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

Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and Aran, and areas 2024
Welfare Cultural Education Scientific Total
Alt Camp 3 7 0 0 10
Alt Empordà 18 30 2 1 51
Alt Penedès 11 18 2 1 32
Alt Urgell 7 5 0 0 12
Alta Ribagorça 0 1 0 0 1
Anoia 15 17 2 0 34
Aran 1 1 1 0 3
Bages 20 30 1 0 51
Baix Camp 13 35 2 0 50
Baix Ebre 3 8 4 0 15
Baix Empordà 16 27 1 0 44
Baix Llobregat 51 63 8 6 128
Baix Penedès 1 5 1 0 7
Barcelonès 510 665 89 59 1,323
Berguedà 7 6 3 0 16
Cerdanya 5 7 0 0 12
Conca de Barberà 2 5 0 0 7
Garraf 17 17 2 3 39
Garrigues 4 3 1 0 8
Garrotxa 8 12 1 1 22
Gironès 38 47 4 0 89
Lluçanès 2 0 0 0 2
Maresme 52 39 7 0 98
Moianès 3 7 0 0 10
Montsià 4 8 0 0 12
Noguera 2 6 0 0 8
Osona 38 40 8 1 87
Pallars Jussà 1 1 0 0 2
Pallars Sobirà 2 4 1 0 7
Pla d'Urgell 8 5 0 0 13
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 2 2 0 10
Segarra 7 4 0 0 11
Segrià 35 32 4 1 72
Selva 10 17 2 0 29
Solsonès 3 6 1 0 10
Tarragonès 28 29 2 2 61
Terra Alta 0 1 0 0 1
Urgell 3 4 0 1 8
Vallès Occidental 69 104 19 8 200
Vallès Oriental 37 40 6 1 84
Catalonia 1,065 1,363 177 86 2,691
Metropolità 719 911 129 74 1,833
Comarques Gironines 104 140 12 2 258
Camp de Tarragona 46 78 5 2 131
Terres de l'Ebre 8 19 4 0 31
Ponent 55 50 5 3 113
Comarques Centrals 73 89 13 1 176
Alt Pirineu i Aran 16 19 2 0 37
Penedès 44 57 7 4 112
Source: Departament de Justícia i Qualitat Democràtica.

Last update: October 10, 2025.

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.

On December, 31.

The new county of El Moianès was created as of 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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