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Ashley Family Foundation

The Ashley Family Foundation (formerly The Laura Ashley Foundation) is a UK registered charity, founded by Sir Bernard Ashley and his wife Laura Ashley following the success of the Laura Ashley brand.

The Ashley Family Foundation is especially keen to fund work in rural Mid Wales, where the ‘Laura Ashley’ company had a significant impact upon the local economy and the social well-being of its people with increased employment opportunity and the valued team spirit of the workforce.

Alongside this, The Ashley Family Foundation are keen to receive applications from small scale arts and community projects in Wales and welcome proposals from community museums/organisations.

For Counties: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, and Wrexham

Grants Available

Organisations can apply for grants of between £500 – 10,000

Who can apply?

Charities, unincorporated organisations and community groups with a constitution or terms of reference and a charitable purpose.

Projects are awarded funding based upon benefit and value and each project is considered on its own merit.

How to apply?

Applications should be made directly through The Ashley Family Foundation website.

• They favour requests from organisations whose income is below £2m.
• They fund requests up to £10,000 and which represent at least 10% of the overall project cost.
• They fund revenue proposals, not capital requests.

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