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

Foundations. By type of activity. Counties and areas 2009
Welfare Cultural Education Scientific Total
Alt Camp 2 7 1 0 10
Alt Empordà 19 21 3 1 44
Alt Penedès 9 13 5 1 28
Alt Urgell 2 3 0 0 5
Alta Ribagorça 0 1 1 0 2
Anoia 12 11 4 0 27
Bages 26 40 5 1 72
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 501 638 127 79 1,345
Berguedà 5 6 4 0 15
Cerdanya 6 3 0 0 9
Conca de Barberà 0 4 1 0 5
Garraf 11 12 3 0 26
Garrigues 3 2 1 0 6
Garrotxa 5 7 2 1 15
Gironès 34 33 6 0 73
Maresme 41 42 10 2 95
Montsià 5 6 1 0 12
Noguera 3 4 1 0 8
Osona 32 40 12 2 86
Pallars Jussà 1 1 0 0 2
Pallars Sobirà 1 1 1 0 3
Pla d'Urgell 4 0 1 0 5
Pla de l'Estany 5 6 0 0 11
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 24 4 3 57
Selva 13 17 3 0 33
Solsonès 3 8 1 0 12
Tarragonès 25 29 3 4 61
Terra Alta 1 1 0 0 2
Urgell 3 5 2 1 11
Val d'Aran 0 1 1 0 2
Vallès Occidental 58 96 29 10 193
Vallès Oriental 35 26 10 0 71
Catalonia 977 1,236 274 112 2,599
Metropolità 698 883 203 95 1,879
Comarques Gironines 94 108 19 2 223
Camp de Tarragona 44 75 10 8 137
Terres de l'Ebre 10 16 4 0 30
Ponent 43 39 9 4 95
Comarques Centrals 78 105 26 3 212
Alt Pirineu i Aran 10 10 3 0 23
Source: Ministry of Justice.

Last update: March 16, 2010.

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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