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

Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and areas 2008
Welfare Cultural Education Scientific Total
Alt Camp 2 6 1 0 9
Alt Empordà 17 21 3 1 42
Alt Penedès 9 13 5 1 28
Alt Urgell 2 3 0 0 5
Alta Ribagorça 0 2 0 0 2
Anoia 13 10 4 0 27
Bages 24 39 5 0 68
Baix Camp 15 29 3 4 51
Baix Ebre 3 7 3 0 13
Baix Empordà 14 23 2 0 39
Baix Llobregat 43 56 19 3 121
Baix Penedès 1 5 1 0 7
Barcelonès 490 630 125 77 1,322
Berguedà 5 6 4 0 15
Cerdanya 6 3 0 0 9
Conca de Barberà 0 4 1 0 5
Garraf 11 11 3 0 25
Garrigues 2 2 1 0 5
Garrotxa 4 7 2 1 14
Gironès 33 31 6 0 70
Maresme 41 41 8 2 92
Montsià 4 6 1 0 11
Noguera 3 3 1 0 7
Osona 31 37 12 2 82
Pallars Jussà 1 1 0 0 2
Pallars Sobirà 1 1 1 0 3
Pla d'Urgell 3 0 1 0 4
Pla de l'Estany 4 6 0 0 10
Priorat 1 1 1 0 3
Ribera d'Ebre 1 2 0 0 3
Ripollès 4 1 3 0 8
Segarra 4 4 0 0 8
Segrià 26 23 4 2 55
Selva 13 17 3 0 33
Solsonès 3 8 1 0 12
Tarragonès 25 28 3 4 60
Terra Alta 1 1 0 0 2
Urgell 3 4 2 1 10
Val d'Aran 0 1 1 0 2
Vallès Occidental 56 92 28 9 185
Vallès Oriental 35 25 10 0 70
Catalonia 954 1,210 268 107 2,539
Metropolità 685 868 198 92 1,843
Comarques Gironines 89 106 19 2 216
Camp de Tarragona 44 73 10 8 135
Terres de l'Ebre 9 16 4 0 29
Ponent 41 36 9 3 89
Comarques Centrals 76 100 26 2 204
Alt Pirineu i Aran 10 11 2 0 23
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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