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Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and Aran, and areas

Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and Aran, and areas 2022
Welfare Cultural Education Scientific Total
Alt Camp 3 7 0 0 10
Alt Empordà 18 29 2 1 50
Alt Penedès 13 20 2 1 36
Alt Urgell 5 4 0 0 9
Alta Ribagorça 0 1 0 0 1
Anoia 15 16 4 0 35
Aran 1 1 1 0 3
Bages 20 30 1 0 51
Baix Camp 13 36 2 1 52
Baix Ebre 3 8 4 0 15
Baix Empordà 14 25 1 0 40
Baix Llobregat 49 63 13 6 131
Baix Penedès 1 6 1 0 8
Barcelonès 507 642 104 64 1,317
Berguedà 8 6 3 0 17
Cerdanya 5 6 0 0 11
Conca de Barberà 2 5 0 0 7
Garraf 17 18 2 1 38
Garrigues 4 3 1 0 8
Garrotxa 7 13 1 1 22
Gironès 34 42 5 2 83
Maresme 49 39 7 0 95
Moianès 3 7 0 0 10
Montsià 4 7 1 0 12
Noguera 2 5 0 0 7
Osona 38 41 8 1 88
Pallars Jussà 1 1 0 0 2
Pallars Sobirà 1 2 1 0 4
Pla d'Urgell 6 5 0 0 11
Pla de l'Estany 4 1 0 1 6
Priorat 0 2 1 0 3
Ribera d'Ebre 1 2 0 0 3
Ripollès 6 1 2 0 9
Segarra 6 4 0 0 10
Segrià 33 30 3 1 67
Selva 11 16 2 0 29
Solsonès 3 5 1 0 9
Tarragonès 27 29 2 3 61
Terra Alta 1 1 0 0 2
Urgell 3 5 0 1 9
Vallès Occidental 67 101 23 9 200
Vallès Oriental 37 39 7 1 84
Catalonia 1,042 1,324 205 94 2,665
Metropolità 709 884 154 80 1,827
Comarques Gironines 94 127 13 5 239
Camp de Tarragona 45 79 5 4 133
Terres de l'Ebre 9 18 5 0 32
Ponent 54 52 4 2 112
Comarques Centrals 72 89 13 1 175
Alt Pirineu i Aran 13 15 2 0 30
Penedès 46 60 9 2 117
Source: Ministry of Justice.

Last update: March 17, 2023.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Foundation
Non-profit organization formed by one or several founders by affecting some goods or economic rights and the destination of their income or resources obtained by other means to pursue tasks of general interest. The foundation acquires definitive legal personality with the registration of the founding charter in the Register of Foundations from the Ministery of Justice.

Methodological aspects

The Directorate General for Law and Legal Entities is responsible for registering ordinary associations. Political, religious, competitive sports and professional associations which regulate working rights are excluded because they have specific registers.

The Directorate General for Law and Legal Entities is also responsible for registering and supervising foundations.

Associations and foundations are founded by three or more persons with a common objective. The most significant differences between an association and a foundation are these:

  • The creation of a foundation requires assets.
  • An association may pursue a general or specific objective (whatever the members want, as long as it is legal). In contrast, a foundation may only pursue objectives of general interest.
  • The governing bodies of an association are the general assembly and the board of directors, while the foundation has a board of trustees.

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The new county of El Moianès was created on 1 May 2015 (Law 4/2015, of 23 April, on the creation of the county of El Moianès) from the aggregation of five municipalities of the county of El Bages, one from the county of Osona and four from the county of El Vallès Oriental.

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