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

Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and areas 2006
Welfare Cultural Education Scientific Total
Alt Camp 1 5 1 0 7
Alt Empordà 16 17 3 1 37
Alt Penedès 8 11 5 1 25
Alt Urgell 2 3 0 0 5
Alta Ribagorça 0 2 0 0 2
Anoia 11 10 4 0 25
Bages 23 32 5 0 60
Baix Camp 13 26 3 3 45
Baix Ebre 3 7 3 0 13
Baix Empordà 14 19 2 0 35
Baix Llobregat 40 52 18 3 113
Baix Penedès 1 5 1 0 7
Barcelonès 430 576 125 64 1,195
Berguedà 4 5 4 0 13
Cerdanya 5 3 0 0 8
Conca de Barberà 0 2 1 0 3
Garraf 10 9 3 0 22
Garrigues 1 2 1 0 4
Garrotxa 4 7 2 1 14
Gironès 28 23 6 0 57
Maresme 40 39 8 2 89
Montsià 3 6 1 0 10
Noguera 3 3 1 0 7
Osona 27 30 11 1 69
Pallars Jussà 1 1 0 0 2
Pallars Sobirà 1 1 1 0 3
Pla d'Urgell 2 0 0 0 2
Pla de l'Estany 3 4 0 0 7
Priorat 1 1 1 0 3
Ribera d'Ebre 1 2 0 0 3
Ripollès 3 1 3 0 7
Segarra 4 4 0 0 8
Segrià 25 20 4 2 51
Selva 12 16 3 0 31
Solsonès 3 6 1 0 10
Tarragonès 23 27 3 3 56
Terra Alta 1 1 0 0 2
Urgell 3 4 1 1 9
Val d'Aran 0 1 1 0 2
Vallès Occidental 47 81 26 6 160
Vallès Oriental 29 19 9 0 57
Catalonia 846 1,083 261 88 2,278
Metropolità 604 787 194 76 1,661
Comarques Gironines 80 87 19 2 188
Camp de Tarragona 39 66 10 6 121
Terres de l'Ebre 8 16 4 0 28
Ponent 38 33 7 3 81
Comarques Centrals 68 83 25 1 177
Alt Pirineu i Aran 9 11 2 0 22
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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