About the Karbon Foundation

The Karbon Foundation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, established in 2025 as part of the Karbon Group.

The Karbon Group includes Graphite Living, 54North Homes and Leazes Homes, and the foundation has been established to create lasting social impact by addressing key challenges faced by communities across the North.

The mission of the foundation is to empower people in our communities to lead more secure, connected and fulfilling lives through targeted support and inclusive opportunities. The foundation will provide services and support to people across our region in areas such as employment, skills and training, financial support, digital literacy, community investment and health and wellbeing, as well as tackling loneliness and food poverty, while embedding sound social value.

The foundation will achieve this through tailored support, services and partnerships. This will include widening access to the Karbon Group’s well-established services, such as our Money Matters service, one of the largest advice services in the region, and our Employability and Skills service, formally our Foundations for Life Team, who support individuals with the skills and training they need to get into work and find the right opportunities for them, among other services and partnerships.

As part of the Karbon Group, the foundation will benefit from the Group’s extensive experience in housing and community support. The Group builds, owns and manages around 34,000 homes across the North, going further to build better lives for its customers, not just better homes.