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

Fundacions. Per tipus d'activitat. Comarques i àmbits 2003
Assistencials Científiques Culturals Docents Total
Alt Camp 1 0 3 1 5
Alt Empordà 15 1 14 2 32
Alt Penedès 7 1 10 5 23
Alt Urgell 2 0 1 0 3
Alta Ribagorça 0 0 1 0 1
Anoia 11 0 10 4 25
Bages 22 0 27 5 54
Baix Camp 10 3 22 3 38
Baix Ebre 2 0 7 3 12
Baix Empordà 12 0 12 1 25
Baix Llobregat 35 1 41 18 95
Baix Penedès 1 0 3 1 5
Barcelonès 354 55 498 119 1,026
Berguedà 3 0 5 4 12
Cerdanya 5 0 2 0 7
Conca de Barberà 0 0 2 1 3
Garraf 10 0 4 3 17
Garrigues 1 0 2 1 4
Garrotxa 2 0 4 2 8
Gironès 21 0 21 6 48
Maresme 36 1 33 6 76
Montsià 1 0 4 0 5
Noguera 2 0 3 1 6
Osona 20 1 23 11 55
Pallars Jussà 1 0 1 0 2
Pallars Sobirà 1 0 1 1 3
Pla d'Urgell 1 0 0 0 1
Pla de l'Estany 2 0 4 0 6
Priorat 1 0 1 1 3
Ribera d'Ebre 1 0 1 0 2
Ripollès 3 0 1 3 7
Segarra 4 0 2 0 6
Segrià 22 2 12 4 40
Selva 10 0 12 3 25
Solsonès 3 0 4 1 8
Tarragonès 18 3 19 3 43
Terra Alta 1 0 1 0 2
Urgell 3 0 3 1 7
Val d'Aran 0 0 1 1 2
Vallès Occidental 33 5 71 27 136
Vallès Oriental 23 0 15 7 45
Catalunya 700 73 901 249 1,923
Metropolità 498 63 672 185 1,418
Comarques Gironines 65 1 68 17 151
Camp de Tarragona 31 6 50 10 97
Terres de l'Ebre 5 0 13 3 21
Ponent 33 2 22 7 64
Comarques Centrals 59 1 69 25 154
Alt Pirineu i Aran 9 0 7 2 18
Source: Ministry of Justice.

Last update: November 9, 2009.

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 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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