and family limits preserve the fund for critical, life-altering needs across the artisan community.

Children, families, and partners gathered during a GoodWeave Nepal community program

Partnerships

Community Partnerships

Extending impact beyond the workplace through trusted partnerships, rural outreach, and ethical advocacy.

Collaboration with Bright Nepal, GoodWeave, and other trusted organizations
Winter clothing and educational materials for rural schools, including communities in Kavre
Monitoring ethical standards and advocating for child-labor-free supply chains

Grassroots reach: partnerships help the Foundation respond locally while extending care beyond the factory walls.

Watch how Felt and Yarn support reaches artisan families and communities.

Real Community Support

When you buy a product, you help fund a future.

A Felt and Yarn piece is more than ethically made décor. It helps finance a child’s education, secure essential medical care, and expand opportunity for marginalized artisans in Nepal.

Through the Foundation’s structured reinvestment model, the connection between product and purpose becomes direct, transparent, and built around real family needs.

You are not only choosing craftsmanship—you are helping weave dreams, protect families, and build a fairer future.