# Impa Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1214442 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1214442)
- Website: https://www.impafoundation.com
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/impa-foundation

Our objective is to advance education through charitable activities, particularly by providing scholarships to young people embarking on careers in the global maritime and shipping sectors. We operate worldwide, and our grants programme is managed transparently, ensuring equitable and inclusive support across all regions.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> For the public benefit to promote the education of people of young people in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including by:• awarding to such persons scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants for tuition fees, course materials or approved training courses connected to education in the maritime or shipping industries.• awarding to such persons grants to undertake travel in furtherance of that education and to assist them, through grants and practical support, in preparing for entry to maritime or shipping related occupations, trades or professions on leaving any educational establishment.

## What it funds

Impa Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Impa Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (impafoundation.com) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

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